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Topic: Cable Operated PSG's |
Wayne Baker
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Altus Oklahoma
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Posted 25 Feb 2012 5:13 pm |
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I have heard that cable stretch is an issue with cable operated PSG's. In aviation maintenance, on the aircraft which I maintain, most of the cables are required to be double tensioned prior to the final tension being applied. Would this be an effective cure for the issue?
Thank you,
Wayne Baker |
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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 25 Feb 2012 5:34 pm Cable Stretch, Hummmmmmmm?
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I've not experienced that to which you refer, with my 1956 Quad Bigsby, cable pedal steel guitar.
Is it possible that Paul A. Bigsby had whipped that particular problem? |
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richard burton
From:
Britain
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Posted 25 Feb 2012 11:17 pm
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I used bicycle brake cable on the first few steels that I made, and didn't notice any cable stretch.
I made the steel in the photographs in 1984, and the person who has it now has left it neglected in a shed for many years, hence the rusty undercarrige, but the operating system is still quite visible
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 26 Feb 2012 3:08 am
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I had a 1969 Fender 2000 (my first pedal steel). It reuired frequent adjustment at the changer end, it had to be something changing and maybe it was the cables?
On the other hand, I used Sho-Bud strings and never broke a 3rd string on it. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 26 Feb 2012 5:16 am
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Generally, cable stretch is not a significant factor in pedal steels. This is because the 2 or 3 foot cables are fairly short, compared to those in a plane that may stretch 20 feet or more. The "feel" with a cable guitar isn't quite as solid, but their use is certainly sufficient for the task. They are plainly not as versatile and accurate as rods. Therefore, their popularity will be limited to steelers that aren't persnickity about mechanics, and there are very few of those, these days.  |
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Bob Carlucci
From:
Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 26 Feb 2012 6:56 am
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| Jack Stoner wrote: |
I had a 1969 Fender 2000 (my first pedal steel). It reuired frequent adjustment at the changer end, it had to be something changing and maybe it was the cables?
On the other hand, I used Sho-Bud strings and never broke a 3rd string on it. |
Most Fender steels stay in tune for months.. The cables generally don't stretch. I had the same problem you mentioned on my 800.. I tightened every screw on the changer, on the tuner pan and the nut roller frame .. Some holes had to have the toothpick and glue treatment as the had become enlarged.. After that all my tuning issues were gone, and I was no longer making adjustments to the little screws in the endplate. bob
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