Rus-ler sd12

Thomas Preston · Post by **Thomas Preston** » 6 Dec 2016 9:51 pm

Howdy! I have a Rus-ler sd 12. I'm a complete newbie to the PSG. Would really appreciate any info on the guitar. #0153. 4 pedals 5 knees.Roses on the Fretboard

Bobby D. Jones · Post by **Bobby D. Jones** » 6 Dec 2016 10:10 pm

One neat looking guitar. Now to find out what the setup is. 12 Extended E9, 12 Universal or possibly a C 6th extended. Then decide what you want the set up on the guitar. That will be your call. Good Luck and Happy Steelin.

Thomas Preston · Post by **Thomas Preston** » 6 Dec 2016 10:21 pm

I sure love it. Thanks Bobby

Jim Reynolds · Post by **Jim Reynolds** » 6 Dec 2016 11:10 pm

Beautiful axe.

John De Maille · Post by **John De Maille** » 6 Dec 2016 11:49 pm

This is my Rus-Ler made in 1976, #0172. It's an S-11, extended E-9th. It has 5+4, triple tapped pick up. It plays and sounds as good as the day I bought it, new. But, it is one heavy steel guitar.

Mike Perlowin RIP · Post by **Mike Perlowin RIP** » 7 Dec 2016 1:43 am

Bobby D. Jones wrote:One neat looking guitar. Now to find out what the setup is. 12 Extended E9, 12 Universal or possibly a C 6th extended.

With 4 and 5, chances are it's an extended E9.

Thomas, could you please take and post a picture of the endplate where the rods are. We can tell you a few things about your guitar from looking at it from this angle.

Thomas Preston · Post by **Thomas Preston** » 7 Dec 2016 1:43 pm

Mike Perlowin RIP · Post by **Mike Perlowin RIP** » 7 Dec 2016 2:09 pm

Thomas, your guitar has a double raise double lower changer, and appears to be set up with an extended E9 tuning.

I suggest you learn on this tuning. There are other 12 string tunings. Don't worry about them. You can think about them in a few years after you've learned the extended E9.

John De Maille · Post by **John De Maille** » 7 Dec 2016 2:39 pm

It looks like strings 11 and 12 aren't hooked up, even though there are bell cranks on cross rods for them. So, you can learn the basic E 9th tuning without a problem. Later on, if you want, you can hook up 11 and 12 to expand your tuning. There are extended E 9th players, who, can assist you in that.

Thomas Preston · Post by **Thomas Preston** » 8 Dec 2016 8:26 pm

Thomas Preston · Post by **Thomas Preston** » 8 Dec 2016 8:30 pm

Thanks y'all!
Love the forum

John De Maille · Post by **John De Maille** » 8 Dec 2016 8:56 pm

You're going to love that steel. It's nice and solid and sounds great.

Thomas Preston · Post by **Thomas Preston** » 9 Dec 2016 8:37 am

Thanks John. I agree! It certainly needs a good cleaning, setup, and what not, but I'm already married to her.
They sure do shine under the lights!

Mike Perlowin RIP · Post by **Mike Perlowin RIP** » 9 Dec 2016 11:48 am

I suggest you hook up strings 11 and 12.They don't do any harm by being there, and when you want to start playing them, they will be there ready to go.

Jim Reynolds · Post by **Jim Reynolds** » 9 Dec 2016 2:19 pm

I agree, they should be hooked up. It is a very interesting tuning. I just bought a U-12 (E9th/B6th) been playing around with it, but am still trying to learn the E9th. So I will just play around with it for now.

John De Maille · Post by **John De Maille** » 9 Dec 2016 7:41 pm

Thomas,
I played mine for 27 yrs and I never, never had a problem with it. For a few years I was working 5 nights straight and it never let me down. It's a real beautiful workhorse. I spoke to Norm about his amd he said he loved it. A buddy of mine bought a green D-10 just like Norm's. He played that steel for quite a while. They're kind of like secret gems, that, nobody knows that much about.

Thomas Preston · Post by **Thomas Preston** » 10 Dec 2016 7:19 pm

Tuned it. Was slightly off from extended e9th. Sounds amazing! The G# refuses to stay in tune. Currently searching for someone to change the strings and setup. I don't know what its worth monetarily speaking, but the smile it brings to my face is priceless!

Thomas Preston · Post by **Thomas Preston** » 13 Dec 2016 2:51 pm

Thanks for the info everyone! Close her down Bob. Time for me to practice!

Edward Rhea · Post by **Edward Rhea** » 13 Dec 2016 3:13 pm

Hey Thomas, before you close this thread, it may be beneficial to look up Wally Moyers, in Lubbock? They don't get no better and he's a great musician/steel player!

Thomas Preston · Post by **Thomas Preston** » 13 Dec 2016 5:03 pm

Thanks, I will.

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