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Topic: 13/16 bars on pedal steel |
Brett Day
From:
Pickens, SC
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Posted 12 Dec 2023 7:31 pm |
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| I've found out that my Clinesmith bar is a 13/16 diameter bar and I'm wondering if any pedal steel players have used the 13/16 bar on pedal steel because I'm going to try it out on my Jackson steel. I know a lot of players use 7/8 and 15/16, so I'm curious as to how 13/16 bars work on pedal steel |
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Ricky Davis
From:
Bertram, Texas USA
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Posted 13 Dec 2023 7:34 am
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Yeah I changed to a bigger diameter bar; Bill Stroud made for me probably 20 years ago...and I NEVER looked back; I loved the better control I had with it...and slowed down my Vibrato(easier to roll the bar) and more able to pick it up and down of hammer-ons and sustain was much better> so I say: YES You will love 13/16" and/or 15/16".
Ricky
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Bobby D. Jones
From:
West Virginia, USA
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Posted 13 Dec 2023 7:30 pm
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That small diameter bar would be for someone with small hands and fingers.
The size of your fingers and hands need to be considered when selecting a bar. Large fingers need a larger diameter bar.
Somewhere here on the forum Mr. Franklin has a article on selecting the proper size bar to fit your hand, In length and diameter both, For better Control. |
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Brett Day
From:
Pickens, SC
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Posted 13 Dec 2023 7:43 pm
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| Bobby D. Jones wrote: |
That small diameter bar would be for someone with small hands and fingers.
The size of your fingers and hands need to be considered when selecting a bar. Large fingers need a larger diameter bar.
Somewhere here on the forum Mr. Franklin has a article on selecting the proper size bar to fit your hand, In length and diameter both, For better Control. |
I've been watching the video, and it's awesome! The reason I was wondering is because I have cerebral palsy in my left hand and use a polymer bar that is 13/16-my fingers are pretty small on my left hand, and was wondering how well it would work for pedal steel. |
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