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The '30s? How is the top of the pedal so much older than the rest of it?

Because the top of the pedal was not always a Volume/Tone pedal part. It started as a Crocker Motorcycle pedal.

https: ...

...in around 1965/66 I had one that was a hollow-body LP copy....unfortunately, it never got photographed... Crying or Very sad

Yes, "Kopr-Kote" was the original anti-seize compound, and it's still made today. Cool

Ha!

...and now I remember how it was spelled !!

...wonder if I can still get it Down Under .... ...

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If it's a typical 1/2-13 tapped thread, purchase a bottoming 1/2-13 tap and run in and out several times to clean up the threads. The same thing happened on my Williams and that's how I fixed it. Be s ...

Those are, um... Dog heads. I'm not sure what their use is.

Ever since Larry posted this, I keep seeing dog heads in the photo.

Smile

I hope the mystery can be solved.

Yeah...the dog on ...

I always thought Hemp accentuated the highs.

....only if the speaker catches fire... Rolling Eyes

The one on the right goes on the bottom of the steel.

I was really 'lucky' when setting up a couple of Roland Cube 60 units for a similar end-use...I just ran a (normal mono guitar) cable from the 'Tuner Out' jack on the back of Cube #1 to the Input Jack ...

You're not imagining the difference between the XL and the GX....

Quite a lot was said at the time about this back at the Vguitar Forum:

https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=8931. ...

I have a 10' cable with the GS-4 and NP2X ends; I really like it. The diameter does make me worry about it breaking or kinking, but I've been using it off and on for the past 10 years and it's been fi ...

Are the Neutrik plugs soldered to the cable or are they some sort of press fit like the George L's?

Soldered, Steve....
...and while it's not rocket surgery, there IS a correct way to do it.

Th ...

I neeeaarly said that, but I'm not such a clever machinist... Laughing

...and these daze my 73 year old eyeballs frequently deceive me when I need them most... Crying or Very sad

Someone much more knowledgable than me will probably sort you out, but in case they don't, you could do worse than buying one of these....

https://www.amazon.com/Grip-Thread-Pitch-Gauge-SAE/dp/B0 ...

You may (?) also find it easier to use one of these to take up the initial slack on the string when you install it.....

https://www.originalartisan.com/product/ernie-ball-peg-winder-black/

....t ...

I wonder if your pot is bad. There's not much to passive pedals besides that and the string. It's got to be one or the other.

...don't think they use a string in that one...

Any issues about the longer travel of the pedal when it's extended?

If you don't have any golfing friends, I would go to any shop selling parts for acoustic guitars and get some (wooden) bridge pins..even if you had to whittle them down just a bit, that's got to be th ...

WTH? is a banana plug?
Aloha

It stops the juice running out of the banana....

...and co-incidentally is the same size as the plugs on the end of test leads on most multimeters...when you don't ...

I always considered an open back amp a guitar amp and a closed back amp a bass amp. Very Happy

Erv

That's why I use my Tweed Bassman as a guitar amp.... Laughing

Agree wholeheartedly that there are obvious differences in the 'sound' that is put out through the 1/4" jack of differing steels...

BUT (and I think it's equally important to realise) that in ...

I like a drop of Marvel Mystery Oil

...probably tastes better with a bit of soda, though....

I spent some years playing bass at a local weekly live-to-air radio broadcast...we had an hour each Monday night from 8pm on the open front verandah of the station's old building..playing also to a li ...

..from the dog's expression in the first photo, I'd say he wasn't all that good at it...

Keith Richards with a Tele:
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2020-03/12244_Three_Stooges_1_1.jpg

