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Tony, I wrote what I was thinking wrong.
It is tuned in E, With the F# missing, That would make it an E9th tuning.

The 6 and 8 string steels were the first guitars that pedals was added to, To become the first pedal steels. Then strings was added by players like Buddy Emmons to get more music out of the guitars. ...

If the guitar has an extruded aluminum pedal bar, With the pedals enclosed in the extrusion itself. Some pedals have plastic sleeves on each side of the pedal. Sometimes as they turn in the extruded g ...

That is like hunting hens teeth, Show Case 1941's. They haven't been made in several years. I heard the man who made them has passed away.

What is the changer fingers made out of? They look like they may be stainless steel.

Some strings will work harden from being bent over the hard changer finger, When they harden they will raise up ...

When I went from 10 String E9th to Newman Universal, I moved the E's from left knee to RKL Raise, RKR lower. Only took a few days of wood shedding to change knee levers.
The worst change was the 6-8 ...

Pushing a pedal There may be 1/2" to 3/4" movement at the pedal. At the changer you have to watch close to see movement, The string only moves maybe .015 thousands of an inch.
When the ped ...

Looking at the picture. The guitar has pedal return springs in the picture, Check the B pedal return spring, Use a light and check close, The spring may have broke the lever end off that is out of sit ...

Check where the treads are stripped at. If the missing or pulled threads are in the screw on sleeve you tighten the legs with. Order a repair kit, With a new sleeve included in the kit.

If the thre ...

I have some 1/8" Aluminum pull rods, They are threaded 6-40 on 1 end, And have dings from where a setscrew had tightened into them. They was in a box of misc. parts that came from a guy that had ...

Check length of rod when you order, Have it cut into 3 ft. lengths or less. Long objects have much higher shipping rate.

Make a jig out of a piece of heavy steel block. Drill 1/8" hole in 1 e ...

I am from a family of Bluegrass/Square Dance music. No one played Bass. Dad taught me to play guitar, Only Rhythm, No hot lick flat top picking. And no one would teach me anything on Banjo, Fiddle or ...

You want to check the pull rods under the guitar, A rod may be dragging on another rod, Or a bell crank causing the problem.

You want to look up at the rods and bell cranks, Or use a mirror.
Whe ...

If a guitar has pedal return springs, Or cross rod return springs on them you can touch the pedals without it.

For years I played a MSA Classic with springs on the cross rods. When I changed guitar ...

I have a feeling you are the the new owner of the Fessenden SD12 in the Forum For Sale Section.

Decision. Do you want to look at the Uni. tuning as 1 big tuning, Or add a lever lock and play the gu ...

Its a maverick. By the single trees/double trees.

If you can find those plastic ball connectors, Get a few spares to stash away, If one breaks, The guitar is down till repaired.

The connect ...

Does the guitar has a knee lever?
If it has a knee lever, It should raise 4-8 to E.

If the guitar has a knee lever, Make sure the knee lever pull linkage does not interfere with reaching F# (Wi ...

What make is the guitar?
And some pictures of the top of the changer, And underneath of changer. Would help forum members.

The changer looks All Pull MSA, But has had split tuning screws place in the back bar of the changer.
That may have been one of the modification done by the previous owner, Along with the Adjustable ...

There was another series of MSA guitars after the Classic, It was called Semi-Classic.

You may want to get on MSA's website, E-mail them the serial number, They may have records on the guitar and ...

Built by a steel player, A lot of fine details for a production guitar. All the stars on the front and back aprons would be very time consuming. Not many guitars produced. The extra plates under the c ...

By using Michaels web site he listed. You can shop the catalog, There is a phone number at the top of the page. 1 (602)-315-6732 figure out your order, Make a list, Have Credit card handy, Call the nu ...

The post about tight keys I brought back to top has Michal Yahl's website that is just below this post will take you to PSGT catalog.

The E-Mail address that Michael Yahl, Posted in this topic will take you straight to his catalog.

I guess it is time to start looking at the parts I sent you. And getting that pull on your D10 set up to last.

