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It's one thing to get things 'in tune', but quite another to take that to the bandstand.

That cursed A/F lever combo: mine us tolerable if I fret the chord just a tad north. We can do a lot with o ...

Thanks, Tucker. That's a logical approach.

I use the 7th many ways: with the B pedal for a minor scale on the low strings is just one.

I will have to examine my most oft-used combinations and d ...

Fred:

If I had known this JCH was in my future, I may well not have ordered the Rittenberry. But: who knows? Maybe the Prestige will exceed the JCH for tone: it will be new and rodded just as I wa ...

Jon

I'm leaning towards just the 7th/A pedal comp.

My LeGrande seems to have almost no cabinet-drop, even after the counter-force was removed. (That might have been $285 I could have saved back ...

Thanks, Peter: I think that the 7th 'lower' is the important one. I was just checking.

Jon

'Clarity of mind' is subjective; next to mine, yours is laser-like. Smile

This thread has provided the answer to one I just started earlier today: no responses to mine yet, but thanks to all fo ...

What is the 'standard' (if there is one)?

My LeGrande is pretty well in-tune regardless of string/pedal combinations, although the 7th can be slightly at odds with its neighbors with pedals-down.
...

Thanks, John.

There are basic 'truths' regarding all guitars regardless of maker (excepting PPs, of course).

Just when I think I'm grasping the basics, something pops up to remind me of how litt ...

First, I stepped up to an '0115" then, finally, to an .012". Same as others here - not because of breakage but for a fatter tone.

I made the change maybe fifteen years ago.

The lesson ...

'Fix it'..... came to my rescue this morning!

My newly-acquired JCH D10 is unquestionably the best-sounding steel I have ever played. However, it's been giving me fits while switching the E9th from ...

What a beauty!!

Marvelous setup, too - everything you could need.

This guitars are works-of-art!

Frank: me too.

I'm going to make that trip one day soon...

Good job, KR!

I don't know the solo but it looks as though we may have a winner in Kenny.

One of these days I'm going to make the effort to go to SoCal and visit with you guys - just for the han ...

Thanks, Jim - very well thought out and most useful.

Revisiting this revived thread:

As far as the Everly Brothers are concerned, I think of their guitars in three distinct 'eras'.

First (1957), we see them with standard sunburst J-200s. It didn't ...

I may have tamed the beast!

Not as regards playing it, but getting to grips with the mechanics. It is fundamentally similar to any all-pull, but the sliding rods/collars that control the KLs took a ...

They look nice, Barry! Do you also include the collar through which the rod goes?

I'm resurrecting this old thread as I have just acquired a '91 8+9 JCH.

After having moved things around in the last few days, I found one Emmons 14-hole BC and maybe two early LeGrande 4-hole cran ...

I'm learning the hard way: it's extremely touchy and has various options for length-of-throw, etc. Get it wrong and you're chasing your tail!

I may hate those Emmons LG E-clips, but things are more ...

Certainly: not the best capture of the colour - a gorgeous midnight blue - but you get the idea.
The underside - everything is polished!!!

8+9.

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/20 ...

Thanks again, Marco!

I'm not sure what I did to get things running again but your photo will come in handy when I pluck up enough courage to re-jig the C neck.

In case anyone's following this thread, here's an update.

I solved the non-returning E to Eb by moving it in the changer.

I also tweaked the lower-return-spring and learned a hard lesson: I had ...

I am chasing my tail!!!

I finally have LKL, LKR, 1 & 3 moving in the right direction.

However, fine tuning the E to F raise results in the string itself going flat or sharp (overtuning?)
...

Thanks, Marco.

I briefly had a black-and-teal SD10 that had no serial number, so there were inconsistencies.

I'm switching it to Day pedals and, at this point, am unable to get the Es to lower!! ...

See below (new post) for my latest snafu!
≈=====
I know that Jon Graboff started a thread years ago in an attempt to identify as many JCH guitars as possible.

That link won't work for me.

I ...

