Anapeg Guitar

Winnie Winston · From: Tawa, Wellington, NZ * R.I.P.

Hello list!
With the gracious permission of Noel Anstead, I have put together a web-page for those who are interested in seeing some pics of the Anapeg steel, and some descriptions and diagrams of its unique changer.
Sorry to say, I'm not much of a web designer, so it is a pretty simple page with a bunch of pics and description one under the other.
I have not posted it to my personal site, but to the site where I have direct access and can FTP a file and pics to the server.
The site can be reached at: http://www.homeopathic.co.nz/anapeg/anapeg.html

I hope that you find this helpful and of use.
Enjoy!

Best!

Winnie

Doug Seymour · From: Jamestown NY USA (deceased)

Winnie, you are gentleman & a scholar! Those are not really the right words, but you just took my breath away & I couldn't get the right ones to come out! What a design! & what a work of art or craftsmanship or both & whatever other adjectives there are to describe what you guys are doing "down under"!!! The biggest problem I see with the whole thing is......there is only one person in the world that can do this! So anyone will just have to wait their turn!

Michael Johnstone · From: Sylmar,Ca. USA

That changer design is pure genius and is in fact very similar in concept to the Excel changer.Seperating the raise and lower axels into different planes and the sliding rather than rocking motion represents the future of pedal steel changers in my opinion. I met Noel and played one of his guitars in St.Louis a couple years ago and they - and the man - are in a class by themselves. -MJ-

Jim Palenscar · From: Oceanside, Calif, USA

Nice work, Winnie! (Not too bad yourself, Noel)

Robert Porri · From: Windsor, Connecticut, USA

What beautiful guitars.

Bob P.

C Dixon · From: Duluth, GA USA

Thanks Winnie,

And as Michael says, the Anapeg and the Excel's changer are amazingly similar. They both work by moving the string finger to the left or right in and almost straight line. Thus the pitch of the string is changed by stretching the string rather than bending it. Thus no premature string breakage.

The main difference between the two changers is, the Excel is a 6 raise, 5 lower changer with no sacrifice if one wishes to split. The splitting screws are on the left side of the changer.

The workmanship of the Anapeg is truly the Rolls Royce IMO. I have long wanted one. But the price would not justify it for my needs. If I was a rich man I would have one now.

May Jesus richly bless Noel for his dedication to true old world crafstmanship which is evident in every part of his awesome guitars,

carl

Bob Carlucci · From: Candor, New York, USA

... I want one....

Graham Griffith · From: Tempe, N.S.W., Australia

... I'm gettin' one....

Sincerely, Winnie, thanks for the great diagrams & explanation of the mechanism. I know that I was there too when you took those shots but the technical side was eluding me ... what with the excitement of seeing the new "soon to be" guitars.

Graham

[This message was edited by Graham Griffith on 21 April 2004 at 09:47 PM.]

HowardR · From: N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville

CrowBear Schmitt · From: Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France

Xcellent ! Thanx Winnie

Jim Eaton · From: Santa Susana, Ca

First you did your book and now you have given us this most wonderful look into these guitars! Once again, you have opened my eyes to something very special!
Thanks Winnie.
JE:-)>

Joey Ace · From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Wow! Thanks (again) for the lessons!

Is that a tone control in the underside?

What's the reason for the reverse male/female leg attachment design?

richard burton · From: Britain

Joey, no male threads on the legs equals no extra holes in the leg bags !!

Jerry Clardy · From: El Paso, Texas, USA * R.I.P.

Wow! and Wow-Wow! That's some workmanship. From what Tom Brumley says, these guitars are the greatest!

HowardR · From: N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville

Winnie Winston · From: Tawa, Wellington, NZ * R.I.P.

Hi!
Yes that IS a tone control, but I believe that was a custom feature on that guitar. Not sure who that one belonged to.
The reasoning for the female thread in the leg (as I recall) was that there was less chance of the leg getting wobbly as it went into the cabinet. I'm not sure what most mfgs do these days, but since the legs were generally mic stands, the thread was cut on a short blank and then was pressed into the leg. This often resulted in the thread not being in line with the leg, and thus the wobble when inserting. I know Joe Kline got around it by inserting a blank into the leg, and then putting the leg into a lathe and turning the threads on.

