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Derek, That link I posted above for Frenchy's Pedal Steel has them. Here I copied and pasted a small excerpt. >> For 1/8” rod – 5/8” long, 1” Long, 1 1/8” Long and 1 ½” long.

Here's a couple of sources for tuning nuts in case you weren't aware of them.

https://www.psgparts.com/Tuning-Nuts_c17.htm

https://www.frenchyspedalsteel.com/the-steel-mill-products-strings/

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Derek, I don't think the exposed threads are even an issue. I mean when you back off on one to tune a pedal up or down you're exposing threads. If they were all cranked all the way down how would you ...

Well for tuning accuracy 40 would be better. I want people to know there's no problem with 5-40 if you use a Cutting Die and not a re-threading die.
Edited: you're using a lathe & all. I'm just t ...

I had read in some older posts that it was very difficult to hand thread #5-40 threads onto 1/8 (.126") rod to screw on a nylon tuning nut. In fact it was suggested to try #6-40 instead, if threa ...

I'll buy that Larry if it's not sold. It's a little early for me to call.

I was looking for my collection a while back to read a particular article I thought I vaguely recalled. They are packed away somewhere in a box from one of my moves so instead of rummaging through stu ...

Fred, don't get me wrong I'm not really anti-Zoom or anything. And I think if someone offers to do that in a situation to help...great. Paid or unpaid. I've been on forums before though reading discus ...

It sure does Pat thanks. I was looking at those reverses last night & wondered if something like that could be done.

As an option maybe. But I learn a lot from other people's issues with their guitars. Seems kind of like the purpose of an open forum. Stuff I know or am bored with or don't have anything to add to may ...

Aha! If I switch the raises to RKR and the lowers to RKL I'll have all kinds of room. This will work. I haven't employed these enough for it to be ingrained one way or another. I don't see any ergonom ...

Jim, is that vertical tower (up from the base) open like a Dekley bellcrank so that other rods can pass through it?

Thanks everyone for the input. I guess I'd actually prefer to buy one rather than build if they're available. This is an awfully nice guitar for me to start bunging up with a home made contraption. I' ...

I know I read an article at one time on building a half stop. I'd like to try that on my Dekley (2nd string E9 neck). I've seen kits for this at psparts.com but they're apparently not available. I'm a ...

Andrew, Your wife must have talked to my wife. I got the same thing! Don't know why I waited so long. My Manhasset Stand is good but gets loaded up too fast. The Tab Rack not only holds a lot more but ...

I have one Jim. When it came out decades ago it was hyped as a Chinese knockoff of a Neuman U87. As I recall it was somewhere under $200. I've only dabbled some with home recording but it seemed to me ...

I've only played out with it a couple of times. I used a Yamaha DSR 112. No complaints about the bottom end at all. I had it behind me for that speaker-on-stage feel. It was also going out mono to the ...

I practiced with the ring finger pick on tonight. Didn't pick with it just had it on. It's very awkward but I'm just going to wear it for awhile and keep it out of the way till I forget it's there. If ...

I haven't been doing any ring finger damping. I think I might get along with it for chording if I can keep the ring finger mostly out of the way for single note stuff. That seems to be what Rick Schm ...

That's encouraging Mark. I do like the big fat chords and will be migrating to a D12 soon. I did the Plasti-Dip trick on my 1941 picks so I'm getting used to some weirdness anyway. Might be a good tim ...

I'd say it'd be easiest to learn the 10 first if that's what you want to play. For one thing there are triads going up the strings that are different inversions of the same chord(the notes are just fl ...

Yeah I saw that. Thanks.

Surprisingly I've had some great luck shipping and receiving steels with Greyhound. Decades ago Mac McDonald shipped one to me in Idaho that way so I've done it a couple of times. I put a couple of ba ...

Thanks Jon.

I've wanted to make an order from Tom but his site seems to be gone. As I've mentioned before I've sometimes got terrible net here but all other sites are working. Could someone verify the site? thank ...

