The Steel Guitar Forum Store 

Post new topic Easy way to lower 6th string a wholetone
Reply to topic
Author Topic:  Easy way to lower 6th string a wholetone
George Geisser

 

From:
Branson, Missouri, USA
Post  Posted 19 Apr 2002 9:39 pm    
Reply with quote

I had this same problem once and realized that if I put a small shim (20 gauge sheetmetal) where the changer fingers rest that this would raise the string enough to allow the extra travel neccesary to lower same string a whole step. the only drawback was that when you look at the hex nuts on the changer, bothe the raise and lower fingers of the sixth string will be a little further into the guitar. I hope I made sense as this does work and is easier than extra rods and such. Oh yeah I just epoxyed the shim in place. Good Luck
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail

Jim Smith


From:
Midlothian, TX, USA
Post  Posted 20 Apr 2002 6:27 am    
Reply with quote

Cool tip George, and welcome aboard!
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail

Teirre Humpherys

 

From:
Rigby, Idaho, USA
Post  Posted 20 Apr 2002 7:50 am    
Reply with quote


On my Emmons LeGrande II a few months ago I put the Paul Franklin string #6 to lower clear down to the E note with no trouble at all. Yes I had a considerable more travel on my V lever, but it worked good. It was sorta cool, but I did'nt use it all that much and I was just getting use to it dang it. That same string pulled up a full tone also. Just experminting.
Thanks,
Teirre Humpherys from eastern Idaho.
View user's profile Send private message Send e-mail


All times are GMT - 8 Hours
Jump to:  

Our Online Catalog
Strings, CDs, instruction,
steel guitars & accessories

www.SteelGuitarShopper.com

Please review our Forum Rules and Policies

Steel Guitar Forum LLC
PO Box 237
Mount Horeb, WI 53572 USA


Click Here to Send a Donation

Email admin@steelguitarforum.com for technical support.


BIAB Styles
Ray Price Shuffles for
Band-in-a-Box

by Jim Baron
HTTP