Tony Boadle
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Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland
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Posted 6 Jun 2016 12:17 am |
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Here's my latest project completed.... an eight-string with two knee levers and a palm pedal!
I purchased an SX lap steel ( a really excellent guitar BTW, well made and nicely finished) which I then strung and tuned to E7th. Stage one was to add a six-string Deusenberg Multibender, with a micro-bridge at each side two carry the two extra strings, plus fit a custom-built roller nut at the other end.
Stage two was to run two pull cables through the body to knee levers, each with travel stops to prevent over-stressing the cable connections. The two knee levers took care of the G# and B raises.
Finally, stage three was to fit one extended lever to the Multibender, enabling a half-tone drop on the D. This setup gives me my I, IV and V over any fret. At this point, I also added front and back cover panels, to hide the mechanisms and give a 'console' appearance.
Bear in mind that the superbly engineered 'Bender mechanism has built-in tuning stops, saving me hours of work and frustration.
Project complete, it all works well, and with eyes closed, you'd think it could be a regular PSG!
What next? Well, I'm looking to take the inevitable next step, a long overdue move up to a starter PSG. Anyone fancy a swap or p/ex? 😀
PS: I'm assuming that this is still a Lap Steel, let me know if I've crossed the divide and I'll re-post it on the Pedal Steel section!
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Tony Boadle
From:
Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland
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Posted 6 Jun 2016 4:16 am
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| No, the third and fourth are raised by the knees, the fifth lowered by the palm. Sorry, not tekkie enough to do sound samples! |
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