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Topic: Tuning nut length
Scott Denniston Replies: 12 Views: 707	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 17 Jan 2021 6:02 pm Subject: Tuning nut length
Scott Denniston Replies: 12 Views: 707	Derek, That link I posted above for Frenchy's Pedal Steel has them. Here I copied and pasted a small excerpt. >> For 1/8” rod – 5/8” long, 1” Long, 1 1/8” Long and 1 ½” long.
Topic: Tuning nut length
Scott Denniston Replies: 12 Views: 707	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 17 Jan 2021 10:34 am Subject: Tuning nut length
Scott Denniston Replies: 12 Views: 707	Here's a couple of sources for tuning nuts in case you weren't aware of them. https://www.psgparts.com/Tuning-Nuts_c17.htm https://www.frenchyspedalsteel.com/the-steel-mill-products-strings/ ...
Topic: Tuning nut length
Scott Denniston Replies: 12 Views: 707	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 17 Jan 2021 5:46 am Subject: Tuning nut length
Scott Denniston Replies: 12 Views: 707	Derek, I don't think the exposed threads are even an issue. I mean when you back off on one to tune a pedal up or down you're exposing threads. If they were all cranked all the way down how would you ...
Topic: #5-40 Thread onto 1/8 Rod. Easy
Scott Denniston Replies: 4 Views: 476	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 14 Jan 2021 8:55 pm Subject: #5-40 Thread onto 1/8 Rod. Easy
Scott Denniston Replies: 4 Views: 476	Well for tuning accuracy 40 would be better. I want people to know there's no problem with 5-40 if you use a Cutting Die and not a re-threading die. Edited: you're using a lathe & all. I'm just t ...
Topic: #5-40 Thread onto 1/8 Rod. Easy
Scott Denniston Replies: 4 Views: 476	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 14 Jan 2021 5:31 pm Subject: #5-40 Thread onto 1/8 Rod. Easy
Scott Denniston Replies: 4 Views: 476	I had read in some older posts that it was very difficult to hand thread #5-40 threads onto 1/8 (.126") rod to screw on a nylon tuning nut. In fact it was suggested to try #6-40 instead, if threa ...
Topic: Peterson Strobo Plus HD $75 shipped
Scott Denniston Replies: 2 Views: 1673	Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 12 Jan 2021 4:40 am Subject: Peterson Strobo Plus HD $75 shipped
Scott Denniston Replies: 2 Views: 1673	I'll buy that Larry if it's not sold. It's a little early for me to call.
Topic: Steel Guitarist Magazine revisited
Scott Denniston Replies: 14 Views: 1422	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 9 Jan 2021 6:56 pm Subject: Steel Guitarist Magazine revisited
Scott Denniston Replies: 14 Views: 1422	I was looking for my collection a while back to read a particular article I thought I vaguely recalled. They are packed away somewhere in a box from one of my moves so instead of rummaging through stu ...
Topic: Zoom meeting for mechanical issues?
Scott Denniston Replies: 10 Views: 865	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 29 Dec 2020 10:21 am Subject: Zoom meeting for mechanical issues?
Scott Denniston Replies: 10 Views: 865	Fred, don't get me wrong I'm not really anti-Zoom or anything. And I think if someone offers to do that in a situation to help...great. Paid or unpaid. I've been on forums before though reading discus ...
Topic: Instructions to build a half-stop??
Scott Denniston Replies: 10 Views: 867	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 29 Dec 2020 3:48 am Subject: Instructions to build a half-stop??
Scott Denniston Replies: 10 Views: 867	It sure does Pat thanks. I was looking at those reverses last night & wondered if something like that could be done.
Topic: Zoom meeting for mechanical issues?
Scott Denniston Replies: 10 Views: 865	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 28 Dec 2020 6:28 pm Subject: Zoom meeting for mechanical issues?
Scott Denniston Replies: 10 Views: 865	As an option maybe. But I learn a lot from other people's issues with their guitars. Seems kind of like the purpose of an open forum. Stuff I know or am bored with or don't have anything to add to may ...
Topic: Instructions to build a half-stop??
Scott Denniston Replies: 10 Views: 867	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 28 Dec 2020 8:36 am Subject: Instructions to build a half-stop??
Scott Denniston Replies: 10 Views: 867	Aha! If I switch the raises to RKR and the lowers to RKL I'll have all kinds of room. This will work. I haven't employed these enough for it to be ingrained one way or another. I don't see any ergonom ...
Topic: Instructions to build a half-stop??
Scott Denniston Replies: 10 Views: 867	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 28 Dec 2020 6:17 am Subject: Instructions to build a half-stop??
Scott Denniston Replies: 10 Views: 867	Jim, is that vertical tower (up from the base) open like a Dekley bellcrank so that other rods can pass through it?
Topic: Instructions to build a half-stop??
Scott Denniston Replies: 10 Views: 867	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 28 Dec 2020 5:52 am Subject: Instructions to build a half-stop??
