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Topic: Kit or Homemade PSG ??? |
James Mudge
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Posted 12 Jan 2012 12:24 am |
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Here are some pictures of a junker I've had laying around forever. Three pedals, no knee levers... It was given to me about 30 years ago. The legs were not attached, I made the brackets to hold the legs, but they don't work very well. Information or comments about this are welcome
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Ken Metcalf
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San Antonio Texas USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2012 5:38 am
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For a small fee I could haul this off for you.
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Dan Beller-McKenna
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Durham, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2012 5:49 am
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Hi there James,
what do I know, but the pedal attachment pieces on the cross-shafts look a little like they were adapted from Emmons push-pull bellcranks, no? That and some of the rough-hewed look of parts would suggest a home made job.
I like the way it doubles as a Fussball table. 
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chris ivey
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california (deceased)
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Posted 12 Jan 2012 9:58 am
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| for what it's worth, this could get someone started on pedal steel.if someone is handy with a hacksaw and vise some knee levers could be added. |
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Walter Killam
From:
Nebraska, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2012 10:40 am looks like a Little Buddy
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It looks like you have some pieces of a rebuilt Little Buddy there. There are probably several other members with more knowledge than me though, maybe someone else will weigh in on this!
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Mostly junque with a few knick-knacks that I really can't do without! |
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Kevin Hatton
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Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 12 Jan 2012 12:22 pm
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James Mudge
From:
Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2012 12:40 pm
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Maybe I'll call it the Little Junkster. Actually going to clean it up reset the pedals (as well as possible) and give it to a friend. After this, he may never speak to me again, but that is the price you pay sometimes.
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Chuck Christensen
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2012 12:59 pm steel guitar kit
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| James,I think you have a market-rite steel guitar kit built by Freeman cowgar of Cougar Steel Guitars.He sold these during the 1970's |
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James Mudge
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Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2012 1:28 pm
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The really odd thing about this guitar was there was no mechanism for attaching the legs. They are just aluminum tubes. The bottom of the tubes had the rubber caps, and there were rubber caps screwed to the bottom corners of the guitar that I could slip the legs into. This obviously did not make this thing a stable platform. Back then there were no resources like this forum to help me figure this thing out, so I moved on to other interests.
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Alfred Ewell
From:
Virginia, USA
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Posted 13 Jan 2012 8:30 pm
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| Well there you go! Lifetime warranty. Should be good to go. |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 14 Jan 2012 3:14 pm
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Dan,
"That and some of the rough-hewed look of parts would suggest a home made job. "
You wanna see "rough-hewn" parts? You should take a look at my '63, first-run, Fingertip! The bellcranks were obviously made with a hacksaw and a drill. Maybe even a drill press! |
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steve takacs
From:
beijing, china via pittsburgh (deceased)
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Posted 15 Jan 2012 8:27 am Market-rite
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| Russ, early on I played a Market-Rite steel and felt it should have been more aptly called a Market-Wrong. Man it was tough to keep in tune once the pedals were engaged. I thought the awful playing was of my doing. Many excellent steels later, I'm convinced the poor playing was my fault, but the Market-Rite did not help one bit. steve t |
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 15 Jan 2012 9:21 am
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| Apart from appearance, what does it sound like ? |
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Papa Joe Pollick
From:
Swanton, Ohio
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Posted 15 Jan 2012 9:51 am
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My first PSG was a Market Right..Drove up to his shop to pick it up..He gave me a tour and a few tips on putting it together..
It did have leg sockets..3 pedals 1 knee...And as Steve said, impossible to keep in tune...If it hadn't been for years of experience as a musician and a machinist, I would not have ever made it work as well as it did..
That was along time ago and memory ain't too sharp but that doesn't look like the the Market Right (as I remember it).. |
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Joe Hensley
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Boise, Idaho, USA
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Posted 15 Jan 2012 12:08 pm
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| Yep, that's a USA Guitars (Cowgar/Couger) "Little Buddy" pedal steel. That was one of my first. I stripped mine down repainted it, played it for a while and then sold it for a decent price. It's OK for practice and the basic stuff. |
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James Mudge
From:
Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 18 Jan 2012 5:51 pm Old Junker
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Well I started working on this thing tonight. Just trying to get the strings tuned up. It turns out that the wood body has a crack almost the entire length of the guitar. As I tuned the strings the crack opened up with the added tension. Then the plastic tuners started to crack when I was bringing the strings into tune. other than that it didn't sound too awful bad once it was in tune, other than the crackling from the output jack.
Next I'm going to take it apart, clean & lube the tuners, replace the strings and get the pedals set up. Depending on how bad the body is I may do some structural reinforcement to stabilize the cracked body. At this point it is a "just for fun or practice" project, to get in decent shape to give to a friend of mine.
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Ray Anderson
From:
Jenkins, Kentucky USA
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Posted 18 Jan 2012 6:00 pm Junker
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Hey James, THAT is a noble gesture, Now that is a friend.  |
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James Mudge
From:
Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 18 Jan 2012 6:11 pm
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Ray,
The friend I'm giving it to has played C&W music for probably 40 years. He plays guitar, banjo & whatever and said he always wanted to mess around with a PSG. So I have this old thing sitting in the basement, and I think why not fix it up a little bit and he can have some fun with it. That's my goal and hopefully he'll have enjoy it.
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James Mudge
From:
Nashua, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 23 Jan 2012 3:54 pm
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Lo and behold, when I was working on the pedal set up I discovered screw holes right where a knee lever should be. So, my guess is that sometime before I got this thing somebody removed the knee lever.
This is hardly worth fixing, but I am having a good time trying to get it back in to some sort of working order.
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