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Topic: Pedal Steel Adjustment |
Justin Burrow
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California, USA
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Posted 10 Nov 2011 4:34 pm |
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I'm a complete beginner with pedal steel, throwing myself into trial-by-fire by learning a few basic positions and immediately gigging.
That being said, when things start slipping on my pedal steel, I have no idea how to even begin adjusting them.
It seems that since I've acquired my 3+4 GFI Student model, the B pedal has less "slack" in it. I can lightly rest my foot on the A or C pedals without hearing a change in pitch before pushing down, but the B pedal is really touchy. How would I go about matching this to the other pedals?
Thanks in advance... I'm hooked on this thing, I just want to get my head around the mechanical side of it. |
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Bent Romnes
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London,Ontario, Canada
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Posted 10 Nov 2011 5:11 pm
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Hi Justin, first, you shouldn't get into the habit of resting your foot on the pedals. Just get to where you "hover" above A and B pedals without actually touching.
As to the touchy B pedal and lack of slack... There should be a bit of slack, or dead play between the tuning nut and the raise or lower bar...just a hair.
Turn guitar upside down and make sure you have this wee bit of slack. Then try your raise or lower on that pedal. If it won't pull the string to the required note, that means your pedal linkage is not pulling far enough, which again means that you have to make it do so by adjusting the screw that goes against the pedal/or lever stop.
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Justin Burrow
From:
California, USA
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Posted 10 Nov 2011 5:14 pm
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| Thanks, Bent! I didn't mean that I consistently rest my foot there - I just noticed it when I was trying to figure out why my A+B IV chord was sounding pitchy last night and testing each pedal out. I'll have a look at that. |
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Joey Ace
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Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Bent Romnes
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London,Ontario, Canada
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