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Topic: U12: IS there a standard? | |
Ian Rae Replies: 14 Views: 333 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Mar 2024 12:46 pm Subject: U12: IS there a standard? |
It's worth pausing to consider what is meant by "universal". To some it may suggest a wonder machine that can do anything.
I see it simply as a way of combining two necks into one by shar ... |
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Topic: Intonation adjustment on a Pedal Steel | |
Ian Rae Replies: 4 Views: 290 |
Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 14 Mar 2024 8:35 am Subject: Intonation adjustment on a Pedal Steel |
Good explanation, Fred.
The joy of this instrument us that however high you go, it's all automatically in tune as long as you keep the bar straight. Surprise your friends! |
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Topic: What bullet steel has indent at base to facilitate slants? | |
Ian Rae Replies: 24 Views: 886 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Mar 2024 1:16 pm Subject: What bullet steel has indent at base to facilitate slants? |
Slants aside, I always assumed that a cavity in the base of the bar was a way of moving the centre of gravity nearer the nose. | |
Topic: D to Db Knee Lever Uses | |
Ian Rae Replies: 8 Views: 900 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 9 Mar 2024 4:48 pm Subject: D to Db Knee Lever Uses |
It's been a while since I played a straight E9 with a 9th string D, but I seem to remember that where the change kicked in was also the half stop for the 2nd string D#-D-C# | |
Topic: Squier Modified Jazz Bass | |
Ian Rae Replies: 5 Views: 2525 |
Forum Section: For Sale: Other Instruments Posted: 9 Mar 2024 4:39 pm Subject: Squier Modified Jazz Bass |
...only it says "modified" in the title... | |
Topic: D to Db Knee Lever Uses | |
Ian Rae Replies: 8 Views: 900 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 7 Mar 2024 4:56 pm Subject: D to Db Knee Lever Uses |
It's quite a traditional change which is usually combined with the 2nd string lower. I find it easier to think of it as a C# rather than a Db | |
Topic: 3rd String Observation | |
Ian Rae Replies: 14 Views: 1012 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 7 Mar 2024 4:51 pm Subject: 3rd String Observation |
I have a 25½" scale Excel and GHS are the only brand I can get over here that do the job. | |
Topic: When to use just intonation, when to use equal temperament | |
Ian Rae Replies: 25 Views: 2531 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Mar 2024 9:22 am Subject: When to use just intonation, when to use equal temperament |
Just what I keep saying, but when Paul says it people take notice! | |
Topic: “Slowly” | |
Ian Rae Replies: 3 Views: 437 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Mar 2024 2:01 am Subject: “Slowly” |
That's what sunk the car industry - the fact that we no longer rely on them for parts... | |
Topic: Possibly a stupid question: tuning down a half step | |
Ian Rae Replies: 10 Views: 629 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Mar 2024 1:29 am Subject: Possibly a stupid question: tuning down a half step |
This is a slight digression, but I advise anyone starting out on D10 or moving up to one from a single E9 to tune the rear neck to B.
Even if they never play a uni 12, it still makes the two necks r ... |
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Topic: Al Perkins - Manassas | |
Ian Rae Replies: 11 Views: 983 |
Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 3 Mar 2024 1:34 pm Subject: Al Perkins - Manassas |
He was one of the players that inspired me to get started. | |
Topic: Possibly a stupid question: tuning down a half step | |
Ian Rae Replies: 10 Views: 629 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 3 Mar 2024 1:15 pm Subject: Possibly a stupid question: tuning down a half step |
I don't necessarily agree with Robert. I started playing on a D10, and I soon decided I would swap to universal. So in preparation I tuned the back neck down from C6 to B6 to get used to the geograp ... | |
Topic: Poll for Universal Players: E9th or C6th orientation | |
Ian Rae Replies: 11 Views: 554 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 3 Mar 2024 1:06 pm Subject: Poll for Universal Players: E9th or C6th orientation |
That would make sense to me. My setup has the same eight pedals as a D10. To me a 12-string universal is two necks overlapping by ten strings | |
Topic: Poll for Universal Players: E9th or C6th orientation | |
Ian Rae Replies: 11 Views: 554 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 3 Mar 2024 7:00 am Subject: Poll for Universal Players: E9th or C6th orientation |
Like Fred and Slim, I probably have the Es lowered roughly half the time. What makes me slightly B6-oriented is that I tune string 2 to C# and raise it to D or D# when E9 demands. (Of course C# to D i ... | |
Topic: Poll for Universal Players: E9th or C6th orientation | |
Ian Rae Replies: 11 Views: 554 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 2 Mar 2024 2:15 pm Subject: Poll for Universal Players: E9th or C6th orientation |
By that criterion, E9 - I lower Es on RKR so I've voted accordingly.
