| Author |
Topic: Franklin PedalBro on Reverb |
Lee Rider
From:
Fort Bragg, California, USA
|
|
|
 |
Will Houston
From:
Tempe, Az
|
Posted 20 Dec 2023 6:00 pm |
|
| Plus 750.00 shipping |
|
|
|
Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
|
Posted 20 Dec 2023 6:02 pm
|
|
| Yeah, been seeing that. I'm on the watch list. NOT! I couldn't even afford the freight charge. |
|
|
|
Dan Kelly
From:
Boston, MA
|
Posted 21 Dec 2023 2:00 pm
|
|
It is interesting that the listing said it was tuned to D9. Is that standard? I can imagine that it would sound better and have more sustain if it were tuned to E9. It looks like the design could handle it.
_________________
blah, blah, blah.
Hey You Kids! Get Off My Lawn!
blah, blah, blah. |
|
|
|
Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
|
Posted 21 Dec 2023 2:49 pm
|
|
| Yeah, I believe D was Paul's tuning on the Pedabro. |
|
|
|
Jon Light (deceased)
From:
Saugerties, NY
|
Posted 21 Dec 2023 3:41 pm
|
|
| I know nothing of the construction of the Franklin Pedabro -- what sort of cone and bridge concept is used -- but conventional resonators have a sweet spot with pitch and tension so I wonder if the tuning was determined by physics as much as by player's (Paul's) choice. |
|
|
|
Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
|
Posted 13 Jan 2024 2:42 pm
|
|
| Reduced...bargain price 19K! |
|
|
|
Brett Day
From:
Pickens, SC
|
Posted 15 Jan 2024 11:21 am
|
|
| I love the sound of the Franklin pedabro, and I think it would be awesome to sit behind one and try it out. The pedabro is heard on quite a few of my favorite country records, and I've heard only twenty-five pedabros were built |
|
|
|
Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
|
Posted 15 Jan 2024 5:02 pm
|
|
| Dan Kelly wrote: |
| It is interesting that the listing said it was tuned to D9. Is that standard? I can imagine that it would sound better and have more sustain if it were tuned to E9. |
I'd think it would sound better and have fewer tuning issues if it were lower, in "D". All other things being equal, I feel sustain is more an issue of instrument design than it is of relative pitch. |
|
|
|
John Larson
From:
Pennsyltucky, USA
|
Posted 15 Jan 2024 7:25 pm
|
|
| Jerry Overstreet wrote: |
| Yeah, I believe D was Paul's tuning on the Pedabro. |
Afaik that's how it was always tuned and how it was tuned for it's famous spot on "Forever and Ever, Amen." E would have crushed the cone with pulls engaged, according to Paul in one of his many interviews I've watched.
_________________
Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous; praise is meet for the upright. Give praise to the Lord with the harp, chant unto Him with the ten-stringed psaltery. Sing unto Him a new song, chant well unto Him with jubilation. For the word of the Lord is true, and all His works are in faithfulness. The Lord loveth mercy and judgement; the earth is full of the mercy of the Lord.
- Psalm 33:1-5 |
|
|
|
Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
|
Posted 16 Jan 2024 10:36 am
|
|
It's a unique instrument...very rare only a few built. Probably a treasure for the right person.
Actually priced accordingly...not much different than the $16K Scheerhorn I see around the net. |
|
|
|
Bob Carlucci
From:
Candor, New York, USA
|
Posted 16 Jan 2024 3:44 pm
|
|
A few year back a forumite sold one he built himself.. If I recall it was loaded with a regular E9 copedent and standard pedal/lever array, it looked incredibly well engineered, and immaculately built, he said it played beautifully, and sounded just like a good acoustic dobro, and sold it VERY reasonably here from what I recall almost instantly.. I remember him saying it was a one off, built for himself, and no he was NOT going to build any more, because I think he got a bunch of requests.. I don't recall his name.... bob
_________________
I'm over the hill and hittin'rocks on the way down!
no gear list for me.. you don't have the time...... |
|
|
|
Dan Kelly
From:
Boston, MA
|
|
|
|
Tim Toberer
From:
Nebraska, USA
|
Posted 17 Jan 2024 6:48 am
|
|
I am building a resonator with pedals and will post pictures hopefully soon. It will live as a console for a while as I experiment with strings and tension. My goal is to build myself a guitar and get the design right. At some point I may build a few to sell, but never plan on taking orders and such. I know nothing about patent infringement, but I basically designed mine from scratch. My next project will be a tricone, but I don't know if any standard cones are perfect for pedal guitars. I want to experiment with spinning my own and possibly other types of resonators. I see a gap here and I think people want acoustic pedal steel guitars, but they shouldn't cost as much as a car. I am surprised no one is currently marketing one.
As far as tuning goes I don't see why an E tuning wouldn't work with the right gauge strings, or possibly a guitar designed with a slightly shorter scale. My guitar is designed around my own tuning. At some point I want to experiment with E9 type tunings, but the old Mooney or Isaacs variety. I am pretty dedicated to the idea of keeping the mechanics as simple as possible using pull-release changer and limiting the design to 8 strings. The acoustic design really calls for simplicity. I think Jimmie Hudson had it right. |
|
|
|
Franklin
|
Posted 18 Jan 2024 8:07 pm
|
|
Dad's ten cable/bars pull and release the strings across the bridge in the center of the cone without any downward pressure on the cone...So the instrument could have been tuned to F# had I chose its timbre.
I chose D because it cut through the mix very well. Listen to Keith Whitleys "Don't Close Your Eyes" for the unique timbre the Pedabro has when playing single strings. Because the D tuning stood out the phone kept ringing requesting that instrument...So much so that Sonny, Hal, Mike Johnson and others bought one so they could fill the requests... |
|
|
|
Dan Kelly
From:
Boston, MA
|
Posted 19 Jan 2024 8:48 am
|
|
That design certainly solves the downward pressure issue on the cone. What a great idea. Paul Sr.'s patent shows just how well this innovative instrument was thought out. On top of it all, it sounds great and has a lot of appeal in the mix. Thank you for "chiming-in," Paul!
_________________
blah, blah, blah.
Hey You Kids! Get Off My Lawn!
blah, blah, blah. |
|
|
|
Jerry Horch
From:
Alva, Florida, USA
|
Posted 19 Jan 2024 10:50 am Nice
|
|
I just wish I had one…..a Paul Sr masterpiece…
_________________
Franklin D10 /Walker Sterio Steel JBL's /DigiTech Quad4/ Korg Toneworks/ Dobro DM 1000 / Santa Cruz Guitar VA |
|
|
|