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Topic: ;Standard' E9 compensators?
Roger Rettig Replies: 10 Views: 538	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 27 Jun 2024 2:36 am Subject: ;Standard' E9 compensators?
Roger Rettig Replies: 10 Views: 538	It's one thing to get things 'in tune', but quite another to take that to the bandstand. That cursed A/F lever combo: mine us tolerable if I fret the chord just a tad north. We can do a lot with o ...
Topic: ;Standard' E9 compensators?
Roger Rettig Replies: 10 Views: 538	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 27 Jun 2024 2:25 am Subject: ;Standard' E9 compensators?
Roger Rettig Replies: 10 Views: 538	Thanks, Tucker. That's a logical approach. I use the 7th many ways: with the B pedal for a minor scale on the low strings is just one. I will have to examine my most oft-used combinations and d ...
Topic: ;Standard' E9 compensators?
Roger Rettig Replies: 10 Views: 538	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 26 Jun 2024 8:13 am Subject: ;Standard' E9 compensators?
Roger Rettig Replies: 10 Views: 538	Fred: If I had known this JCH was in my future, I may well not have ordered the Rittenberry. But: who knows? Maybe the Prestige will exceed the JCH for tone: it will be new and rodded just as I wa ...
Topic: 7th with 10th A pedal combination
Roger Rettig Replies: 17 Views: 1320	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 26 Jun 2024 7:52 am Subject: 7th with 10th A pedal combination
Roger Rettig Replies: 17 Views: 1320	Jon I'm leaning towards just the 7th/A pedal comp. My LeGrande seems to have almost no cabinet-drop, even after the counter-force was removed. (That might have been $285 I could have saved back ...
Topic: ;Standard' E9 compensators?
Roger Rettig Replies: 10 Views: 538	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 26 Jun 2024 6:27 am Subject: ;Standard' E9 compensators?
Roger Rettig Replies: 10 Views: 538	Thanks, Peter: I think that the 7th 'lower' is the important one. I was just checking.
Topic: 7th with 10th A pedal combination
Roger Rettig Replies: 17 Views: 1320	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 26 Jun 2024 5:42 am Subject: 7th with 10th A pedal combination
Roger Rettig Replies: 17 Views: 1320	Jon 'Clarity of mind' is subjective; next to mine, yours is laser-like. This thread has provided the answer to one I just started earlier today: no responses to mine yet, but thanks to all fo ...
Topic: ;Standard' E9 compensators?
Roger Rettig Replies: 10 Views: 538	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 26 Jun 2024 5:00 am Subject: ;Standard' E9 compensators?
Roger Rettig Replies: 10 Views: 538	What is the 'standard' (if there is one)? My LeGrande is pretty well in-tune regardless of string/pedal combinations, although the 7th can be slightly at odds with its neighbors with pedals-down. ...
Topic: Fix It
Roger Rettig Replies: 17 Views: 1319	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 25 Jun 2024 7:19 am Subject: Fix It
Roger Rettig Replies: 17 Views: 1319	Thanks, John. There are basic 'truths' regarding all guitars regardless of maker (excepting PPs, of course). Just when I think I'm grasping the basics, something pops up to remind me of how litt ...
Topic: Who uses a 12 on 3rd string?
Roger Rettig Replies: 20 Views: 995	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 24 Jun 2024 5:55 am Subject: Who uses a 12 on 3rd string?
Roger Rettig Replies: 20 Views: 995	First, I stepped up to an '0115" then, finally, to an .012". Same as others here - not because of breakage but for a fatter tone. I made the change maybe fifteen years ago. The lesson ...
Topic: Fix It
Roger Rettig Replies: 17 Views: 1319	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 24 Jun 2024 5:06 am Subject: Fix It
Roger Rettig Replies: 17 Views: 1319	'Fix it'..... came to my rescue this morning! My newly-acquired JCH D10 is unquestionably the best-sounding steel I have ever played. However, it's been giving me fits while switching the E9th from ...
Topic: 2023 Williams D10 9x8 700 Series Mint Condition
Roger Rettig Replies: 6 Views: 1442	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 22 Jun 2024 9:41 am Subject: 2023 Williams D10 9x8 700 Series Mint Condition
Roger Rettig Replies: 6 Views: 1442	What a beauty!! Marvelous setup, too - everything you could need. This guitars are works-of-art!
Topic: West Coast "Steel Hang"!!!
Roger Rettig Replies: 3 Views: 543	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 22 Jun 2024 5:32 am Subject: West Coast "Steel Hang"!!!
Roger Rettig Replies: 3 Views: 543	Frank: me too. I'm going to make that trip one day soon...
Topic: Guess the song and player
Roger Rettig Replies: 10 Views: 594	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 22 Jun 2024 5:28 am Subject: Guess the song and player
