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Just need to get a proper steel to replace the 5/8" socket I've been using!

Craftsman? You could be the Lowell George of lap steel with that socket! Laughing

Craftsman!?!? I'll have no truc ...

Hey Dave,

Where in Toronto are you? Shoot me an email.
I have a couple of small Dunlop bullet bars I don't use that I can give you.

Rob

Rob, thank you for your kind offer. Email sent.

That was (kinda) easy! I ended up just needing to flip the treble side magnet over and then re-balance the output. There was a bit of backing and forthing as the cover plate really changes the magneti ...

Paul, thanks for the idea. I found a thread on another forum about flipping the magnets and swapping them to try to cure imbalances. I didn't know the Valco was a split coil design, but that would exp ...

Hi Noah. When I had the top cover off I was able to get the string to string balance reasonably close, though of course the overall output was reduced. It's only after replacing the top cover that the ...

Hi all. I'm new to the forum, and new to lap steel. In fact, I bought my first one just this past Sunday, a 1957 National Chicagoan. After a short time playing it, I noticed that the string volumes we ...

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Topic: Question about the Valco string through pickup
Dave Gesell Replies: 13 Views: 4613	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Oct 2015 10:58 am Subject: Question about the Valco string through pickup
Dave Gesell Replies: 13 Views: 4613	Just need to get a proper steel to replace the 5/8" socket I've been using! Craftsman? You could be the Lowell George of lap steel with that socket! Craftsman!?!? I'll have no truc ...
Topic: Question about the Valco string through pickup
Dave Gesell Replies: 13 Views: 4613	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Oct 2015 10:53 am Subject: Question about the Valco string through pickup
Dave Gesell Replies: 13 Views: 4613	Hey Dave, Where in Toronto are you? Shoot me an email. I have a couple of small Dunlop bullet bars I don't use that I can give you. Rob Rob, thank you for your kind offer. Email sent.
Topic: Question about the Valco string through pickup
Dave Gesell Replies: 13 Views: 4613	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Oct 2015 2:59 pm Subject: Question about the Valco string through pickup
Dave Gesell Replies: 13 Views: 4613	That was (kinda) easy! I ended up just needing to flip the treble side magnet over and then re-balance the output. There was a bit of backing and forthing as the cover plate really changes the magneti ...
Topic: Question about the Valco string through pickup
Dave Gesell Replies: 13 Views: 4613	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Oct 2015 1:25 pm Subject: Question about the Valco string through pickup
Dave Gesell Replies: 13 Views: 4613	Paul, thanks for the idea. I found a thread on another forum about flipping the magnets and swapping them to try to cure imbalances. I didn't know the Valco was a split coil design, but that would exp ...
Topic: Question about the Valco string through pickup
Dave Gesell Replies: 13 Views: 4613	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Oct 2015 12:18 pm Subject: Question about the Valco string through pickup
Dave Gesell Replies: 13 Views: 4613	Hi Noah. When I had the top cover off I was able to get the string to string balance reasonably close, though of course the overall output was reduced. It's only after replacing the top cover that the ...
Topic: Question about the Valco string through pickup
Dave Gesell Replies: 13 Views: 4613	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Oct 2015 11:20 am Subject: Question about the Valco string through pickup
Dave Gesell Replies: 13 Views: 4613	Hi all. I'm new to the forum, and new to lap steel. In fact, I bought my first one just this past Sunday, a 1957 National Chicagoan. After a short time playing it, I noticed that the string volumes we ...