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Topic: Simmons pull release pedal steel |
David Rupert
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Mesa, Arizona (via Mahopac, NY & Missouri).
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Posted 24 Nov 2024 9:08 am |
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I have a Simmons pull release Pedal Steel Guitar that I've only had less than a month. It was working fine until this morning...out of the blue. Frustrated!
It's with the 5th string (B to C#) Pedal. Suddenly when I pushed the B Pedal, the 6th string would pull with the 5th string even though I was only pressing the B Pedal. Slightly...buy enough to be out of tune.
I don't know what's going on...& unfamiliar with tuning a pull release steel. A small plastic part fell out when I went to turn it upside down to investigate 🔎
Sigh!
Can anyone help me with this upsetting problem? Thanks very much!
I'll be sleeping until around 7pm...I was up all night trying to fix this....exhausted 😴
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Bobby D. Jones
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West Virginia, USA
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Posted 24 Nov 2024 11:01 pm
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What kind of plastic piece fell out of the guitar?
If the piece is half moon shaped, or curved, It may be a spacer, That was between the 5&6 Changer fingers on the changer shaft.
Check the space between the 5&6th fingers compared to the space between the other fingers.
If space is same, Turn guitar upside down on a padded area.
Move the A pedal and watch the 5&6 fingers and see if something on the 5th string finger or linkage is catching on the 6th string finger or linkage and pulling the 6th finger with the 5 string raise, Causing the problem.
Something has changed all at once.
Good Luck finding the cause, And a solution. |
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Tim Toberer
From:
Nebraska, USA
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Posted 25 Nov 2024 6:02 am
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| It looks like you may have tried to post a picture, which would probably help. Learning how to do basic adjustments and repairs on your instrument is an absolute necessity IMO. Sounds like you are narrowing in on the problem. I play a pull release guitar and friction and binding are the main issues. When they work, they work great! |
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David Rupert
From:
Mesa, Arizona (via Mahopac, NY & Missouri).
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Posted 25 Nov 2024 6:20 pm Simmons pull release pedal steel
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| Bobby D. Jones wrote: |
What kind of plastic piece fell out of the guitar?
If the piece is half moon shaped, or curved, It may be a spacer, That was between the 5&6 Changer fingers on the changer shaft.
Check the space between the 5&6th fingers compared to the space between the other fingers.
If space is same, Turn guitar upside down on a padded area.
Move the A pedal and watch the 5&6 fingers and see if something on the 5th string finger or linkage is catching on the 6th string finger or linkage and pulling the 6th finger with the 5 string raise, Causing the problem.
Something has changed all at once.
Good Luck finding the cause, And a solution. |
Thanks very much...I'll try that. |
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David Rupert
From:
Mesa, Arizona (via Mahopac, NY & Missouri).
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Posted 25 Nov 2024 6:25 pm Simmons pull release pedal steel
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| Tim Toberer wrote: |
| It looks like you may have tried to post a picture, which would probably help. Learning how to do basic adjustments and repairs on your instrument is an absolute necessity IMO. Sounds like you are narrowing in on the problem. I play a pull release guitar and friction and binding are the main issues. When they work, they work great! |
It's better than it was...I did some adjustments. Still not perfectly C#...a little flat. Thank you.
I'm having no luck posting a picture. |
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Tim Toberer
From:
Nebraska, USA
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Posted 26 Nov 2024 5:42 am Re: Simmons pull release pedal steel
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| David Rupert wrote: |
| Tim Toberer wrote: |
| It looks like you may have tried to post a picture, which would probably help. Learning how to do basic adjustments and repairs on your instrument is an absolute necessity IMO. Sounds like you are narrowing in on the problem. I play a pull release guitar and friction and binding are the main issues. When they work, they work great! |
It's better than it was...I did some adjustments. Still not perfectly C#...a little flat. Thank you.
I'm having no luck posting a picture. |
I think everyone has this same problem with posting pictures. There are a ton of threads about it, the problem is almost always file size. https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=399443 |
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David Rupert
From:
Mesa, Arizona (via Mahopac, NY & Missouri).
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Posted 26 Nov 2024 7:22 am Re: Simmons pull release pedal steel
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| Tim Toberer wrote: |
| David Rupert wrote: |
| Tim Toberer wrote: |
| It looks like you may have tried to post a picture, which would probably help. Learning how to do basic adjustments and repairs on your instrument is an absolute necessity IMO. Sounds like you are narrowing in on the problem. I play a pull release guitar and friction and binding are the main issues. When they work, they work great! |
It's better than it was...I did some adjustments. Still not perfectly C#...a little flat. Thank you.
I'm having no luck posting a picture. |
I think everyone has this same problem with posting pictures. There are a ton of threads about it, the problem is almost always file size. https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=399443 |
Thanks....yeah, the image files are large. Here's a Facebook link to the pictures:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/7EK2urq1vz3NK1qZ/ |
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