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Here's the link for tickets.

https://dice.fm/event/l8ynkb-cryin-time-steel-guitar-convention-2025-6th-feb-green-auto-vancouver-the-heatley-vancouver-little-red-sounds-new-westminster-various-venues ...

Hey Rich,

What is the total length of that assembly from top to bottom?

Bobby,

The distance from the top of the string to the bottom of the lower is five inches.

Thanks Rich,

What I was thinking of doing with the axle end blocks is to mount the whole assembly with top and bottom axles to the guitar endplate using a double block at each end of the changer. I ...

Thanks Bruce,

That issue with the required slack on the raise is something that I hadn't accounted for and might be a deal breaker because it might force me to swing the bell cranks further to take ...

Yes John, What bugs me about scissor fingers is that the pulls are all off centre so they all want to twist sideways. The rivet joint is also prone to wear and twist. The whole assembly only contacts ...

Mark Perrodin just sent me a gif of this design which is virtually the same except for the stop block position. Does anyone know who came up with this? I am curious to know how it worked out.

https ...

Cindy Cashdollar's website has a lot of options for tuning and gauges.

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/17353_IMG_4773_1.jpg

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/17353_IMG_4774_1.jpg

Has anybody here tried this approach that could offer me adv ...

I'm using 1/4 inch of curly maple and laminating it to 1/4 inch or 1/2 of western red cedar. The cedar provides light weight and the maple stops it from splitting or shattering.

I'd definitely want to use a lathe. They have to be drilled and counter sunk for the hex nut for the pot shaft. Turning the dowl out of the square stick and parting the knobs off would also be hard on ...

Hey Ross,
It comes in 3/4 x 6 inch blocks. I was able to get four out of a stick and I got half a dozen different sticks because I didn't know how they would look when I turned them.
Only one stick ...

Hey JD,

I've worked out that you want to avoid any kind of coating on your end mills and to get the ones with only two flutes. Coatings and extra flutes seem to gum up with the aluminum.

I only ...

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/17353_Knobs_1.jpg

I made these out of plastic pen blanks that I got from Lee Valley. I wanted to build a guitar with some knobs that would function as e ...

What I was wondering Les, is what it sounds like (the “neck” pos. pickup).
I have been wanting to add a neck-pickup to my guitars for a long time to “warm”- up the tone.

Thanks!� ...

some amazing woodwork and machining!

How's that Neck Pickup acting?

Thanks!... J-D.

Hey JD,

I mainly use the neck pickup, so it is working pretty well but I might swap it out for a 12 stri ...

Hey Tim, without the DRO I couldn't get close enough or remember where I was in the process. I use one like this:

https://www.amazon.ca/Digital-Readout-Display-50-1000mm-Customized/dp/B088K854BT/re ...

Jon, I think Ross is being very gracious to a retired guy building himself guitars in his hobby shop. I would not dream of trying to compete with Ross or of selling these guitars as my own design. I'd ...

Hey Ross, I have watched all of the "Making Chips" videos, listened to your interview on Brian Daste's podcast, and have looked at the pictures that I could find of your guitars, but I have ...

Tim, The end plates are milled as well.

The critical thing for me is having a large enough mill vise to hold the metal. I have a six inch jaw opening so I can just get in the changer plate for mill ...

There are no castings in this guitar Tim. Everything is milled out of 6061 aluminum on my hobby mill, table saw and band saw.

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/17353_New_Steel_5_1.jpg
...

The floating fretboard and the carbon fibre rods are Ross Schaefer ideas. The rods have ball joints on the top and spin to adjust the pedal heights.

I'm still trying to figured a lot of it out but ...

Does that guitar have a 26 inch scale length?

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/17353_New_Steel_1_1.jpg

This one has sockets for a microphone boom stand. It also has 3/8 inch string spacing at the changer as well as at the nut.

...

I think I may have run it down. It looks like I mis-measured the comb and the spring rack so that the fingers are hanging off the axle at a twisted angle. I'm going to recut these parts and see if tha ...

