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Thanks Rick and Mike for the help and also for the tips. Love the Steel Guitar Forum.

Got it - very much appreciated.

Rick, thanks for the info. I think I can do it now. How much slack should be left in the string before starting to tune? And, one more question - which is recommended, one string at a time or all at ...

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Need a little assistance on changing strings on my EXCEL U12 guitar. I've never done this on a keyless guitar and am unsure how to go about it. Which end goes on first, etc? Would appreciate any hel ...

Jon and Pete: Thank you for your input regarding this issue. I just re-read my manual and found the section on the cabinet drop compensator mechanism. After looking at the diagram in the manual, I ...

I'm looking for anyone with any technical experience on the Excel U-12. I recently acquired one and I love it. However, it has a mechanical glitch - the 1st pedal, when depressed, causes the 6th str ...

Lee Holeman is a very accomplished steel player and a friend of mine down here in the Rio Grande valley. He is having some difficulty with his computer and hasn't been able to get on the forum and po ...

A good friend and fellow steel player down here in the Rio Grande Valley informed me that he is having some difficulty getting on the forum and posting anything. He asked me to relay a message regard ...

Looking to upgrade - any info / comments regarding Lone Star pedal steel guitars would be greatly appreciated.

Yep, sure have heard of that guitar. I own one. My first - I have had it about a year now. Plays good and sounds good. Looks like it was made in the 70's.

Presently living and working in northeast Alabama, but will retire next summer and move to Brownsville, Texas. Have played 6 string and elec. bass for 40 yrs, and have always admired the PSG and thos ...

Have played 6-string and electric bass for 30+ years mainly rock and roll from 50's/60's and some newer stuff, a lot of older country, and western swing. Have always wanted to learn to play PSG but, ...

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Topic: Changing strings on an EXCEL U-12
Robert L Brown Replies: 10 Views: 3645	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 26 Oct 2018 6:31 pm Subject: Changing strings on an EXCEL U-12
Robert L Brown Replies: 10 Views: 3645	Thanks Rick and Mike for the help and also for the tips. Love the Steel Guitar Forum.
Topic: Changing strings on an EXCEL U-12
Robert L Brown Replies: 10 Views: 3645	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 25 Oct 2018 1:13 pm Subject: Changing strings on an EXCEL U-12
Robert L Brown Replies: 10 Views: 3645	Got it - very much appreciated.
Topic: Changing strings on an EXCEL U-12
Robert L Brown Replies: 10 Views: 3645	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 25 Oct 2018 12:36 pm Subject: Changing strings on an EXCEL U-12
Robert L Brown Replies: 10 Views: 3645	Rick, thanks for the info. I think I can do it now. How much slack should be left in the string before starting to tune? And, one more question - which is recommended, one string at a time or all at ...
Topic: Changing strings on an EXCEL U-12
Robert L Brown Replies: 10 Views: 3645	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 24 Oct 2018 8:26 pm Subject: Changing strings on an EXCEL U-12
Robert L Brown Replies: 10 Views: 3645	G https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1712/10371_505C313C289A49B48730A062860FB2BD_1.jpg https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1712/10371_C9E1F62924F0409BB3D28A061E9C0FFC_1.jpg
Topic: Changing strings on an EXCEL U-12
Robert L Brown Replies: 10 Views: 3645	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 24 Oct 2018 4:32 pm Subject: Changing strings on an EXCEL U-12
Robert L Brown Replies: 10 Views: 3645	Need a little assistance on changing strings on my EXCEL U12 guitar. I've never done this on a keyless guitar and am unsure how to go about it. Which end goes on first, etc? Would appreciate any hel ...
Topic: Excel E9/B6 12 string Universal
Robert L Brown Replies: 6 Views: 1686	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 15 Nov 2014 1:22 pm Subject: Excel E9/B6 12 string Universal
Robert L Brown Replies: 6 Views: 1686	Jon and Pete: Thank you for your input regarding this issue. I just re-read my manual and found the section on the cabinet drop compensator mechanism. After looking at the diagram in the manual, I ...
Topic: Excel E9/B6 12 string Universal
Robert L Brown Replies: 6 Views: 1686	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 14 Nov 2014 5:05 pm Subject: Excel E9/B6 12 string Universal
Robert L Brown Replies: 6 Views: 1686	I'm looking for anyone with any technical experience on the Excel U-12. I recently acquired one and I love it. However, it has a mechanical glitch - the 1st pedal, when depressed, causes the 6th str ...
Topic: Lee Holeman
Robert L Brown Replies: 1 Views: 1005	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 27 Mar 2013 11:19 am Subject: Lee Holeman
Robert L Brown Replies: 1 Views: 1005	Lee Holeman is a very accomplished steel player and a friend of mine down here in the Rio Grande valley. He is having some difficulty with his computer and hasn't been able to get on the forum and po ...
Topic: Hank Corwin
Robert L Brown Replies: 41 Views: 24050	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 27 Mar 2013 11:11 am Subject: Hank Corwin
Robert L Brown Replies: 41 Views: 24050	A good friend and fellow steel player down here in the Rio Grande Valley informed me that he is having some difficulty getting on the forum and posting anything. He asked me to relay a message regard ...
Topic: Lone Star Pedal Steel
Robert L Brown Replies: 8 Views: 2984	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 Jun 2012 10:02 am Subject: Lone Star Pedal Steel
Robert L Brown Replies: 8 Views: 2984	Looking to upgrade - any info / comments regarding Lone Star pedal steel guitars would be greatly appreciated.
Topic: "Wheeler" pedal steel, eh?
Robert L Brown Replies: 33 Views: 26194	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 Dec 2011 11:26 pm Subject: Wheeler Pedal Steel
Robert L Brown Replies: 33 Views: 26194	Yep, sure have heard of that guitar. I own one. My first - I have had it about a year now. Plays good and sounds good. Looks like it was made in the 70's.
Topic: Just Starting Out
Robert L Brown Replies: 6 Views: 1578	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 3 Dec 2010 7:29 pm Subject: Just Starting Out
Robert L Brown Replies: 6 Views: 1578	Presently living and working in northeast Alabama, but will retire next summer and move to Brownsville, Texas. Have played 6 string and elec. bass for 40 yrs, and have always admired the PSG and thos ...
Topic: Beginner with desire to play
Robert L Brown Replies: 4 Views: 1532	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 2 Dec 2010 9:44 pm Subject: Beginner with desire to play
Robert L Brown Replies: 4 Views: 1532	Have played 6-string and electric bass for 30+ years mainly rock and roll from 50's/60's and some newer stuff, a lot of older country, and western swing. Have always wanted to learn to play PSG but, ...