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Topic: Fulawka D6 PSG
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 6 Views: 363	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 21 Apr 2024 7:47 pm Subject: Fulawka D6 PSG
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 6 Views: 363	Tony, I wrote what I was thinking wrong. It is tuned in E, With the F# missing, That would make it an E9th tuning.
Topic: Fulawka D6 PSG
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 6 Views: 363	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 20 Apr 2024 9:03 pm Subject: Fulawka D6 PSG
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 6 Views: 363	The 6 and 8 string steels were the first guitars that pedals was added to, To become the first pedal steels. Then strings was added by players like Buddy Emmons to get more music out of the guitars. ...
Topic: My pedal steel guitar makes a lot of noise
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 7 Views: 904	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 16 Apr 2024 7:08 pm Subject: My pedal steel guitar makes a lot of noise
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 7 Views: 904	If the guitar has an extruded aluminum pedal bar, With the pedals enclosed in the extrusion itself. Some pedals have plastic sleeves on each side of the pedal. Sometimes as they turn in the extruded g ...
Topic: WTB: Showcase 1941 Fingerpicks
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 1 Views: 272	Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 12 Apr 2024 7:34 pm Subject: WTB: Showcase 1941 Fingerpicks
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 1 Views: 272	That is like hunting hens teeth, Show Case 1941's. They haven't been made in several years. I heard the man who made them has passed away.
Topic: Weird sound from my PSG.
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 38 Views: 2360	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 11 Apr 2024 11:18 pm Subject: Weird sound from my PSG.
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 38 Views: 2360	What is the changer fingers made out of? They look like they may be stainless steel. Some strings will work harden from being bent over the hard changer finger, When they harden they will raise up ...
Topic: Uni Pedal Placement Help Please
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 11 Views: 820	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 Apr 2024 7:16 pm Subject: Uni Pedal Placement Help Please
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 11 Views: 820	When I went from 10 String E9th to Newman Universal, I moved the E's from left knee to RKL Raise, RKR lower. Only took a few days of wood shedding to change knee levers. The worst change was the 6-8 ...
Topic: Changer Movement
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 3 Views: 469	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 10 Apr 2024 9:32 pm Subject: Changer Movement
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 3 Views: 469	Pushing a pedal There may be 1/2" to 3/4" movement at the pedal. At the changer you have to watch close to see movement, The string only moves maybe .015 thousands of an inch. When the ped ...
Topic: B pedal needs more slack
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 9 Views: 767	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 9 Apr 2024 6:30 pm Subject: B pedal needs more slack
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 9 Views: 767	Looking at the picture. The guitar has pedal return springs in the picture, Check the B pedal return spring, Use a light and check close, The spring may have broke the lever end off that is out of sit ...
Topic: Stripped leg adjustment clutch
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 1 Views: 238	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 9 Apr 2024 4:36 pm Subject: Stripped leg adjustment clutch
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 1 Views: 238	Check where the treads are stripped at. If the missing or pulled threads are in the screw on sleeve you tighten the legs with. Order a repair kit, With a new sleeve included in the kit. If the thre ...
Topic: Franklin Pull Rods
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 8 Views: 751	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 8 Apr 2024 7:11 pm Subject: Franklin Pull Rods
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 8 Views: 751	I have some 1/8" Aluminum pull rods, They are threaded 6-40 on 1 end, And have dings from where a setscrew had tightened into them. They was in a box of misc. parts that came from a guy that had ...
Topic: Franklin Pull Rods
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 8 Views: 751	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 Apr 2024 9:35 pm Subject: Franklin Pull Rods
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 8 Views: 751	Check length of rod when you order, Have it cut into 3 ft. lengths or less. Long objects have much higher shipping rate. Make a jig out of a piece of heavy steel block. Drill 1/8" hole in 1 e ...
Topic: Steel players who gave up "armpit" guitar for the steel?
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 55 Views: 1977	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 5 Apr 2024 9:16 pm Subject: Steel players who gave up "armpit" guitar for the steel?
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 55 Views: 1977	I am from a family of Bluegrass/Square Dance music. No one played Bass. Dad taught me to play guitar, Only Rhythm, No hot lick flat top picking. And no one would teach me anything on Banjo, Fiddle or ...
Topic: Derby changer finger not returning
