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SUCCESS!!!

Once I removed the string, I was able to basically work the bejesus out of the finger (and add a little more oil), and now things are working. It was not moving as freely as it should, e ...

The slack is still in the collars, and you are right about the changer, it is definitely grubby. Also, it appears there may have been some water in the equation quite some time ago. I may not know muc ...

Hello All,

I recently acquired a '79 Emmons GS-10 that I got a good deal on (I hope) but had been sitting for quite some time. I was in the process of changing the strings, as the old ones were ...

Lane,

Thanks for the sound advice. I think that is exactly what I will do. Just cleaning it up, restringing it, re-tuning it (probably for the first time in 20 years, from the looks of it), will ...

Lynn,

Thanks for the update. That makes perfect sense, though, as the steel was "rescued" from an antique store by a good friend of mine who happened to be travelling through Albert Le ...

Thanks for all the info, folks.

I forgot to add that mine has 3 levers, and the same red fur lined case. So, late 60s/early 70s-ish, then?

Hello All,

As the radio cliche goes, "long time listener, first time caller". I am a bit of a neophyte in the pedal steel world, having been primarily a 6-string player for over 30 yea ...

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Topic: Changer Troubles '79 Emmons GS-10
John Gorlewski Replies: 6 Views: 2433	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 26 Aug 2014 8:50 am Subject: Changer Troubles '79 Emmons GS-10
John Gorlewski Replies: 6 Views: 2433	SUCCESS!!! Once I removed the string, I was able to basically work the bejesus out of the finger (and add a little more oil), and now things are working. It was not moving as freely as it should, e ...
Topic: Changer Troubles '79 Emmons GS-10
John Gorlewski Replies: 6 Views: 2433	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 25 Aug 2014 1:06 pm Subject: Changer Troubles '79 Emmons GS-10
John Gorlewski Replies: 6 Views: 2433	The slack is still in the collars, and you are right about the changer, it is definitely grubby. Also, it appears there may have been some water in the equation quite some time ago. I may not know muc ...
Topic: Changer Troubles '79 Emmons GS-10
John Gorlewski Replies: 6 Views: 2433	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 24 Aug 2014 6:03 pm Subject: Changer Troubles '79 Emmons GS-10
John Gorlewski Replies: 6 Views: 2433	Hello All, I recently acquired a '79 Emmons GS-10 that I got a good deal on (I hope) but had been sitting for quite some time. I was in the process of changing the strings, as the old ones were ...
Topic: Emmons GS-10 of Unknown (To Me) Origin
John Gorlewski Replies: 17 Views: 10826	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Aug 2014 3:49 pm Subject: Emmons GS-10 of Unknown (To Me) Origin
John Gorlewski Replies: 17 Views: 10826	Lane, Thanks for the sound advice. I think that is exactly what I will do. Just cleaning it up, restringing it, re-tuning it (probably for the first time in 20 years, from the looks of it), will ...
Topic: Emmons GS-10 of Unknown (To Me) Origin
John Gorlewski Replies: 17 Views: 10826	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Aug 2014 11:45 am Subject: Emmons GS-10 of Unknown (To Me) Origin
John Gorlewski Replies: 17 Views: 10826	Lynn, Thanks for the update. That makes perfect sense, though, as the steel was "rescued" from an antique store by a good friend of mine who happened to be travelling through Albert Le ...
Topic: Emmons GS-10 of Unknown (To Me) Origin
John Gorlewski Replies: 17 Views: 10826	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Aug 2014 7:00 am Subject: Emmons GS-10 of Unknown (To Me) Origin
John Gorlewski Replies: 17 Views: 10826	Thanks for all the info, folks.
Topic: Emmons GS-10 of Unknown (To Me) Origin
John Gorlewski Replies: 17 Views: 10826	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 13 Aug 2014 8:06 pm Subject: Emmons GS-10 of Unknown (To Me) Origin
John Gorlewski Replies: 17 Views: 10826	I forgot to add that mine has 3 levers, and the same red fur lined case. So, late 60s/early 70s-ish, then?
Topic: Emmons GS-10 of Unknown (To Me) Origin
John Gorlewski Replies: 17 Views: 10826	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 13 Aug 2014 6:47 pm Subject: Emmons GS-10 of Unknown (To Me) Origin
John Gorlewski Replies: 17 Views: 10826	Hello All, As the radio cliche goes, "long time listener, first time caller". I am a bit of a neophyte in the pedal steel world, having been primarily a 6-string player for over 30 yea ...