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Yeah...I'm well acquainted with pull/release as I've made about 20 steels with that system. Still like it the best with tone, ease of adjustment, simple to build changer etc. I use over and under bell ...

Yes I did check it out Lee, thanks for that.
Anyway.....ain't sure what I'll do with it, maybe just look at it for awhile....Mac

Hey...thanks guys
Didn't want to open a can of worms on this guitar but just curious before stripping it down for the machine heads etc. This friend of mine bought it off EBay 10 or 12 years ago. He' ...

Hi folks...
I haven't been on here for several years. However now I have a question. I fell heir to an old pedal steel recently that I really hope to find out more about before rippin' it apart. It's ...

You're right Lane......may have to figure something different, maybe the E lowers on RKL??

Yeah Tim, I know this is kinda' dumb, but I always had to have the "right" shoes to play accurately, but now it doesn't matter at all...even bare feet work fine!

Hi folks,
I expect to get some comments on what Ive done...but here goes anyway! I guess it's because I'll be 80 in a few months and perhaps that's the reason why my ankles don't seem to work as well ...

Thanks for the really useful information. I'll try these changes soon as I get a chance.
Thanks again,
Mac

Hi folks...
Just thought I'd throw this out for some suggestions. I've tried lots of setups on my "experimental" steel but am always on the search for something different it seems. I build ...

I've been restoring a ShoBud Pro lll Custom for the past couple of weeks. The C6th fingers are the usual aluminum ones with the pins for the ball ends, but the E9th fingers are different...a harder me ...

Hi folks,
I've started on a restoration job for a friend of mine. It's a Bud Pro lll custom, serial number 6429.
Would be interested in discovering where this guitar started out. It was inspected by ...

Thanks for the responses, I've found the pedals I needed

Hi Roy,
The pedals look like I could make them work. Maybe could you send me an email at gtrfixer@aol.com and we can discuss this further.
Thanks,
Mac

Hi,
I have a ShoBud Pro III Custom in for a complete rebuild. The owner has passed on and his son has no idea what happened to these parts. I need the three pedals and the pedal rods that go with the ...

Hey....I was just snoopin' around on here tonight and saw my name mentioned. Ah, yes, my "new" changer idea. I've attached a couple of pictures of the first effort on this.....that was a cou ...

Thanks Mike for the comments. Just so the others know, I had the E9th changer completely apart. The original problem was lowers not returning to pitch accurately. Over the years every finger had a gro ...

After dickin' around with all these different kinds of clips, now I just put a couple of turns of thread on the end of the rod and screw on an appropriate nut. Never breaks or comes off, and if it doe ...

Get your bass player to give you his old strings. Those "ball ends" are much bigger, and will take a 1/8" shaft.

I'd be interested in knowing how that changer works....could anybody make a simple drawing?
Cheers
Mac

Pitch out those wing nuts...and get a couple of threaded rod coupling nuts at any hardware store. They're about an inch long, easy to screw on from either end, and are easy to tighten without hurtin' ...

Thanks so much guys....that's what I needed
Cheers,
Mac

A long time ago (60's?) I had a chart that showed all the common string gauges and the pitch note on a pedal steel that they would be best suited for. It gave double raises and double lowers etc. Can' ...

Thiel.....That's a pretty impressive guitar! Did I count 10 knee levers? Can you really use all of this stuff? I know I couldn't and I've been playing steel for 40 years. 5 knee levers is all I can ha ...

Sam....these look pretty nice. They're both keyless eh?
Did you make all the parts yourself? I wish the pics were a little larger. What do they look like underneath?
Cheers,
Mac