Roger Rettig Replies: 10 Views: 594	Good job, KR! I don't know the solo but it looks as though we may have a winner in Kenny. One of these days I'm going to make the effort to go to SoCal and visit with you guys - just for the han ...
Topic: Fix It
Roger Rettig Replies: 17 Views: 1319	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 20 Jun 2024 10:54 am Subject: Fix It
Roger Rettig Replies: 17 Views: 1319	Thanks, Jim - very well thought out and most useful.
Topic: The Everly Brothers and their Gibsons...
Roger Rettig Replies: 35 Views: 28207	Forum Section: Music Posted: 19 Jun 2024 5:13 am Subject: The Everly Brothers and their Gibsons...
Roger Rettig Replies: 35 Views: 28207	Revisiting this revived thread: As far as the Everly Brothers are concerned, I think of their guitars in three distinct 'eras'. First (1957), we see them with standard sunburst J-200s. It didn't ...
Topic: JCH - a tech question
Roger Rettig Replies: 12 Views: 1146	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Jun 2024 7:17 am Subject: JCH - a tech question
Roger Rettig Replies: 12 Views: 1146	I may have tamed the beast! Not as regards playing it, but getting to grips with the mechanics. It is fundamentally similar to any all-pull, but the sliding rods/collars that control the KLs took a ...
Topic: JCH Bellcranks
Roger Rettig Replies: 8 Views: 1855	Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 15 Jun 2024 3:25 am Subject: JCH Bellcranks
Roger Rettig Replies: 8 Views: 1855	They look nice, Barry! Do you also include the collar through which the rod goes?
Topic: JCH Bellcranks
Roger Rettig Replies: 8 Views: 1855	Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 14 Jun 2024 2:41 am Subject: JCH Bellcranks
Roger Rettig Replies: 8 Views: 1855	I'm resurrecting this old thread as I have just acquired a '91 8+9 JCH. After having moved things around in the last few days, I found one Emmons 14-hole BC and maybe two early LeGrande 4-hole cran ...
Topic: JCH - a tech question
Roger Rettig Replies: 12 Views: 1146	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 Jun 2024 8:54 am Subject: JCH - a tech question
Roger Rettig Replies: 12 Views: 1146	I'm learning the hard way: it's extremely touchy and has various options for length-of-throw, etc. Get it wrong and you're chasing your tail! I may hate those Emmons LG E-clips, but things are more ...
Topic: JCH - a tech question
Roger Rettig Replies: 12 Views: 1146	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 10 Jun 2024 8:43 am Subject: JCH - a tech question
Roger Rettig Replies: 12 Views: 1146	Certainly: not the best capture of the colour - a gorgeous midnight blue - but you get the idea. The underside - everything is polished!!! 8+9. https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/20 ...
Topic: JCH - a tech question
Roger Rettig Replies: 12 Views: 1146	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 9 Jun 2024 9:15 am Subject: JCH - a tech question
Roger Rettig Replies: 12 Views: 1146	Thanks again, Marco! I'm not sure what I did to get things running again but your photo will come in handy when I pluck up enough courage to re-jig the C neck.
Topic: JCH - a tech question
Roger Rettig Replies: 12 Views: 1146	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 9 Jun 2024 6:35 am Subject: JCH - a tech question
Roger Rettig Replies: 12 Views: 1146	In case anyone's following this thread, here's an update. I solved the non-returning E to Eb by moving it in the changer. I also tweaked the lower-return-spring and learned a hard lesson: I had ...
Topic: JCH - a tech question
Roger Rettig Replies: 12 Views: 1146	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 8 Jun 2024 10:24 am Subject: JCH - a tech question
Roger Rettig Replies: 12 Views: 1146	I am chasing my tail!!! I finally have LKL, LKR, 1 & 3 moving in the right direction. However, fine tuning the E to F raise results in the string itself going flat or sharp (overtuning?) ...
Topic: JCH - a tech question
Roger Rettig Replies: 12 Views: 1146	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 8 Jun 2024 6:33 am Subject: JCH - a tech question
Roger Rettig Replies: 12 Views: 1146	Thanks, Marco. I briefly had a black-and-teal SD10 that had no serial number, so there were inconsistencies. I'm switching it to Day pedals and, at this point, am unable to get the Es to lower!! ...
Topic: JCH - a tech question
Roger Rettig Replies: 12 Views: 1146	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 7 Jun 2024 10:10 am Subject: JCH - a tech question
Roger Rettig Replies: 12 Views: 1146	See below (new post) for my latest snafu! ≈===== I know that Jon Graboff started a thread years ago in an attempt to identify as many JCH guitars as possible. That link won't work for me. I ...