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Topic: Cryin' Time steel Guitar Convention, Vancouver, Feb 6-9 2025
Les Ford Replies: 6 Views: 2386	Forum Section: Upcoming Event Announcements Posted: 18 Jan 2025 10:36 am Subject: Cryin' Time steel Guitar Convention, Vancouver, Feb 6-9 2025
Les Ford Replies: 6 Views: 2386	Here's the link for tickets. https://dice.fm/event/l8ynkb-cryin-time-steel-guitar-convention-2025-6th-feb-green-auto-vancouver-the-heatley-vancouver-little-red-sounds-new-westminster-various-venues ...
Topic: Alternate Changer Mechanism
Les Ford Replies: 17 Views: 2242	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 18 Dec 2024 1:15 pm Subject: Alternate Changer Mechanism
Les Ford Replies: 17 Views: 2242	Hey Rich, What is the total length of that assembly from top to bottom?
Topic: Alternate Changer Mechanism
Les Ford Replies: 17 Views: 2242	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 17 Dec 2024 7:29 pm Subject: Alternate Changer Mechanism
Les Ford Replies: 17 Views: 2242	Bobby, The distance from the top of the string to the bottom of the lower is five inches.
Topic: Alternate Changer Mechanism
Les Ford Replies: 17 Views: 2242	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 17 Dec 2024 12:18 pm Subject: Alternate Changer Mechanism
Les Ford Replies: 17 Views: 2242	Thanks Rich, What I was thinking of doing with the axle end blocks is to mount the whole assembly with top and bottom axles to the guitar endplate using a double block at each end of the changer. I ...
Topic: Alternate Changer Mechanism
Les Ford Replies: 17 Views: 2242	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 15 Dec 2024 12:03 pm Subject: Alternate Changer Mechanism
Les Ford Replies: 17 Views: 2242	Thanks Bruce, That issue with the required slack on the raise is something that I hadn't accounted for and might be a deal breaker because it might force me to swing the bell cranks further to take ...
Topic: Alternate Changer Mechanism
Les Ford Replies: 17 Views: 2242	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 14 Dec 2024 2:34 pm Subject: Alternate Changer Mechanism
Les Ford Replies: 17 Views: 2242	Yes John, What bugs me about scissor fingers is that the pulls are all off centre so they all want to twist sideways. The rivet joint is also prone to wear and twist. The whole assembly only contacts ...
Topic: Alternate Changer Mechanism
Les Ford Replies: 17 Views: 2242	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 13 Dec 2024 7:46 pm Subject: Alternate Changer Mechanism
Les Ford Replies: 17 Views: 2242	Mark Perrodin just sent me a gif of this design which is virtually the same except for the stop block position. Does anyone know who came up with this? I am curious to know how it worked out. https ...
Topic: String Tension
Les Ford Replies: 2 Views: 818	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 12 Dec 2024 7:22 pm Subject: String Tension
Les Ford Replies: 2 Views: 818	Cindy Cashdollar's website has a lot of options for tuning and gauges.
Topic: Alternate Changer Mechanism
Les Ford Replies: 17 Views: 2242	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 12 Dec 2024 6:39 pm Subject: Alternate Changer Mechanism
Les Ford Replies: 17 Views: 2242	https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/17353_IMG_4773_1.jpg https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/17353_IMG_4774_1.jpg Has anybody here tried this approach that could offer me adv ...
Topic: Lets Talk Pedal Steel Guitar Cabinets
Les Ford Replies: 4 Views: 1190	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 26 Nov 2024 6:30 pm Subject: Lets Talk Pedal Steel Guitar Cabinets
Les Ford Replies: 4 Views: 1190	I'm using 1/4 inch of curly maple and laminating it to 1/4 inch or 1/2 of western red cedar. The cedar provides light weight and the maple stops it from splitting or shattering.
Topic: Making Knobs
Les Ford Replies: 8 Views: 1593	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 20 Nov 2024 11:01 pm Subject: Making Knobs
Les Ford Replies: 8 Views: 1593	I'd definitely want to use a lathe. They have to be drilled and counter sunk for the hex nut for the pot shaft. Turning the dowl out of the square stick and parting the knobs off would also be hard on ...
Topic: Making Knobs
Les Ford Replies: 8 Views: 1593	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 20 Nov 2024 1:43 pm Subject: Making Knobs
Les Ford Replies: 8 Views: 1593	Hey Ross, It comes in 3/4 x 6 inch blocks. I was able to get four out of a stick and I got half a dozen different sticks because I didn't know how they would look when I turned them. Only one stick ...
Topic: Another 12 string
Les Ford Replies: 24 Views: 3292	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 15 Nov 2024 4:33 pm Subject: Another 12 string