When I was deciding on a universal setup I did consider the option of raising D#s instead. In the end, I wanted my right knee fre ... |
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Topic: Poll for Universal Players: E9th or C6th orientation | |
Ian Rae Replies: 11 Views: 554 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 2 Mar 2024 1:40 pm Subject: Poll for Universal Players: E9th or C6th orientation |
I can't vote as my guitar is in E9 and B6 simultaneously, which is surely the whole point of a uni?
Sorry if I've missed your point, Bill |
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Topic: Copedent strategies: foot pedal vs knee lever | |
Ian Rae Replies: 19 Views: 1510 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 2 Mar 2024 12:56 am Subject: Copedent strategies: foot pedal vs knee lever |
Now we've heard the full back story it sounds more like a fascinating project than a waste of spokes.
I also started on a PSG with three pedals and one lever, and I had nowhere near exhausted its pos ... |
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Topic: Copedent strategies: foot pedal vs knee lever | |
Ian Rae Replies: 19 Views: 1510 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 1 Mar 2024 2:14 am Subject: Copedent strategies: foot pedal vs knee lever |
I don't find a combination of upwards and sideways very convenient. A vertical lever works best with one or more pedals.
Although an upward lever is normally referred to as a vertical, it's actual ... |
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Topic: Copedent strategies: foot pedal vs knee lever | |
Ian Rae Replies: 19 Views: 1510 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 28 Feb 2024 2:12 am Subject: Copedent strategies: foot pedal vs knee lever |
Simply put, pedals are more positive and faster acting and they can take the strain of more pulls than a lever.
This is why historically the most-used changes have generally been on the floor. I kn ... |
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Topic: "stacking" raises between pedals/levers | |
Ian Rae Replies: 12 Views: 1140 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 27 Feb 2024 6:39 am Subject: "stacking" raises between pedals/levers |
I have always been sceptical of raising 5 to D.
If in the AB position I want to raise the third on its own to a sus4, I release B, lower the Es, and slide up a fret (like Donny says). If I want a IV ... |
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Topic: New recording product that I really like. | |
Ian Rae Replies: 4 Views: 1242 |
Forum Section: Recording Posted: 24 Feb 2024 4:11 pm Subject: New recording product that I really like. |
Rick, is this a new product? It doesn't seem visible on this side of the ocean. Do you have an eBay link? | |
Topic: When to use just intonation, when to use equal temperament | |
Ian Rae Replies: 25 Views: 2531 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 23 Feb 2024 9:18 am Subject: When to use just intonation, when to use equal temperament |
The steel needs to sound right in itself.
If you try to tune note for note with a keyboard you will sacrifice the sweetening you would normally use. On my uni 12 I tune the E9 changes to JI for sono ... |
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Topic: Cabinet construction question | |
Ian Rae Replies: 7 Views: 756 |
Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 20 Feb 2024 4:58 pm Subject: Cabinet construction question |
I shall also be glad to know the answer. When I built my own PSG a few years back I only screwed it, in case I had to take it apart again. It worked fine, so I left it that way.
But I've heard it s ... |
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Topic: Excel Superb U-12 - swapping E levers to left leg. | |
Ian Rae Replies: 9 Views: 1058 |
Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Feb 2024 4:41 pm Subject: Excel Superb U-12 - swapping E levers to left leg. |
Chris, as I think you know I own both and the Williams would be way easier to modify. The Excel is clever, but a bit of a rat's nest. | |
Topic: New image Hilton pedal with reverb | |
Ian Rae Replies: 35 Views: 3454 |
Forum Section: New Product Announcements Posted: 4 Feb 2024 4:36 pm Subject: New image Hilton pedal with reverb |
Simple reverbs are very useful. The Telonics preamp has a built-in reverb which has no adjustments other than the amount, but they've chosen parameters that work pretty well for most things. If Keith ... | |
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