Wrist Lever?

Dennis Detweiler · Post by **Dennis Detweiler** » 27 Mar 2014 5:43 am

I've been playing pedal steel for 40+ years and will be purchasing an 8 string lap soon. I'll be using the A6 tuning from top,,,(E C# A F# E C# A E). I'd like to lower the middle E to Eb with a lever. Is anyone using a wrist lever? I've seen them on pedal steels a few times, but have never sat down to one. Anyone have a blueprint of the mechanics of it? Or, variables?
Or, as suggested in another post, a rkr lever to drop the E and a fold-up non functional lkl and/or lkr to keep the guitar from sliding off my lap and onto the dance floor?
Thanks

Dom Franco · Post by **Dom Franco** » 27 Mar 2014 5:59 am

The type of steel guitar and the bridge style in particular will determine the possibility of adding a "palm" lever.
I have made a few and installed them, Some require a Gibson style "stop bar" others need extra room behind the bridge to attach the pedal hardware.
Dom

Steve Lipsey · Post by **Steve Lipsey** » 27 Mar 2014 9:21 am

do a search for "multibender" and see the threads on the Duesenberg multibender that can add a number of palm levers to your lap steel

here's one on an 8-string (it really only does 6)
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=262265

and one of the threads is a little multi bender users thread - you could post there
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... ultibender