I know Jack, we ALL want that section back..... Rolling Eyes

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Topic: Bigsby Volume/Tone pedal
Peter Harris Replies: 19 Views: 4256	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 2 Oct 2021 6:50 am Subject: Bigsby Volume/Tone pedal
Peter Harris Replies: 19 Views: 4256	The '30s? How is the top of the pedal so much older than the rest of it? Because the top of the pedal was not always a Volume/Tone pedal part. It started as a Crocker Motorcycle pedal. https: ...
Topic: Tiesco factory 1954
Peter Harris Replies: 21 Views: 5489	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Oct 2021 6:45 am Subject: Tiesco factory 1954
Peter Harris Replies: 21 Views: 5489	...in around 1965/66 I had one that was a hollow-body LP copy....unfortunately, it never got photographed...
Topic: Frozen Franklin Leg
Peter Harris Replies: 22 Views: 4037	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 15 Sep 2021 5:42 am Subject: Frozen Franklin Leg
Peter Harris Replies: 22 Views: 4037	Yes, "Kopr-Kote" was the original anti-seize compound, and it's still made today. Ha! ...and now I remember how it was spelled !! ...wonder if I can still get it Down Under .... ...
Topic: Frozen Franklin Leg
Peter Harris Replies: 22 Views: 4037	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 15 Sep 2021 5:37 am Subject: post deleted and updated below..
Peter Harris Replies: 22 Views: 4037	Read below
Topic: Frozen Franklin Leg
Peter Harris Replies: 22 Views: 4037	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 12 Sep 2021 5:36 pm Subject: Frozen Franklin Leg
Peter Harris Replies: 22 Views: 4037	If it's a typical 1/2-13 tapped thread, purchase a bottoming 1/2-13 tap and run in and out several times to clean up the threads. The same thing happened on my Williams and that's how I fixed it. Be s ...
Topic: Mystery Parts?
Peter Harris Replies: 26 Views: 4546	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 28 Aug 2021 7:07 am Subject: Mystery Parts?
Peter Harris Replies: 26 Views: 4546	Those are, um... Dog heads. I'm not sure what their use is. Ever since Larry posted this, I keep seeing dog heads in the photo. I hope the mystery can be solved. Yeah...the dog on ...
Topic: Best way to tame a bright guitar
Peter Harris Replies: 17 Views: 4391	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 26 Aug 2021 6:41 am Subject: Best way to tame a bright guitar
Peter Harris Replies: 17 Views: 4391	I always thought Hemp accentuated the highs. ....only if the speaker catches fire...
Topic: Mystery Parts?
Peter Harris Replies: 26 Views: 4546	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 26 Aug 2021 6:19 am Subject: Mystery Parts?
Peter Harris Replies: 26 Views: 4546	The one on the right goes on the bottom of the steel.
Topic: Splitting Output Signal Questions
Peter Harris Replies: 13 Views: 3947	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 18 Aug 2021 3:08 am Subject: Splitting Output Signal Questions
Peter Harris Replies: 13 Views: 3947	I was really 'lucky' when setting up a couple of Roland Cube 60 units for a similar end-use...I just ran a (normal mono guitar) cable from the 'Tuner Out' jack on the back of Cube #1 to the Input Jack ...
Topic: Fender Tonemaster 15
Peter Harris Replies: 9 Views: 3152	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 11 Aug 2021 2:22 am Subject: Fender Tonemaster 15
Peter Harris Replies: 9 Views: 3152	You're not imagining the difference between the XL and the GX.... Quite a lot was said at the time about this back at the Vguitar Forum: https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=8931. ...
Topic: George L cable vs Canare GS-4 instrument/keyboard cable
Peter Harris Replies: 16 Views: 5128	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 7 Aug 2021 11:14 pm Subject: George L cable vs Canare GS-4 instrument/keyboard cable
Peter Harris Replies: 16 Views: 5128	I have a 10' cable with the GS-4 and NP2X ends; I really like it. The diameter does make me worry about it breaking or kinking, but I've been using it off and on for the past 10 years and it's been fi ...
Topic: George L cable vs Canare GS-4 instrument/keyboard cable
Peter Harris Replies: 16 Views: 5128	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 7 Aug 2021 6:03 am Subject: George L cable vs Canare GS-4 instrument/keyboard cable
Peter Harris Replies: 16 Views: 5128	Are the Neutrik plugs soldered to the cable or are they some sort of press fit like the George L's? Soldered, Steve.... ...and while it's not rocket surgery, there IS a correct way to do it. Th ...
Topic: Old Russ-ler legs! Please help!
Peter Harris Replies: 9 Views: 2110	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Jul 2021 6:30 am Subject: Old Russ-ler legs! Please help!
