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Charlie & Lane: Those diagrams are super helpful. Thank you.

Man, I have a lot to learn. And I haven't even started playing it yet. :-/

Do you know the age of the Steel ? It is possible, (though not highly) that the changer is filled up with grit and old oil and needs to be cleaned. Many of the Carters are now in the 20+ year old rang ...

For clarity, steel players always count the strings from the top down, not the bottom up. The 3rd pedal (called the "C" pedal) raises the 4th string (high E) to F#, and the 5th string B t ...

Thanks for the advice, guys.

I have no idea what gauge was on here before. I just bought this guitar recently. And the old strings are in the trash. I think I need to try to go forward with these n ...

I recently acquired a Carter D10 which I'm trying to get into playing shape. I put on a new set of strings (note: I'm a long time guitarist but new to steel) and as I am trying to get the intonation r ...

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Topic: Setting up my Carter: newbie question
John Scholvin Replies: 26 Views: 7855	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 22 Sep 2015 5:20 am Subject: Setting up my Carter: newbie question
John Scholvin Replies: 26 Views: 7855	Charlie & Lane: Those diagrams are super helpful. Thank you. Man, I have a lot to learn. And I haven't even started playing it yet. :-/
Topic: Setting up my Carter: newbie question
John Scholvin Replies: 26 Views: 7855	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 22 Sep 2015 2:45 am Subject: Setting up my Carter: newbie question
John Scholvin Replies: 26 Views: 7855	Do you know the age of the Steel ? It is possible, (though not highly) that the changer is filled up with grit and old oil and needs to be cleaned. Many of the Carters are now in the 20+ year old rang ...
Topic: Setting up my Carter: newbie question
John Scholvin Replies: 26 Views: 7855	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 22 Sep 2015 2:38 am Subject: Setting up my Carter: newbie question
John Scholvin Replies: 26 Views: 7855	For clarity, steel players always count the strings from the top down, not the bottom up. The 3rd pedal (called the "C" pedal) raises the 4th string (high E) to F#, and the 5th string B t ...
Topic: Setting up my Carter: newbie question
John Scholvin Replies: 26 Views: 7855	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 21 Sep 2015 6:07 pm Subject: Setting up my Carter: newbie question
John Scholvin Replies: 26 Views: 7855	Thanks for the advice, guys. I have no idea what gauge was on here before. I just bought this guitar recently. And the old strings are in the trash. I think I need to try to go forward with these n ...
Topic: Setting up my Carter: newbie question
John Scholvin Replies: 26 Views: 7855	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 21 Sep 2015 4:54 pm Subject: Setting up my Carter: newbie question
John Scholvin Replies: 26 Views: 7855	I recently acquired a Carter D10 which I'm trying to get into playing shape. I put on a new set of strings (note: I'm a long time guitarist but new to steel) and as I am trying to get the intonation r ...