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Guys - I've got it now and it's going fine. You've been incredibly helpful and what a brilliant forum. All I've got to do now is learn how to play her! It's been a steep learning curve and I'm amaze ...

Ok - that looks much more manageable!! But last question - the G tuning you suggested was D G B D G B E G low to high but the pedal 1 to 4 tunings you suggest are the other way round. Did you mean hi ...

Hi Rick - the saga continues. I strung things up only to find that I had very restricted pedal movement on 3 of the changers. It took me a while to work out what was wrong - the screws on the pivots ...

That looks like a solution Rick. I'll string it up in the morning and let you know how I get on. Really appreciate your advice and all the effort you've gone to.

Pic of changer

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1504/17170_FullSizeRender_2.jpg

Thanks for your input Rick - have attached a pic of the mechanism - I haven't messed with it - just cleaned off the loose rust and simply lubed the pivots but am willing to give it a go if you can see ...

Hi - I'm a newbie here and am hoping there may be someone on the forum who can help me get this thing going. I recently bought, for not very much, an ancient 8 string PSG on fleabay - never seen anyt ...

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Topic: Tuning advice for ancient PSG
Ricky Caplan Replies: 14 Views: 3962	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 15 Aug 2017 8:36 am Subject: Tuning advice for ancient PSG
Ricky Caplan Replies: 14 Views: 3962	Guys - I've got it now and it's going fine. You've been incredibly helpful and what a brilliant forum. All I've got to do now is learn how to play her! It's been a steep learning curve and I'm amaze ...
Topic: Tuning advice for ancient PSG
Ricky Caplan Replies: 14 Views: 3962	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 14 Aug 2017 11:32 am Subject: Tuning advice for ancient PSG
Ricky Caplan Replies: 14 Views: 3962	Ok - that looks much more manageable!! But last question - the G tuning you suggested was D G B D G B E G low to high but the pedal 1 to 4 tunings you suggest are the other way round. Did you mean hi ...
Topic: Tuning advice for ancient PSG
Ricky Caplan Replies: 14 Views: 3962	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 13 Aug 2017 12:15 pm Subject: Tuning advice for ancient PSG
Ricky Caplan Replies: 14 Views: 3962	Hi Rick - the saga continues. I strung things up only to find that I had very restricted pedal movement on 3 of the changers. It took me a while to work out what was wrong - the screws on the pivots ...
Topic: Tuning advice for ancient PSG
Ricky Caplan Replies: 14 Views: 3962	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 12 Aug 2017 3:44 pm Subject: Tuning advice for ancient PSG
Ricky Caplan Replies: 14 Views: 3962	That looks like a solution Rick. I'll string it up in the morning and let you know how I get on. Really appreciate your advice and all the effort you've gone to.
Topic: Tuning advice for ancient PSG
Ricky Caplan Replies: 14 Views: 3962	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 Aug 2017 9:22 pm Subject: Tuning advice for ancient PSG
Ricky Caplan Replies: 14 Views: 3962	Pic of changer http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1504/17170_FullSizeRender_2.jpg
Topic: Tuning advice for ancient PSG
Ricky Caplan Replies: 14 Views: 3962	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 Aug 2017 9:10 pm Subject: Tuning advice for ancient PSG
Ricky Caplan Replies: 14 Views: 3962	Thanks for your input Rick - have attached a pic of the mechanism - I haven't messed with it - just cleaned off the loose rust and simply lubed the pivots but am willing to give it a go if you can see ...
Topic: Tuning advice for ancient PSG
Ricky Caplan Replies: 14 Views: 3962	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 Aug 2017 2:17 pm Subject: Tuning advice for ancient PSG
Ricky Caplan Replies: 14 Views: 3962	Hi - I'm a newbie here and am hoping there may be someone on the forum who can help me get this thing going. I recently bought, for not very much, an ancient 8 string PSG on fleabay - never seen anyt ...