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Glen Derksen
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Alberta, Canada
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Posted 15 Nov 2008 11:38 am |
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| My idea is to make two psg's out of one guitar by taking off the C6 neck of my steel and putting it onto a single body that doesn't have a neck and turning it into an E9. I'm sure that this would be quite an undertaking. Has anyone ever done this? Is it worth the effort? Thanks. |
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Alan Brookes
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Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 15 Nov 2008 11:57 am
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You're going to have to get a new pedalboard and legs.
Every time you see a double-necked steel with the C6 neck removed you have to wonder what they did with the parts. I've seen plenty of console steels on the Forum made from removed C6 necks, but I've never heard of anyone restoring the pedals. You'll have to build a new body and move a lot of the parts over from one body to another. On many pedal steels common parts are used for both necks, which will cause you a problem.
The very least of your problem is reconfiguring the copedant from C6 to E9, and moving the pedals a foot to the left, which means that your rods are not going to be long enough.
It's all do-able, but I wonder whether it's worth the effort. |
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Glen Derksen
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Alberta, Canada
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Posted 15 Nov 2008 12:27 pm
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| I'm sure it wouldn't be too bad if I found a complete unit with everything except the neck, or if I was able to scrounge up all the rest of the parts, but then would all the parts be interchangeable? |
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Roger Shackelton
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MINNESOTA (deceased)
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Posted 15 Nov 2008 1:43 pm 2 PSGs ???
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It may be simpler to purchase 2 single 10 PSGs and have them set up just the way you want them. ??? 
Roger |
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Glen Derksen
From:
Alberta, Canada
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Posted 15 Nov 2008 4:16 pm Re: 2 PSGs ???
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| Roger Shackelton wrote: |
It may be simpler to purchase 2 single 10 PSGs and have them set up just the way you want them. ???
Roger |
What???....That makes too much sense!   |
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Jack Stanton
From:
Somewhere in the swamps of Jersey
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Posted 15 Nov 2008 6:08 pm
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The horror....the horror  ... |
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 16 Nov 2008 11:27 am
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...and after all that effort you'll be left with an oddball instrument which you'll never get rid of. 
I know from experience. I have a house full of oddball instruments I've built over the years. 
Now, where did I store that old D10 PSG body that I thought of building into a double-course D12 ??? |
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Sonny Priddy
From:
Elizabethtown, Kentucky, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 16 Nov 2008 4:32 pm Don't
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| I Would not Try It. SONNY. |
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Glen Derksen
From:
Alberta, Canada
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Posted 17 Nov 2008 5:00 pm
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| Well...could I at least find a unit that only needs a neck? |
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Bob Adams
From:
Scotland, UK
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Posted 17 Nov 2008 5:38 pm
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| Glen...have a look down at the 'My old new ZB' thread! |
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James Morehead
From:
Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 17 Nov 2008 8:10 pm
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| Your biggest challenge would be coming up with some endplates. Of course, that's just what I think+2cents. |
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Jim Palenscar
From:
Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 17 Nov 2008 8:24 pm
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| You would have to get new parts for both guitars and throw the old ones out- ie- cross shafts on later model double neck guitars generally extend the full width of the guitar- regardless of the neck that they are activating and they would all have to be replaced if you split the guitar in two- and the end plates- ouch- don't do it. |
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Nic du Toit
From:
Milnerton, Cape, South Africa
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Posted 17 Nov 2008 9:48 pm
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A friend of mine, not a forum member, aquired all C6 parts of a Sho~Bud rack'n barrel guitar.
He decided to build an SD10 with 5 pedals and 5 knees. The extra 2 pedals are tuned like pedal 5 and 6 of the C6 tuning.
He made a list of missing parts and ordered them from John Coop. Not new parts, just used parts that John removed from other guitars. He needed used endplates, legs, a blank pedal bar, knee kits and pull-rods. He also built a new birdseye maple body and ordered wood rope inlay strips. Fretboard came from Tom Bradshaw.
It took a couple of months to build, the slowest part being the cabinet. The guitar is finished now and it sounds and plays amazing. He is a happy camper and has invested about $760 total in it. He did it for the enjoyment and experience, not to save money.
Here are some pics. Final pics later.
I do not know much about the project. If you have questions, please email peter"at"uca.co.za directly
More pics later. |
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Bob Adams
From:
Scotland, UK
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Posted 18 Nov 2008 2:56 am
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| super work, well done that man!!!! |
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 18 Nov 2008 9:33 am
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| Great work. As I said, anything is possible if you're willing to put in the time and effort. Do you feel confident to undertake such a major rebuild ? |
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Nic du Toit
From:
Milnerton, Cape, South Africa
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Posted 19 Nov 2008 9:47 am
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Hey guys, here are some more pictures.
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