Les Ford Replies: 24 Views: 3292	Hey JD, I've worked out that you want to avoid any kind of coating on your end mills and to get the ones with only two flutes. Coatings and extra flutes seem to gum up with the aluminum. I only ...
Topic: Making Knobs
Les Ford Replies: 8 Views: 1593	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 15 Nov 2024 10:03 am Subject: Making Knobs
Les Ford Replies: 8 Views: 1593	https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/17353_Knobs_1.jpg I made these out of plastic pen blanks that I got from Lee Valley. I wanted to build a guitar with some knobs that would function as e ...
Topic: Another 12 string
Les Ford Replies: 24 Views: 3292	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 14 Nov 2024 10:14 pm Subject: Another 12 string
Les Ford Replies: 24 Views: 3292	What I was wondering Les, is what it sounds like (the “neck” pos. pickup). I have been wanting to add a neck-pickup to my guitars for a long time to “warm”- up the tone. Thanks!� ...
Topic: Another 12 string
Les Ford Replies: 24 Views: 3292	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 12 Nov 2024 4:12 pm Subject: Another 12 string
Les Ford Replies: 24 Views: 3292	some amazing woodwork and machining! How's that Neck Pickup acting? Thanks!... J-D. Hey JD, I mainly use the neck pickup, so it is working pretty well but I might swap it out for a 12 stri ...
Topic: Another 12 string
Les Ford Replies: 24 Views: 3292	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 20 Oct 2024 12:40 pm Subject: Another 12 string
Les Ford Replies: 24 Views: 3292	Hey Tim, without the DRO I couldn't get close enough or remember where I was in the process. I use one like this: https://www.amazon.ca/Digital-Readout-Display-50-1000mm-Customized/dp/B088K854BT/re ...
Topic: Another 12 string
Les Ford Replies: 24 Views: 3292	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 20 Oct 2024 9:53 am Subject: Another 12 string
Les Ford Replies: 24 Views: 3292	Jon, I think Ross is being very gracious to a retired guy building himself guitars in his hobby shop. I would not dream of trying to compete with Ross or of selling these guitars as my own design. I'd ...
Topic: Another 12 string
Les Ford Replies: 24 Views: 3292	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 20 Oct 2024 8:56 am Subject: Another 12 string
Les Ford Replies: 24 Views: 3292	Hey Ross, I have watched all of the "Making Chips" videos, listened to your interview on Brian Daste's podcast, and have looked at the pictures that I could find of your guitars, but I have ...
Topic: Another 12 string
Les Ford Replies: 24 Views: 3292	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 20 Oct 2024 6:12 am Subject: Another 12 string
Les Ford Replies: 24 Views: 3292	Tim, The end plates are milled as well. The critical thing for me is having a large enough mill vise to hold the metal. I have a six inch jaw opening so I can just get in the changer plate for mill ...
Topic: Another 12 string
Les Ford Replies: 24 Views: 3292	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 18 Oct 2024 1:19 pm Subject: Another 12 string
Les Ford Replies: 24 Views: 3292	There are no castings in this guitar Tim. Everything is milled out of 6061 aluminum on my hobby mill, table saw and band saw. https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/17353_New_Steel_5_1.jpg ...
Topic: Another 12 string
Les Ford Replies: 24 Views: 3292	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 16 Oct 2024 9:25 pm Subject: Another 12 string
Les Ford Replies: 24 Views: 3292	The floating fretboard and the carbon fibre rods are Ross Schaefer ideas. The rods have ball joints on the top and spin to adjust the pedal heights. I'm still trying to figured a lot of it out but ...
Topic: Home Made Pedal Rig on my 1953 Fender Stringmaster D8 Steel
Les Ford Replies: 4 Views: 1790	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 16 Oct 2024 4:39 pm Subject: Home Made Pedal Rig on my 1953 Fender Stringmaster D8 Steel
Les Ford Replies: 4 Views: 1790	Does that guitar have a 26 inch scale length?
Topic: Another 12 string
Les Ford Replies: 24 Views: 3292	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 16 Oct 2024 4:00 pm Subject: Another 12 string
Les Ford Replies: 24 Views: 3292	https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/17353_New_Steel_1_1.jpg This one has sockets for a microphone boom stand. It also has 3/8 inch string spacing at the changer as well as at the nut. ...
Topic: Pitch Jumps On Raise/Lower Levers
Les Ford Replies: 5 Views: 3041	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 18 Apr 2024 2:37 pm Subject: Pitch Jumps On Raise/Lower Levers
Les Ford Replies: 5 Views: 3041	I think I may have run it down. It looks like I mis-measured the comb and the spring rack so that the fingers are hanging off the axle at a twisted angle. I'm going to recut these parts and see if tha ...