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Topic: Please help me fix my C pedal |
Jules Belmont
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Nashville, TN
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Posted 23 Feb 2015 6:59 pm |
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Fixed...thanks all.
Last edited by Jules Belmont on 2 Aug 2018 2:51 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 23 Feb 2015 7:07 pm
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I don't mean to be unhelpful, but I'm not understanding what you mean. What were you adjusting?
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Jules Belmont
From:
Nashville, TN
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Posted 23 Feb 2015 7:18 pm
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| I was adjusting the plastic pegs with a nut driver to tune the pitches with the pedals down. |
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Lane Gray
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Topeka, KS
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Posted 23 Feb 2015 7:29 pm
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What kind of guitar is it?
If you have an all-pull guitar, it's probably what we call "overtuned".
Loosen ALL the nuts on the A and C pedals until they don't do anything (yes, that's overkill, but it assists the diagnostic process). Now tune the B string, it's probably flat.
Now tune the A pedal til it's at C#.
Now release the pedal and check the B note again.
If it's staying sharp, you might need to adjust the pedal stop.
Once the A pedal is good, move on to the C pedal. Tune the nut til it goes to C#. Then release the pedal and check the B note.
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2 pedal steels, a lapStrat, and an 8-string Dobro (and 3 ukes)
More amps than guitars, and not many effects |
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Jules Belmont
From:
Nashville, TN
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Posted 23 Feb 2015 7:33 pm
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It's a Stage One by Zumsteel...
Thanks for the help, I'll try this right now. My A pedal was coming in way flat, B pedal not as much, but still flat. |
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Jules Belmont
From:
Nashville, TN
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Posted 23 Feb 2015 7:40 pm
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| The C pedal is jumping from E to G when engaged. |
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John Scanlon
From:
Jackson, Mississippi, USA
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Posted 23 Feb 2015 9:30 pm
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| Jules Belmont wrote: |
| It's a Stage One by Zumsteel.... |
I don't know the full solution, but I can tell you that means it's a pull-release guitar. The process is a bit different. Run a search for tuning a pull release, or for tuning a Marlen (many were pull-release, mine isn't, though).
Good luck.
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richard burton
From:
Britain
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Posted 24 Feb 2015 12:03 am
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The coloured nylon tuners are pre-set, so don't turn them
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Jason Putnam
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 24 Feb 2015 5:04 am
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Best advice you can use. Call Doug Earnest. He will be more than happy to help you with the problem. He's a great guy. Just search him on the forum or go to stage one website.
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Henry Matthews
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Texarkana, Ark USA
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Posted 24 Feb 2015 8:14 pm
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Can't you just back off the nylon nut that tunes your E string to F# until it gets to F#?
Sounds to me like you over tuned it. Just back that nylon nut on E string out until it doesn't contact changer with nothing pushed, then see where the E string goes with pushed or what Lane said. That's what it sounds like to me.
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D-10 Magnum, 8 &5, dark rose color
D-10 1974 Emmons cut tail, fat back,rosewood, 8&5
Nashville 112 amp, Fishman Loudbox Performer amp, Hilton pedal, Goodrich pedal,BJS bar, Kyser picks, Live steel Strings. No effects, doodads or stomp boxes. |
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Jules Belmont
From:
Nashville, TN
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Posted 28 Feb 2015 8:07 pm
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| Many thanks to all who posted here. Was certainly overtuned. Got it all ironed out and sounded great on the last gig! |
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