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Topic: C Pedal |
Ray Gehringer
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 14 Feb 2014 2:13 pm |
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Guitar player who is new to Steel here. I have a basic question about the C pedal in E9th tuning.
My C pedal currently raises the 5th string an honest whole step and raises the 4th string a "sharp" whole step. So my question is should the 4th string be raised a whole step or maybe a step and a half... right now it is somewhere in between. I feel like the 4th string raise with the C pedal should probably be a whole step but then again I am new to Steel.
If someone could comment and walk me through how to make the proper adjustment I would appreciate it.
Thanks in advance,
Ray |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 14 Feb 2014 2:33 pm
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The pedal is out to tune. You need to find the hexagonal nylon tuning nut at the changer end and loosen it a little by turning it counterclockwise.
Most of these nuts are 3/16 of an inch, and you can buy a tuning wrench made for steel players here on the forum, or a 3/16" hex driver at your local hardware store.
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Tom Gorr
From:
Three Hills, Alberta
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Posted 14 Feb 2014 2:39 pm
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| May wanna check your string gauge, too, it may have been inadvertantly replaced with the wrong gauge which may account for its current out of tune-ness. |
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James Sission
From:
Sugar Land,Texas USA
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Ray Gehringer
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 14 Feb 2014 2:59 pm
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Thank you fellows. I appreciate all the replies.
I tuned the C pedal end tuners and it is now raising both the 4th and 5th strings a Whole Step each.
THANKS |
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