Darvin Willhoite
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Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 7 Jul 2012 6:26 pm |
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Here's another victim of the downsize. This is a very well built, one of a kind steel that was custom built several years ago, but the builder made a couple of mistakes on the changer design, and the pedals and levers were extremely hard to operate. I redesigned the changer to make it play much easier. It now plays as good as any of my other steels. I also added 4 knee levers, several extra pulls, and raised it up so I could get under it.
The changer is basically a Blanton knife edge design, which has no axle shaft. The changer is triple raise / triple lower and has adjustable return springs. It also has a keyless changer. The string spacing is 3/8", a little wider than most modern pedal steels, but similar to most lap steels. Due to this string spacing, I couldn't find a pickup that would pick up the first and twelfth string adequately, until the Alumitones came along. The Alumitone works perfectly.
The machine work on this guitar is superb, with tapered legs that are 1 1/2" diameter at the top, which makes it very stable. The rear legs are adjustable at the bottom for leveling. I have 2 1/2" spacers at the top of the legs that can be removed if necessary to lower it down to standard height. It was designed with 7 floor pedals, but due to the spacing of the pedals there was little room for a volume pedal, so I took the 7th pedal off. It will be included with the guitar. The knee lever angle is adjustable and the bellcranks can be added or removed without removing the shafts. The shafts all are supported in nylon bushings. I have it set up for a universal E9/B6 tuning, and it could also be set up with an extended E9th or any other 12 string setup you would want. I can email a PDF of the current setup if anyone wants to see it. Even though it is compact, it still weighs around 35-40 lbs. The frame is mostly aluminum with a dieboard insert, and an aluminum neck. The front is aluminum with a black mica insert. It doesn't have a case, I just never got around to building one for it. It does come with a custom leg bag, and cover.
The price is $1000 plus $50 shipping in the lower 48, and I will take Paypal.
Some of the pictures show the seventh pedal in place, and some of them show it removed. Some also show a George L's pickup which did not work on this guitar. I have lots more pictures if there's something else you want to see. The flash on the polished aluminum makes it look scratched but it is not, it shines very nicely.
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Darvin Willhoite
MSA Millennium, Legend, and Studio Pro, Reese's restored Universal Direction guitar, a restored MSA Classic SS, several amps, new and old, and a Kemper Powerhead that I am really liking. Also a Zum D10, a Mullen RP, and a restored Rose S10, named the "Blue Bird". Also, I have acquired and restored the plexiglass D10 MSA Classic that was built as a demo in the early '70s. I also have a '74 lacquer P/P, with wood necks, and a showroom condition Sho-Bud Super Pro. |
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Darvin Willhoite
From:
Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 18 Jul 2012 5:37 am
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This guitar is sold, on it's way to a new home in Ohio.
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Darvin Willhoite
MSA Millennium, Legend, and Studio Pro, Reese's restored Universal Direction guitar, a restored MSA Classic SS, several amps, new and old, and a Kemper Powerhead that I am really liking. Also a Zum D10, a Mullen RP, and a restored Rose S10, named the "Blue Bird". Also, I have acquired and restored the plexiglass D10 MSA Classic that was built as a demo in the early '70s. I also have a '74 lacquer P/P, with wood necks, and a showroom condition Sho-Bud Super Pro. |
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