Two people wrote that they were a little confused about the diagram of the lower. The clue is all in the red center-line. When at rest, the center-line goes through the CENTER of the raise pivot. The dotted line (the hole around the lower pivot in the raise finger) is also centered.

When the lower finger is pulled forward, it pulls the raise pivot forward-- note the position of it in relation to the center-line-- it's moved forward.
Now, because the string is still pulling forward, when you move the pivot forward, the whole finger moves forward-- look at the dotted-line and see it is now to the left of the center-line. The only thing STILL on center is the lower pivot-- which is anchored in the changer.

Hope this helps!

Best!

JW

C Dixon · From: Duluth, GA USA

As usual, Winnie is correct.

When I first was considering the Anapeg or the Excel, I studied their changers, since they are soooo very unigue. It took me quite a while to understand the physics of how the strings were lowered.

For the longest time, it appeared nothing would happen. Then as Winnie so eloquently described it, I saw it. A really clever bit of engineering.

carl

Jim Palenscar · From: Oceanside, Calif, USA

When queried about the threads in the endplates Noel replied that it was a lot easier to replace a stripped leg than a stripped endplate!

Rick Collins · From: Claremont , CA USA

It would seem that, although the greater part of the movement in the changer is a "to and fro" motion, does it not make sense that there is a slight bending of the string also, at the crown of the radius at the top end of the fulcrum?

Rick

C Dixon · From: Duluth, GA USA

you are correct Rick, however that arc is harldy noticable. For all practical purposes, it is a straight pull. Thus the reason there is no premature string breakage.

carl

Dale Bessant · From: Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

Thanks Winnie that was very enjoyable...

They say if you have to ask you can't afford one but roughly what would one of these beauties run?

[This message was edited by Dale Bessant on 23 April 2004 at 06:12 PM.]

Winnie Winston · From: Tawa, Wellington, NZ * R.I.P.

How much?
I never asked. Maybe Graham, who is getting one) can tell you the cost in Australian $$.
Anyone else have one to comment?
Another neat thing is that since the legs are made for the height of the buyer, only ONE has any height adjustment. After all, you need only ONE to level anything-- a three legged anything will sit very stable! So what Noel has done is fit the Left rear leg with about a 1/2" adjustment-- by just screwing the rubber foot in and out. Left rear makes sense-- easy to reach, and you're not wearing pics on that hand!

JW

Jerry Clardy · From: El Paso, Texas, USA * R.I.P.

Here's the price list I got last year. Edited for format.

NOEL & SHIRLEY


  ANSTEAD 


151 Greentrees Ave 


Kenmore Hills


QLD…4069


AUSTRALIA


Phone/Fax:  07-3374-1617








                     ANAPEG GUITARS





                      PRICE LIST


                            


                    1st OCTOBER 2003.


                            


SINGLE NECKS ONLY:








STRINGS    PEDALS     KNEE     BODY       PAD     USA $


                     LEVERS


SINGLE        3         5     NARROW    NO PAD    $5800


10


SINGLE        3         5     WIDE      PAD       $6600


10


SINGLE        4         7     WIDE      EITHER    $8000


11                            ONLY


AL


PERKINS/


TOM


BRUMLEY


SERIES


SINGLE        5         5     WIDE      EITHER    $8400


12                            ONLY


EXTENDED


E 9th








E 9TH





SINGLE        7         7     WIDE      EITHER    $8800


12                            ONLY


UNIVERSAL





ALL THE ABOVE SUPPLIED IN A PADDED CASE WITH WHEELS.


ALL FREIGHT COSTS AND FEDERAL IMPORT DUTIES PAID.


           CURRENT WAITING LIST 2 ½ - 3 YEARS.

[This message was edited by Jerry Clardy on 10 May 2004 at 04:47 PM.]

Jim Florence · From: wilburton, Ok. US * R.I.P.

The principle looks just a leeetle bit like the old Fender. Where when you polled a lower
it allowed the upper to slack off. I did say just a little.
Jim

Dale Bessant · From: Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

Thanks for the price list and info gentleman.

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