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Topic: Excel PSG's does anyone have experience with these? |
Mike Vallandigham
From:
Martinez, CA
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Posted 27 Dec 2014 9:41 am |
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Steve, I'm glad I could shed a little light. This guitar is really a wonder of engineering. And, as you can tell, I'm happy to talk shop about it with anyone who will listen.
Hanz, good eye man! You are correct. RKR and RKL have two cross rods assigned to them, the lever actuated one or the other. This is accomplished with a see-saw looking lever that rocks when you engage the lock lever. The see-saw has a notch in it which grabs a pull lever
The yellow arrow indicated the lever actuated by the lock.
The red arrow points to the see-saw lever
The blue arrow points to the bolt that engages the notch in the see-saw to select which cross shaft is actuated. On the right of the knee lever you see the other end of the see-saw and the other cross shaft w/ levers and bolt.
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Mike Vallandigham
From:
Martinez, CA
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Posted 27 Dec 2014 9:45 am
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| Regarding the 3rd string breakage, I think the trick is to pull the string really tight before you use the keyless tuner. If you have to crank the tuner too far, the string gets bend over a severe angle, which has broken my 3rd string (upon tuning up to pitch) a time or two. I relieved the area where the break angle was too great, and I use a wood dowel to pull the string tight before locking it down and tuning up to pitch with the tuning keys. |
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Hans Holzherr
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Münchenbuchsee, Switzerland
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Posted 27 Dec 2014 10:40 am
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| Mike, thanks for the picture and explanation. Clever design indeed! |
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Roger Guyett
From:
San Francisco, Ca.
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Posted 29 Dec 2014 1:16 am
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| Pete McAvity wrote: |
| Well hot damn. I popped the 3rd string on my D10 Excel Superb last night & just destroyed 2 more trying to replace it tonight. Before sacrificing the last one in the house I decided to go to the forum & do a search for "breakage", and this is the first thread that comes up. Looks like it's off to Scottys tomorrow for some reinforced .11s. |
Hi -
There was a thread on this issue on breaking 3rd strings
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=1877171&highlight=#1877171
Hope that helps - not sure if you have the longer scale or keyless guitar |
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Lee Holeman
From:
San Benito, Texas, USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2014 4:58 pm
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I'm on my 4th Excel U-12, 8 & 8. Just got it July 2014. No lock lever--never used it--24 1/2 neck. Love it! I thru my "Li'l Izzy" away--no need for it with Mitsuo's new pick-up. Anyone want to buy the Lil Izzy cheap? The best guitar I've ever owned & they don't break strings!
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Pete McAvity
From:
St. Louis, Missouri USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2014 7:45 pm
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Thanks, Roger. I read through that thread & tried reinforced strings. My Superb is 25" scale AND keyless. The solution for me was a George L reinforced .011. I broke 2 GHS reinforced and then 2 SIT reinforced before getting the George L to stay on. It seems as though the George L has nylon casing around the braided end, and the braid extends farther than the GHS or SIT. By the time I got it to pitch, part of the braid was over the roller, where the string kept breaking. No bare string over roller nut= no snappy.
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Carlos Polidura
From:
Puerto Rico
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Posted 31 Dec 2014 9:00 pm
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Great guitars.
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George Redmon
From:
Muskegon & Detroit Michigan.
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Posted 1 Jan 2015 7:19 am
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Great looking guitar Carlos. Keyless, the only way to go.  |
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Carlos Polidura
From:
Puerto Rico
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Posted 4 Jan 2015 12:10 pm
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| Yes George. It came with a superlight case too. I sold this guitar a few years ago just because I needed the extra cash then... |
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Frank Freniere
From:
The First Coast
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Posted 4 Jan 2015 12:59 pm
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Is this the same Excel company?
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George Redmon
From:
Muskegon & Detroit Michigan.
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Posted 4 Jan 2015 5:49 pm
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| Carlos, one thing I like about a keyless, is how neat they appear on stage, and how compact, clean, neat they are, while playing one. I played an old Sho~Bud years back. And my goodness, I can't believe how big they appear to me now, just the feel, and how heavy they are. I needed help lots of times just carrying it in. Best move I made after ditching that gawd awful ZB I had. If I don't like where I'm sitting on stage, I take one hand, and move it over. I take up no room at all. They may pry my hand off my Whitney, at gun point, but i'll never sell her. |
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Carlos Polidura
From:
Puerto Rico
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Posted 4 Jan 2015 7:34 pm
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| Absolutely George. |
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Carlos Polidura
From:
Puerto Rico
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Posted 4 Jan 2015 7:38 pm
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| Frank I believe it is. It's only Excel steel guitar company I know. |
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Lane Gray
From:
Topeka, KS
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Posted 5 Jan 2015 6:35 am
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Carlos, I don't think the two are the same. I don't think Mitsuo Fujii ever had a presence in this country.
The Excel steels are made in Japan.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
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Mike Vallandigham
From:
Martinez, CA
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Posted 5 Jan 2015 8:27 am
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I think the guy in Washington was a dealer/distributor. It's the same Excel.
One of the things I love the most about the keyless system is the compactness, as you guys mentioned. If you're going for small and lightweight, it can't be beat. I too started with a ZB...with horns.. a D-10. I couldn't get rid of that one fast enough.
To have a 12 string single body guitar that carries full D-10 capability is truely awesome. |
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Andy Eder
From:
North Florida, USA
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Posted 19 Jan 2015 10:13 am
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| I think the guy in Washington was a dealer/distributor. It's the same Excel. -------- I agree with Mike. It wouldn't be the first time an International company started coming to the USA that way. |
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Paul Arntson
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 20 Jan 2015 6:55 pm
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When I got my Excel in Seattle 20 years ago the guy I bought it from said it came from a shop in Cheney. It is the same and Mitsuo Fuji has sold me parts before.
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John McClung
From:
Olympia WA, USA
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Posted 14 Nov 2015 3:05 pm
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Are there other U.S. Dealers besides Scotty's Music in St. Louis? Are they still a dealer, or has that changed with Scotty's passing?
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Andy Eder
From:
North Florida, USA
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Posted 3 Dec 2015 8:00 am
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Jamie Mitchell
From:
Nashville, TN
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Posted 3 Dec 2015 10:47 am
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| Mike Vallandigham wrote: |
It's a killer guitar, it's light, sounds great and is an engineering marvel. Mr. Mitsuo Fujii is a really nice guy, I talked with him about some of the features after I bought it. |
Mike, what a cool guitar!
I love the lock lever concept. really awesome engineering, for sure. would love to try one someday.
do you have any clips of it?
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Andy Eder
From:
North Florida, USA
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Posted 9 Dec 2015 1:48 pm
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