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Topic: Understanding push pulls. |
Ron Sodos
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San Antonio, Texas USA
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Ian Rae
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Redditch, England
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Posted 25 Nov 2015 1:58 pm |
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Who wrote it, Ron? It's not obvious, at least not to me...
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Homebuilt keyless U12 7x5, Excel keyless U12 8x8, Williams keyless U12 7x8, Telonics rack and 15" cabs |
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Jon Light
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Saugerties, NY
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Posted 25 Nov 2015 2:02 pm
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| That's Clem Schmitz . |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 26 Nov 2015 1:12 pm
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| Jon Light wrote: |
| That's Clem Schmitz . |
Hard to find a better guy, or anyone more knowledgeable about push/pull instruments or pedal steel guitars in general. Clem is the guy who Mike Johnson trusts to work on his guitars. |
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Leo Grassl
From:
Madison TN
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Posted 26 Nov 2015 6:27 pm
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Thanks for posting this Ron. Just ordered mine.
Leo |
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Rich Upright
From:
Florida, USA
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Posted 26 Nov 2015 7:16 pm
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Ive had that book for years and yes it is worth its weight in gold!
Met Clem many years ago at his steel guitar Emporium in Nashville. While he is an amazing tech, he told me that he doesn't play a note. I wonder if he was kidding or if he was really being serious?
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Sven Kontio
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Sweden
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Tony Glassman
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The Great Northwest
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 27 Nov 2015 10:45 am
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that's my favorite.
anyone wanting to maintain their p/p should read this. if it makes sense, that's all you need.
if it doesn't make sense, get an all-pull. |
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Jim Hussey
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Reno, Nevada - USA
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Posted 29 Nov 2015 7:55 am
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Very helpful. Has anyone produced a similar instruction set for all pull guitars? |
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Tom Quinn
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Posted 29 Nov 2015 6:12 pm
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Wonder if you can buy this without going through ebay?
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Micky Byrne
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United Kingdom (deceased)
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Posted 30 Nov 2015 3:08 am
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I met Clem in 1982 when he had his Steel shop in Minneapolis. It was my 1st visit to the States....He was a Fine friendly gent. The shop was wall to wall with Emmons and Sho-Buds. A real picker's paradise 
Micky "scars" Byrne U.K. |
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Michael Moore
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Bellevue, Washington, USA
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Posted 30 Nov 2015 5:20 pm
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Just bought the book from Clem through eBay. I think I got the book 3 business days after ordering - spectacular service. I've just perused the book but it looks to be full of practical hands-on info. about pedal steels in general and P/P Emmons guitars in particular. It appears to have been written in 1983, so don't expect anything about contemporary steels, but there haven't been a lot of P/P's made since then anyway...  Written in a conversational style, and very detailed. If you own a P/P, or are thinking of getting one, and want to know how it works, this is a real valuable book. Thanks, Clem!
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John Brabant
From:
Calais, VT, USA
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Posted 1 Dec 2015 7:38 am
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Tom. You can contact Clem directly at his email:
freedomsauce@comcast.net
Clem is knowledgeable and a straight up guy to deal with. He has helped me immensely with my pushpull. You can easily add changes to your pushpull using his 2 piece bellcranks. He will set up kits for anyone looking to add changes to these Emmons guitars.
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Peter Freiberger
From:
California, USA
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Posted 1 Dec 2015 11:09 am
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| I've had great dealings with Clem. He really knows his Schmitz. |
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