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The knee levers on my MSA classic are held in place by a bolt or machine screw that keeps them suspended between two brackets. The nut on one end of this bolt sometimes falls off and now I've lost one ...

In a recent video (posted somewhere that I cannot presently recall), Tyler Hall used the tip of the PICK on his INDEX finger to make the harmonic.
Thumb stroke just to the left of the tip of his Ind ...

I'm stalking a nice looking Pro 1 in an auction. Looks like an early model 6148 with a 1-up, 1-down changer, three pedals and two levers. Both levers are on the right knee and I'm going to assume it i ...

I am a big fan of Cass McCombs. His regular guitarist Dan Iead plays pedal steel on quite a few numbers and it's beautiful. Check out the album 'Catacombs' for example.

Let me just add, British law says no more than two musicians can play in a pub, unless the pub/venue has a Music Licence.
With only two on the bandstand, there's no room for a pedal steel Crying or Very sad

T ...

A good question.

If I love something I always find myself wanting to learn how to do it. As a teenager that was programming computers, then I moved on to music. I always loved the sound of the peda ...

Wow. Thank you Mike, and hats off to you for such an incredible arrangement and performance.

That looks like quite a personal setup that you could only arrive at through many years of thinking ab ...

That's extraordinary. How is he doing those legato scale runs without moving the bar? The chord work and suspensions are just amazing too. I wouldn't know where to start tabbing something like that. D ...

I am making some progress with this. A friend 3D printed a new support for the roller nut which works well. I have cleaned the machine heads and restrung it, and it kinda works. But there are a couple ...

Wow. Good spot Jon.

I wonder how it ended up crossing the Atlantic? Doesn't sound as though there are many of them around.

Someone's listed a[url=https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/395503776287] "console steel guitar" on UK eBay which is actually a pedal steel, but an eight string one. No maker's name that I can see. An ...

Hmmm. First setback. I removed the strings today, and the plastic support that holds the roller nut shattered into a hundred pieces as soon as the tension was off.

Thanks. Let me see how it goes. I will likely be in London July 17th if that overlaps with your visit?

Hi Abe,

The body is super heavy. Whoever made it seriously overbuilt the metal frame. I haven't tried removing the neck and keyhead but it looks as though they are just bolted on.

Where will yo ...

It came with a few tone bars and some strings, plus a nice volume pedal. So my ten pounds wasn't wasted.

Alas I think shipping it to the States would cost a fortune!

I think it can be made playable for sure, though possibly not by me! The hardest thing is probably going to be sorting out the height, as I can't really get my knees under it. As far as I can tell the ...

A "custom pedal steel" came up in a local auction house last week. I left a token bid online, and apparently no-one else put their hand up. So, I now have a pedal steel which cost me ten pou ...

Were the pearloid tuner buttons original? I have a guitar that looks mostly identical but has standard metal tuner buttons.

That Blue one is in France Mickey
it was brought over by Ted Nesbitt who had sold it to a fellow in England
He told me it was built for Russ Hicks - it was early model
3rd or 4th one built
My bud ...

Even Winston said the tabbed song selections in his book were probably too difficult for rank beginners...

As someone who still struggles to play them, I'm so glad you said that.

Odd behavior for sure. Must be a changer, finger, scissors issue. Which era of MSA do you have?

Make sure there's nothing in there such as a string ball end or other obstruction.

It's an MSA Cl ...

Thanks, the strings have been breaking at or behind the nut. I don't think it's either an issue with the strings or the nut. It's that somehow the exact same setup that produces a half tone raise with ...

I guess that's possible, but I bought a few sets at a time, same make, same gauges and so on.

The last couple of times I have re-strung my MSA, I've blown through three or four third strings. Aftre I have re-string the guitar, the B pedal is way out of whack on the third string, and tries to r ...

