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Topic: Double Changer ? ? ? |
Jim Gorrie
From:
Edinburgh ~ road works congestion capital of The World.
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Posted 2 Feb 2006 11:57 pm |
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Does anyone know anything about a pedal steel (or steels) built with a double changer ? -- that's NOT a Double Raise changer, BUT a steel with TWO changers ~ one at the "normal" end (bridge) for the raises; and another changer at the nut end for the lowers.
Does anyone have any photos or illustrations of this set-up, and an explanation of how it works ?
Don't be shy ~ post your photos/sketches here . . .  |
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Micky Byrne
From:
United Kingdom (deceased)
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Posted 3 Feb 2006 4:03 am
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Hi Jim, Check out BMI steels, my friend had one recently, raises on right end as you sit at the guitar, and lowers on left.It ws keyless.
Micky Byrne, England. http://mickybyrne.50webs.com/index.html |
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Micky Byrne
From:
United Kingdom (deceased)
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Posted 3 Feb 2006 4:11 am
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Jim,I ment BMI as in Beck Musical Instruments,designed by the late great Zane Beck of ZB custom fame and later BMI. You can find them on this site under "manufactures"
Micky Byrne, England  |
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George Crowder
From:
Richmond, VA, USA
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Posted 3 Feb 2006 4:44 am
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The Bossan steel which was built in the Richmond, VA area, had a changer on each end.
The raises were done on one end and the lowers on the other. Billy Cooper has one for sale in his shop. |
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John Bechtel
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 3 Feb 2006 7:38 am
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If you read my Reply under the previous thread topic “Fender PSG, Built by Sho-Bud” You can read my reference to Sho–Bud's Keyless Proto~Type with (2)-changers that Hal Rugg played on the Opry in 1972.
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’05 D–10 Derby
’65 Re-Issue Fender Twin–Reverb Custom™ 15”
Current Equipment
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Mac Knowles
From:
Almonte,Ontario, Canada
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Posted 3 Feb 2006 2:54 pm
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| Hi Folks. Just registered today after reading and enjoying posts for a long time. I had to comment on the double changer concept. I build the MK Pedal Steel, and use a double changer on all my guitars now. Simple single piece raise fingers, lower fingers at the keyhead end also single piece with a roller wheel. I still maintain the conventional machine heads as I'm not a huge fan of keyless guitars of any sort. |
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Archie Nicol R.I.P.
From:
Ayrshire, Scotland
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Posted 3 Feb 2006 4:09 pm
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George Redmon plays a Whiney, sorry, George, Whitney dual changer extd C6.
He's on a cruise at the moment, but I'm sure he'd post some pics of the underside when he gets back. http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum15/HTML/009623.html
Cheers, Arch. |
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Jim Gorrie
From:
Edinburgh ~ road works congestion capital of The World.
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Posted 4 Feb 2006 9:03 am
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Archie ~ some nights I play a Whiney guitar too, in fact sometimes it's so whiney I just put down the bar, take off the picks and walk away . . . but that's not the guitar ~ that's ME !  |
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George Redmon
From:
Muskegon & Detroit Michigan.
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Posted 21 Feb 2006 9:30 am
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I want to thank Miss Cass Broadview for emailing me about this forum topic. Jim check your email. If you still want a few photos let me know. These are just wonderful steel guitars. I can post them on the forum if you wish. I think i did post them a year or so ago, i can really remember if i did or not. Also the builder of my steel, just took an old BMI keyed guitar, and made it keyless..just amazing. Thanks for the interest.
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Whitney Single 12 8FL & 5 KN,keyless, dual changers Extended C6th, Webb Amp, Line6 PodXT, Goodrich Curly Chalker Volume Pedal, Match Bro, BJS Bar, Boyette Glass Bar, Carvin Guitars, & Amplification, and other neat stuff..I was keyless....when keyless wasn't cool....
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