Hi Ed,
Any chance I might get a copy

Thanks,
Mac

gtrfixer@aol.com

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Topic: Mystery Pedal Steel
Mac Knowles Replies: 10 Views: 4069	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 5 Aug 2018 8:48 am Subject: Mystery Pedal Steel
Mac Knowles Replies: 10 Views: 4069	Yeah...I'm well acquainted with pull/release as I've made about 20 steels with that system. Still like it the best with tone, ease of adjustment, simple to build changer etc. I use over and under bell ...
Topic: Mystery Pedal Steel
Mac Knowles Replies: 10 Views: 4069	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Aug 2018 8:08 am Subject: Mystery Pedal Steel
Mac Knowles Replies: 10 Views: 4069	Yes I did check it out Lee, thanks for that. Anyway.....ain't sure what I'll do with it, maybe just look at it for awhile....Mac
Topic: Mystery Pedal Steel
Mac Knowles Replies: 10 Views: 4069	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Aug 2018 7:31 am Subject: Mystery Pedal Steel
Mac Knowles Replies: 10 Views: 4069	Hey...thanks guys Didn't want to open a can of worms on this guitar but just curious before stripping it down for the machine heads etc. This friend of mine bought it off EBay 10 or 12 years ago. He' ...
Topic: Mystery Pedal Steel
Mac Knowles Replies: 10 Views: 4069	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 3 Aug 2018 10:26 pm Subject: Mystery Pedal Steel
Mac Knowles Replies: 10 Views: 4069	Hi folks... I haven't been on here for several years. However now I have a question. I fell heir to an old pedal steel recently that I really hope to find out more about before rippin' it apart. It's ...
Topic: pedal and lever changes
Mac Knowles Replies: 4 Views: 1101	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 26 Jul 2016 1:14 pm Subject: pedal and lever changes
Mac Knowles Replies: 4 Views: 1101	You're right Lane......may have to figure something different, maybe the E lowers on RKL??
Topic: pedal and lever changes
Mac Knowles Replies: 4 Views: 1101	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 26 Jul 2016 10:05 am Subject: pedal and lever changes
Mac Knowles Replies: 4 Views: 1101	Yeah Tim, I know this is kinda' dumb, but I always had to have the "right" shoes to play accurately, but now it doesn't matter at all...even bare feet work fine!
Topic: pedal and lever changes
Mac Knowles Replies: 4 Views: 1101	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 26 Jul 2016 9:20 am Subject: pedal and lever changes
Mac Knowles Replies: 4 Views: 1101	Hi folks, I expect to get some comments on what Ive done...but here goes anyway! I guess it's because I'll be 80 in a few months and perhaps that's the reason why my ankles don't seem to work as well ...
Topic: Opinions and suggestions for an alternate E9th setup
Mac Knowles Replies: 5 Views: 2841	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 20 Jun 2015 5:01 pm Subject: Opinions and suggestions for an alternate E9th setup
Mac Knowles Replies: 5 Views: 2841	Thanks for the really useful information. I'll try these changes soon as I get a chance. Thanks again, Mac
Topic: Opinions and suggestions for an alternate E9th setup
Mac Knowles Replies: 5 Views: 2841	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 19 Jun 2015 11:20 am Subject: Opinions and suggestions for an alternate E9th setup
Mac Knowles Replies: 5 Views: 2841	Hi folks... Just thought I'd throw this out for some suggestions. I've tried lots of setups on my "experimental" steel but am always on the search for something different it seems. I build ...
Topic: ShoBud changer fingers question
Mac Knowles Replies: 2 Views: 1340	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 22 Apr 2015 2:42 am Subject: ShoBud changer fingers question
Mac Knowles Replies: 2 Views: 1340	I've been restoring a ShoBud Pro lll Custom for the past couple of weeks. The C6th fingers are the usual aluminum ones with the pins for the ball ends, but the E9th fingers are different...a harder me ...
Topic: ShoBud restoration project
Mac Knowles Replies: 1 Views: 1649	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 12 Apr 2015 1:57 pm Subject: ShoBud restoration project
Mac Knowles Replies: 1 Views: 1649	Hi folks, I've started on a restoration job for a friend of mine. It's a Bud Pro lll custom, serial number 6429. Would be interested in discovering where this guitar started out. It was inspected by ...
Topic: WTB - ShoBud pedals
Mac Knowles Replies: 3 Views: 2620	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 3 Feb 2015 6:21 am Subject: Found....please close
Mac Knowles Replies: 3 Views: 2620	Thanks for the responses, I've found the pedals I needed
Topic: WTB - ShoBud pedals
Mac Knowles Replies: 3 Views: 2620	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 25 Jan 2015 4:02 pm Subject: WTB - ShoBud pedals