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 8 Views: 539	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 5 Apr 2024 8:26 pm Subject: Derby changer finger not returning
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 8 Views: 539	You want to check the pull rods under the guitar, A rod may be dragging on another rod, Or a bell crank causing the problem. You want to look up at the rods and bell cranks, Or use a mirror. Whe ...
Topic: B pedal needs more slack
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 9 Views: 767	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 5 Apr 2024 7:20 pm Subject: B pedal needs more slack
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 9 Views: 767	If a guitar has pedal return springs, Or cross rod return springs on them you can touch the pedals without it. For years I played a MSA Classic with springs on the cross rods. When I changed guitar ...
Topic: Uni Pedal Placement Help Please
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 11 Views: 820	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Apr 2024 1:55 pm Subject: Uni Pedal Placement Help Please
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 11 Views: 820	I have a feeling you are the the new owner of the Fessenden SD12 in the Forum For Sale Section. Decision. Do you want to look at the Uni. tuning as 1 big tuning, Or add a lever lock and play the gu ...
Topic: What design is this undercarriage?
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 9 Views: 1152	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 3 Apr 2024 8:53 pm Subject: What design is this undercarriage?
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 9 Views: 1152	Its a maverick. By the single trees/double trees. If you can find those plastic ball connectors, Get a few spares to stash away, If one breaks, The guitar is down till repaired. The connect ...
Topic: Maverick tuning
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 5 Views: 472	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 3 Apr 2024 8:21 pm Subject: Maverick tuning
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 5 Views: 472	Does the guitar has a knee lever? If it has a knee lever, It should raise 4-8 to E. If the guitar has a knee lever, Make sure the knee lever pull linkage does not interfere with reaching F# (Wi ...
Topic: Two or One
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 1 Views: 568	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 2 Apr 2024 7:23 pm Subject: Two or One
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 1 Views: 568	What make is the guitar? And some pictures of the top of the changer, And underneath of changer. Would help forum members.
Topic: MSA Identification Help Needed
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 9 Views: 797	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 2 Apr 2024 11:36 am Subject: MSA Identification Help Needed
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 9 Views: 797	The changer looks All Pull MSA, But has had split tuning screws place in the back bar of the changer. That may have been one of the modification done by the previous owner, Along with the Adjustable ...
Topic: MSA Identification Help Needed
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 9 Views: 797	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 1 Apr 2024 8:09 pm Subject: MSA Identification Help Needed
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 9 Views: 797	There was another series of MSA guitars after the Classic, It was called Semi-Classic. You may want to get on MSA's website, E-mail them the serial number, They may have records on the guitar and ...
Topic: Agok Pedal Steel Guitars?
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 14 Views: 1244	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 1 Apr 2024 8:35 am Subject: Agok Pedal Steel Guitars?
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 14 Views: 1244	Built by a steel player, A lot of fine details for a production guitar. All the stars on the front and back aprons would be very time consuming. Not many guitars produced. The extra plates under the c ...
Topic: PSGparts
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 11 Views: 1766	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 31 Mar 2024 10:04 pm Subject: PSGparts
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 11 Views: 1766	By using Michaels web site he listed. You can shop the catalog, There is a phone number at the top of the page. 1 (602)-315-6732 figure out your order, Make a list, Have Credit card handy, Call the nu ...
Topic: PSGparts
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 11 Views: 1766	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 31 Mar 2024 6:41 pm Subject: PSGparts
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 11 Views: 1766	The post about tight keys I brought back to top has Michal Yahl's website that is just below this post will take you to PSGT catalog.
Topic: Tight tuning keys question
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 16 Views: 1400	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 31 Mar 2024 6:37 pm Subject: Tight tuning keys question
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 16 Views: 1400	The E-Mail address that Michael Yahl, Posted in this topic will take you straight to his catalog.
Topic: U12: IS there a standard?
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 37 Views: 2009	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 31 Mar 2024 10:42 am Subject: U12: IS there a standard?
Bobby D. Jones Replies: 37 Views: 2009	I guess it is time to start looking at the parts I sent you. And getting that pull on your D10 set up to last.