Scott Denniston Replies: 10 Views: 867	Thanks everyone for the input. I guess I'd actually prefer to buy one rather than build if they're available. This is an awfully nice guitar for me to start bunging up with a home made contraption. I' ...
Topic: Instructions to build a half-stop??
Scott Denniston Replies: 10 Views: 867	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 27 Dec 2020 6:34 pm Subject: Instructions to build a half-stop??
Scott Denniston Replies: 10 Views: 867	I know I read an article at one time on building a half stop. I'd like to try that on my Dekley (2nd string E9 neck). I've seen kits for this at psparts.com but they're apparently not available. I'm a ...
Topic: Tabrack from Tom Bradshaw
Scott Denniston Replies: 5 Views: 621	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 26 Dec 2020 3:24 pm Subject: Tabrack from Tom Bradshaw
Scott Denniston Replies: 5 Views: 621	Andrew, Your wife must have talked to my wife. I got the same thing! Don't know why I waited so long. My Manhasset Stand is good but gets loaded up too fast. The Tab Rack not only holds a lot more but ...
Topic: Studio Projects C1 Condensor Mic?
Scott Denniston Replies: 10 Views: 759	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 24 Dec 2020 5:59 am Subject: Studio Projects C1 Condensor Mic?
Scott Denniston Replies: 10 Views: 759	I have one Jim. When it came out decades ago it was hyped as a Chinese knockoff of a Neuman U87. As I recall it was somewhere under $200. I've only dabbled some with home recording but it seemed to me ...
Topic: Speaker recommendations for a kemper
Scott Denniston Replies: 1 Views: 243	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 21 Dec 2020 3:29 pm Subject: Speaker recommendations for a kemper
Scott Denniston Replies: 1 Views: 243	I've only played out with it a couple of times. I used a Yamaha DSR 112. No complaints about the bottom end at all. I had it behind me for that speaker-on-stage feel. It was also going out mono to the ...
Topic: Joe Wright's Technique Bundle question
Scott Denniston Replies: 10 Views: 1042	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 19 Dec 2020 7:13 pm Subject: Joe Wright's Technique Bundle question
Scott Denniston Replies: 10 Views: 1042	I practiced with the ring finger pick on tonight. Didn't pick with it just had it on. It's very awkward but I'm just going to wear it for awhile and keep it out of the way till I forget it's there. If ...
Topic: Joe Wright's Technique Bundle question
Scott Denniston Replies: 10 Views: 1042	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 19 Dec 2020 5:33 pm Subject: Joe Wright's Technique Bundle question
Scott Denniston Replies: 10 Views: 1042	I haven't been doing any ring finger damping. I think I might get along with it for chording if I can keep the ring finger mostly out of the way for single note stuff. That seems to be what Rick Schm ...
Topic: Joe Wright's Technique Bundle question
Scott Denniston Replies: 10 Views: 1042	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 19 Dec 2020 4:04 pm Subject: Joe Wright's Technique Bundle question
Scott Denniston Replies: 10 Views: 1042	That's encouraging Mark. I do like the big fat chords and will be migrating to a D12 soon. I did the Plasti-Dip trick on my 1941 picks so I'm getting used to some weirdness anyway. Might be a good tim ...
Topic: Thoughts on learning on 8 string pedal before going to 10
Scott Denniston Replies: 39 Views: 2149	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Dec 2020 12:10 pm Subject: Thoughts on learning on 8 string pedal before going to 10
Scott Denniston Replies: 39 Views: 2149	I'd say it'd be easiest to learn the 10 first if that's what you want to play. For one thing there are triads going up the strings that are different inversions of the same chord(the notes are just fl ...
Topic: Is Tom Bradshaw's site down or is it a problem here?
Scott Denniston Replies: 5 Views: 640	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 14 Dec 2020 10:51 am Subject: Is Tom Bradshaw's site down or is it a problem here?
Scott Denniston Replies: 5 Views: 640	Yeah I saw that. Thanks.
Topic: My steel has been around, literally.
Scott Denniston Replies: 6 Views: 1130	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 14 Dec 2020 7:17 am Subject: My steel has been around, literally.
Scott Denniston Replies: 6 Views: 1130	Surprisingly I've had some great luck shipping and receiving steels with Greyhound. Decades ago Mac McDonald shipped one to me in Idaho that way so I've done it a couple of times. I put a couple of ba ...
Topic: Is Tom Bradshaw's site down or is it a problem here?
Scott Denniston Replies: 5 Views: 640	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 14 Dec 2020 7:01 am Subject: Is Tom Bradshaw's site down or is it a problem here?
Scott Denniston Replies: 5 Views: 640	Thanks Jon.
Topic: Is Tom Bradshaw's site down or is it a problem here?
Scott Denniston Replies: 5 Views: 640	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 14 Dec 2020 6:42 am Subject: Is Tom Bradshaw's site down or is it a problem here?
Scott Denniston Replies: 5 Views: 640	I've wanted to make an order from Tom but his site seems to be gone. As I've mentioned before I've sometimes got terrible net here but all other sites are working. Could someone verify the site? thank ...