Peter Harris Replies: 9 Views: 2110	I neeeaarly said that, but I'm not such a clever machinist... ...and these daze my 73 year old eyeballs frequently deceive me when I need them most...
Topic: Old Russ-ler legs! Please help!
Peter Harris Replies: 9 Views: 2110	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Jul 2021 2:22 am Subject: Old Russ-ler legs! Please help!
Peter Harris Replies: 9 Views: 2110	Someone much more knowledgable than me will probably sort you out, but in case they don't, you could do worse than buying one of these.... https://www.amazon.com/Grip-Thread-Pitch-Gauge-SAE/dp/B0 ...
Topic: My steel is tricky to string - changing the bridge?
Peter Harris Replies: 24 Views: 3866	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Jul 2021 5:29 am Subject: My steel is tricky to string - changing the bridge?
Peter Harris Replies: 24 Views: 3866	You may (?) also find it easier to use one of these to take up the initial slack on the string when you install it..... https://www.originalartisan.com/product/ernie-ball-peg-winder-black/ ....t ...
Topic: Volume pedal Woes
Peter Harris Replies: 9 Views: 1948	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 17 Jul 2021 5:18 am Subject: Volume pedal Woes
Peter Harris Replies: 9 Views: 1948	I wonder if your pot is bad. There's not much to passive pedals besides that and the string. It's got to be one or the other. ...don't think they use a string in that one...
Topic: Adjust pedals in an out on your steel
Peter Harris Replies: 15 Views: 2943	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 17 Jul 2021 5:15 am Subject: Adjust pedals in an out on your steel
Peter Harris Replies: 15 Views: 2943	Any issues about the longer travel of the pedal when it's extended?
Topic: My steel is tricky to string - changing the bridge?
Peter Harris Replies: 24 Views: 3866	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Jul 2021 4:06 am Subject: My steel is tricky to string - changing the bridge?
Peter Harris Replies: 24 Views: 3866	If you don't have any golfing friends, I would go to any shop selling parts for acoustic guitars and get some (wooden) bridge pins..even if you had to whittle them down just a bit, that's got to be th ...
Topic: My steel is tricky to string - changing the bridge?
Peter Harris Replies: 24 Views: 3866	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Jul 2021 4:01 am Subject: My steel is tricky to string - changing the bridge?
Peter Harris Replies: 24 Views: 3866	WTH? is a banana plug? Aloha It stops the juice running out of the banana.... ...and co-incidentally is the same size as the plugs on the end of test leads on most multimeters...when you don't ...
Topic: Amps/Speakers-Open or Closed Back?
Peter Harris Replies: 13 Views: 2611	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 13 Jul 2021 5:19 am Subject: Amps/Speakers-Open or Closed Back?
Peter Harris Replies: 13 Views: 2611	I always considered an open back amp a guitar amp and a closed back amp a bass amp. Erv That's why I use my Tweed Bassman as a guitar amp....
Topic: Differences of different pedal steel guitars
Peter Harris Replies: 20 Views: 4307	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 13 Jul 2021 4:43 am Subject: Differences of different pedal steel guitars
Peter Harris Replies: 20 Views: 4307	Agree wholeheartedly that there are obvious differences in the 'sound' that is put out through the 1/4" jack of differing steels... BUT (and I think it's equally important to realise) that in ...
Topic: Lubricating Changers
Peter Harris Replies: 8 Views: 2998	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 10 Jul 2021 3:07 am Subject: Lubricating Changers
Peter Harris Replies: 8 Views: 2998	I like a drop of Marvel Mystery Oil ...probably tastes better with a bit of soda, though....
Topic: Following Jazz chord charts on Non-pedal steel
Peter Harris Replies: 21 Views: 3353	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Jul 2021 5:57 am Subject: Following Jazz chord charts on Non-pedal steel
Peter Harris Replies: 21 Views: 3353	I spent some years playing bass at a local weekly live-to-air radio broadcast...we had an hour each Monday night from 8pm on the open front verandah of the station's old building..playing also to a li ...
Topic: Gary Cooper: player, or poser?
Peter Harris Replies: 4 Views: 2041	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Jul 2021 7:09 am Subject: Gary Cooper: player, or poser?
Peter Harris Replies: 4 Views: 2041	..from the dog's expression in the first photo, I'd say he wasn't all that good at it...
Topic: fender history article
Peter Harris Replies: 12 Views: 2121	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 Jun 2021 2:06 am Subject: fender history article
Peter Harris Replies: 12 Views: 2121	Keith Richards with a Tele: https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2020-03/12244_Three_Stooges_1_1.jpg I know Jack, we ALL want that section back.....