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Topic: MSA Classic knee lever bolt
Sam Inglis Replies: 2 Views: 461	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 10 Dec 2024 4:12 am Subject: MSA Classic knee lever bolt
Sam Inglis Replies: 2 Views: 461	The knee levers on my MSA classic are held in place by a bolt or machine screw that keeps them suspended between two brackets. The nut on one end of this bolt sometimes falls off and now I've lost one ...
Topic: Harmonics / Chimes Technique
Sam Inglis Replies: 18 Views: 1688	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 8 Dec 2024 1:57 pm Subject: Harmonics / Chimes Technique
Sam Inglis Replies: 18 Views: 1688	In a recent video (posted somewhere that I cannot presently recall), Tyler Hall used the tip of the PICK on his INDEX finger to make the harmonic. Thumb stroke just to the left of the tip of his Ind ...
Topic: Sho-Bud Pro 1 configuration
Sam Inglis Replies: 0 Views: 477	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 14 Nov 2024 7:00 am Subject: Sho-Bud Pro 1 configuration
Sam Inglis Replies: 0 Views: 477	I'm stalking a nice looking Pro 1 in an auction. Looks like an early model 6148 with a 1-up, 1-down changer, three pedals and two levers. Both levers are on the right knee and I'm going to assume it i ...
Topic: Recommendations: newer bands with steel guitar?
Sam Inglis Replies: 26 Views: 4811	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 1 Nov 2024 7:19 am Subject: Recommendations: newer bands with steel guitar?
Sam Inglis Replies: 26 Views: 4811	I am a big fan of Cass McCombs. His regular guitarist Dan Iead plays pedal steel on quite a few numbers and it's beautiful. Check out the album 'Catacombs' for example.
Topic: Who are we playing for?
Sam Inglis Replies: 49 Views: 7174	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 16 Sep 2024 5:14 am Subject: Who are we playing for?
Sam Inglis Replies: 49 Views: 7174	Let me just add, British law says no more than two musicians can play in a pub, unless the pub/venue has a Music Licence. With only two on the bandstand, there's no room for a pedal steel T ...
Topic: Who are we playing for?
Sam Inglis Replies: 49 Views: 7174	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 30 Aug 2024 3:11 am Subject: Who are we playing for?
Sam Inglis Replies: 49 Views: 7174	A good question. If I love something I always find myself wanting to learn how to do it. As a teenager that was programming computers, then I moved on to music. I always loved the sound of the peda ...
Topic: A Challenge to Erv and all you tab writers
Sam Inglis Replies: 11 Views: 2662	Forum Section: Tablature Posted: 20 Aug 2024 6:43 am Subject: A Challenge to Erv and all you tab writers
Sam Inglis Replies: 11 Views: 2662	Wow. Thank you Mike, and hats off to you for such an incredible arrangement and performance. That looks like quite a personal setup that you could only arrive at through many years of thinking ab ...
Topic: A Challenge to Erv and all you tab writers
Sam Inglis Replies: 11 Views: 2662	Forum Section: Tablature Posted: 20 Aug 2024 3:52 am Subject: A Challenge to Erv and all you tab writers
Sam Inglis Replies: 11 Views: 2662	That's extraordinary. How is he doing those legato scale runs without moving the bar? The chord work and suspensions are just amazing too. I wouldn't know where to start tabbing something like that. D ...
Topic: I think this is what they call a project
Sam Inglis Replies: 14 Views: 2649	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 20 Jul 2024 1:59 am Subject: I think this is what they call a project
Sam Inglis Replies: 14 Views: 2649	I am making some progress with this. A friend 3D printed a new support for the roller nut which works well. I have cleaned the machine heads and restrung it, and it kinda works. But there are a couple ...
Topic: Does anyone recognise this?
Sam Inglis Replies: 3 Views: 1060	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 30 Jun 2024 2:09 pm Subject: Does anyone recognise this?
Sam Inglis Replies: 3 Views: 1060	Wow. Good spot Jon. I wonder how it ended up crossing the Atlantic? Doesn't sound as though there are many of them around.
Topic: Does anyone recognise this?
Sam Inglis Replies: 3 Views: 1060	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 30 Jun 2024 1:14 pm Subject: Does anyone recognise this?
Sam Inglis Replies: 3 Views: 1060	Someone's listed a[url=https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/395503776287] "console steel guitar" on UK eBay which is actually a pedal steel, but an eight string one. No maker's name that I can see. An ...
Topic: I think this is what they call a project
Sam Inglis Replies: 14 Views: 2649	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 12 Jun 2024 4:50 am Subject: I think this is what they call a project
Sam Inglis Replies: 14 Views: 2649	Hmmm. First setback. I removed the strings today, and the plastic support that holds the roller nut shattered into a hundred pieces as soon as the tension was off.
Topic: I think this is what they call a project
