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Topic: Why is the Bottom Open? |
b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 13 Apr 2009 8:46 am |
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I have an old Rickenbacker pedal steel. One of its classier features IMO is a cover on underside of the body, hiding the mechanical linkage.
People looking up to a tall stage can see the ugly mechanical underbelly of our instruments. It seems to me that a removable cover is a pretty nice feature. What do you think?
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Jim Cohen
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Posted 13 Apr 2009 8:56 am Re: Why is the Bottom Open?
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| ... the ugly mechanical underbelly of our instruments... What do you think? |
I think you're starting from a faulty premise, that's what I think! 
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Michael Stover
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Kansas City
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Posted 13 Apr 2009 9:01 am
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| No kidding...if there were room onstage, I'd mount a camera under my steel and small monitor next to me! |
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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 13 Apr 2009 9:02 am Taking a clue from Speedy.................
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Way back when, after receiving my BIGSBY, I used to hang a bright red felt curtin-like thingie concealing not only the ugly underside of my g'tar but the pedal rods too.
It also concealed my knobby knees! |
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Jaclyn Jones
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 13 Apr 2009 9:43 am
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I worry at outdoor venues about dust, salt air and what ever else is flying around. It would seem like a cover under there would make sense.
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 13 Apr 2009 9:45 am Re: Why is the Bottom Open?
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| b0b wrote: |
| It seems to me that a removable (bottom) cover is a pretty nice feature. What do you think? |
I think that's practical only when you don't have knee levers!  |
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Bill Terry
From:
Bastrop, TX
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Posted 13 Apr 2009 10:17 am
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| Ray wrote: |
| Way back when, after receiving my BIGSBY, I used to hang a bright red felt curtin-like thingie concealing not only the ugly underside of my g'tar but the pedal rods too. |
I think I saw a video of Barbara Mandrell playing PSG somewhere and she had a similar 'modesty' drape, but for different reasons...
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Dick Wood
From:
Springtown Texas, USA
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Posted 13 Apr 2009 10:45 am
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| I always wondered what they were looking at. |
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 13 Apr 2009 12:49 pm Another of Murphy's laws...
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| When the last of the 86 screws fastening the cover plate to the body have been removed, you will realize you have removed the wrong coverplate. |
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jim flynn
From:
Salado,Texas
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Posted 13 Apr 2009 1:46 pm steel guitar underwear!!??
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I've often thought of a dust cover, but gave up after
trying to make one that would allow the knees to clear and also be movable. I still think a thin maple cover would enhance the sound.
Jim |
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James Morehead
From:
Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 13 Apr 2009 2:08 pm
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There is no cover underneath, so folks can see how complex a pedal steel guitar really is. Makes us players look smarter--we need all the help we can get.   |
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Jim Cohen
From:
Philadelphia, PA
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Bill Dobkins
From:
Rolla Missouri, USA
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Posted 13 Apr 2009 3:41 pm
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Maybe if we disquised it people would think it was a new kind of instrument and it would become more popular.
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John Drury
From:
Gallatin, Tn USA
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Posted 13 Apr 2009 3:58 pm
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It would be a PITA to lubricate, and a LKV would not be do-able. Added weight would be a minus. It would also alter the tone somewhat and might vibrate?
I don't think I would care for one.
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John McGlothlin
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Posted 13 Apr 2009 4:08 pm
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| I am continuesley having to turn mine over and make adjustments so a coverplate on mine wouldn't cut the mustard. |
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Steve Feldman
From:
Central MA USA
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Posted 13 Apr 2009 4:54 pm
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There is no bottom so that the cheese has a place to fall through after it has been sliced.... 
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John Phinney
From:
Long Beach California, USA
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Posted 13 Apr 2009 5:52 pm
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I would put a cover on the underside of my GFI, but for some reason I get slightly different complaints when I play my steel wearing a kilt!! 
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 13 Apr 2009 6:07 pm
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Notice that you rarely see non-pedal console steels with an open bottom.
Having the rods pass through apertures in the bottom would complicate the set-up process, unless the bottom were hinged in some way.
The other question is why they don't make hinged lids on steels like on pianos. My PSGs get very dusty. I have some of Bobbe's vinyl covers for them but I'm usually too lazy to use them.  |
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Al Marcus
From:
Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)
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Posted 13 Apr 2009 6:32 pm
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| There's no bottom so people can tell that it's not a keyboard. Obviously they can't tell from the topside... |
Jimbeaux, Funny!....al.
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Tommy Young
From:
Ethelsville Alabama
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Posted 13 Apr 2009 6:58 pm
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I LOVE lookin at NAKED BOTTOMS myself --some are so shiny and pretty 
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Dave Horch
From:
Frederick, Maryland, USA
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Posted 13 Apr 2009 7:12 pm
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Please don't judge me, but...
I started putting a grass hula skirt, about a foot long, around the front of my steel. That seems to hide the mechanics from the gawkers, and looks kinda cool too. Like I said, please don't judge me! |
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Ben Elder
From:
La Crescenta, California, USA
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Posted 13 Apr 2009 7:54 pm
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ZBs need a paper bag.
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Robby Springfield
From:
Viola, AR, USA
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Posted 13 Apr 2009 8:19 pm
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Just got a Mullen G2 a few weeks ago...wouldn't want to cover that beautiful work up!
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James Morehead
From:
Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 13 Apr 2009 8:25 pm
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Well, If ya can't cover it up, just SHINE it up!!
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Tony Glassman
From:
The Great Northwest
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Posted 13 Apr 2009 8:39 pm
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The underbelly of a pedal steel is anything but ugly (not butt-ugly). Actually most people find it pretty fascinating!
BTW James, nice looking 'Bud! |
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