Mac Knowles Replies: 3 Views: 2620	Hi Roy, The pedals look like I could make them work. Maybe could you send me an email at gtrfixer@aol.com and we can discuss this further. Thanks, Mac
Topic: WTB - ShoBud pedals
Mac Knowles Replies: 3 Views: 2620	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 25 Jan 2015 7:50 am Subject: WTB - ShoBud pedals
Mac Knowles Replies: 3 Views: 2620	Hi, I have a ShoBud Pro III Custom in for a complete rebuild. The owner has passed on and his son has no idea what happened to these parts. I need the three pedals and the pedal rods that go with the ...
Topic: If You Could Design Your Own Pedal Steel
Mac Knowles Replies: 54 Views: 23710	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 10 Jul 2014 5:19 pm Subject: If You Could Design Your Own Pedal Steel
Mac Knowles Replies: 54 Views: 23710	Hey....I was just snoopin' around on here tonight and saw my name mentioned. Ah, yes, my "new" changer idea. I've attached a couple of pictures of the first effort on this.....that was a cou ...
Topic: Cleaning the changer
Mac Knowles Replies: 21 Views: 10547	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Feb 2014 6:08 pm Subject: Cleaning the changer
Mac Knowles Replies: 21 Views: 10547	Thanks Mike for the comments. Just so the others know, I had the E9th changer completely apart. The original problem was lowers not returning to pitch accurately. Over the years every finger had a gro ...
Topic: Oups! Need to fix this
Mac Knowles Replies: 20 Views: 5133	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 2 Feb 2014 8:50 am Subject: Oups! Need to fix this
Mac Knowles Replies: 20 Views: 5133	After dickin' around with all these different kinds of clips, now I just put a couple of turns of thread on the end of the rod and screw on an appropriate nut. Never breaks or comes off, and if it doe ...
Topic: Collect the "Balls" off Old Strings
Mac Knowles Replies: 16 Views: 5438	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 30 Jan 2014 6:31 pm Subject: Collect the "Balls" off Old Strings
Mac Knowles Replies: 16 Views: 5438	Get your bass player to give you his old strings. Those "ball ends" are much bigger, and will take a 1/8" shaft.
Topic: New Lonestar S-10 pushpull
Mac Knowles Replies: 12 Views: 4023	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 13 Jan 2014 9:22 am Subject: New Lonestar S-10 pushpull
Mac Knowles Replies: 12 Views: 4023	I'd be interested in knowing how that changer works....could anybody make a simple drawing? Cheers Mac
Topic: Pedal board tip
Mac Knowles Replies: 6 Views: 2254	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 23 Nov 2013 2:22 pm Subject: Pedal board tip
Mac Knowles Replies: 6 Views: 2254	Pitch out those wing nuts...and get a couple of threaded rod coupling nuts at any hardware store. They're about an inch long, easy to screw on from either end, and are easy to tighten without hurtin' ...
Topic: String gauge chart
Mac Knowles Replies: 3 Views: 1213	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 May 2013 12:18 pm Subject: String gauge chart
Mac Knowles Replies: 3 Views: 1213	Thanks so much guys....that's what I needed Cheers, Mac
Topic: String gauge chart
Mac Knowles Replies: 3 Views: 1213	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 May 2013 7:24 am Subject: String gauge chart
Mac Knowles Replies: 3 Views: 1213	A long time ago (60's?) I had a chart that showed all the common string gauges and the pitch note on a pedal steel that they would be best suited for. It gave double raises and double lowers etc. Can' ...
Topic: My Homemade Pedal Steel Guitar
Mac Knowles Replies: 31 Views: 42426	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 14 Apr 2013 5:57 pm Subject: My Homemade Pedal Steel Guitar
Mac Knowles Replies: 31 Views: 42426	Thiel.....That's a pretty impressive guitar! Did I count 10 knee levers? Can you really use all of this stuff? I know I couldn't and I've been playing steel for 40 years. 5 knee levers is all I can ha ...
Topic: Home made steel guitars
Mac Knowles Replies: 5 Views: 2218	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 8 Apr 2013 6:00 am Subject: Home made steel guitars
Mac Knowles Replies: 5 Views: 2218	Sam....these look pretty nice. They're both keyless eh? Did you make all the parts yourself? I wish the pics were a little larger. What do they look like underneath? Cheers, Mac
Topic: Interactive Excel Spredsheet - free for the taking
Mac Knowles Replies: 95 Views: 36248	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 14 Jan 2013 3:01 pm Subject: Interactive Excel Spredsheet - free for the taking
Mac Knowles Replies: 95 Views: 36248	Hi Ed, Any chance I might get a copy Thanks, Mac gtrfixer@aol.com