Sam Inglis Replies: 14 Views: 2649	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 Jun 2024 10:50 am Subject: I think this is what they call a project
Sam Inglis Replies: 14 Views: 2649	Thanks. Let me see how it goes. I will likely be in London July 17th if that overlaps with your visit?
Topic: I think this is what they call a project
Sam Inglis Replies: 14 Views: 2649	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 Jun 2024 2:51 am Subject: I think this is what they call a project
Sam Inglis Replies: 14 Views: 2649	Hi Abe, The body is super heavy. Whoever made it seriously overbuilt the metal frame. I haven't tried removing the neck and keyhead but it looks as though they are just bolted on. Where will yo ...
Topic: I think this is what they call a project
Sam Inglis Replies: 14 Views: 2649	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 8 Jun 2024 11:55 pm Subject: I think this is what they call a project
Sam Inglis Replies: 14 Views: 2649	It came with a few tone bars and some strings, plus a nice volume pedal. So my ten pounds wasn't wasted.
Topic: I think this is what they call a project
Sam Inglis Replies: 14 Views: 2649	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 8 Jun 2024 2:24 pm Subject: I think this is what they call a project
Sam Inglis Replies: 14 Views: 2649	Alas I think shipping it to the States would cost a fortune!
Topic: I think this is what they call a project
Sam Inglis Replies: 14 Views: 2649	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 8 Jun 2024 12:00 pm Subject: I think this is what they call a project
Sam Inglis Replies: 14 Views: 2649	I think it can be made playable for sure, though possibly not by me! The hardest thing is probably going to be sorting out the height, as I can't really get my knees under it. As far as I can tell the ...
Topic: I think this is what they call a project
Sam Inglis Replies: 14 Views: 2649	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 7 Jun 2024 10:47 am Subject: I think this is what they call a project
Sam Inglis Replies: 14 Views: 2649	A "custom pedal steel" came up in a local auction house last week. I left a token bid online, and apparently no-one else put their hand up. So, I now have a pedal steel which cost me ten pou ...
Topic: MSA 8x4 D10 - White - 1800
Sam Inglis Replies: 29 Views: 9222	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 25 Mar 2024 4:11 am Subject: MSA 8x4 D10 - White - 1800
Sam Inglis Replies: 29 Views: 9222	Were the pearloid tuner buttons original? I have a guitar that looks mostly identical but has standard metal tuner buttons.
Topic: The JCH registry starts here!
Sam Inglis Replies: 71 Views: 72319	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 16 Mar 2024 6:00 am Subject: The JCH registry starts here!
Sam Inglis Replies: 71 Views: 72319	That Blue one is in France Mickey it was brought over by Ted Nesbitt who had sold it to a fellow in England He told me it was built for Russ Hicks - it was early model 3rd or 4th one built My bud ...
Topic: Anthology of Pedal Steel Guitar DeWit Scott
Sam Inglis Replies: 4 Views: 1153	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 13 Mar 2024 11:08 am Subject: Anthology of Pedal Steel Guitar DeWit Scott
Sam Inglis Replies: 4 Views: 1153	Even Winston said the tabbed song selections in his book were probably too difficult for rank beginners... As someone who still struggles to play them, I'm so glad you said that.
Topic: Third string breaking on re-stringing
Sam Inglis Replies: 10 Views: 2519	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 Feb 2024 7:47 am Subject: Third string breaking on re-stringing
Sam Inglis Replies: 10 Views: 2519	Odd behavior for sure. Must be a changer, finger, scissors issue. Which era of MSA do you have? Make sure there's nothing in there such as a string ball end or other obstruction. It's an MSA Cl ...
Topic: Third string breaking on re-stringing
Sam Inglis Replies: 10 Views: 2519	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 Feb 2024 2:33 am Subject: Third string breaking on re-stringing
Sam Inglis Replies: 10 Views: 2519	Thanks, the strings have been breaking at or behind the nut. I don't think it's either an issue with the strings or the nut. It's that somehow the exact same setup that produces a half tone raise with ...
Topic: Third string breaking on re-stringing
Sam Inglis Replies: 10 Views: 2519	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 10 Feb 2024 9:36 am Subject: Third string breaking on re-stringing
Sam Inglis Replies: 10 Views: 2519	I guess that's possible, but I bought a few sets at a time, same make, same gauges and so on.
Topic: Third string breaking on re-stringing
Sam Inglis Replies: 10 Views: 2519	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 10 Feb 2024 8:28 am Subject: Third string breaking on re-stringing
Sam Inglis Replies: 10 Views: 2519	The last couple of times I have re-strung my MSA, I've blown through three or four third strings. Aftre I have re-string the guitar, the B pedal is way out of whack on the third string, and tries to r ...