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Joe Reeves

 

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Post  Posted 3 Feb 2024 11:40 am    
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Hi,

Brand new to playing pedal steel and to the forum. Apologies if this has already been brought up - I had a look and couldn't find any answers on the forum or from a google search.

In November 2023 bought an MSA Sidekick (I think it's pretty old - maybe 70s?). When I first got it I gave it a pretty thorough clean as it was pretty grimy. I put new strings on a couple of months ago now, got it all tuned up and working by using YouTube videos - but the tuning keeps slipping after a short amount of playing using the pedals. I've played it pretty consistently and have given the strings more than enough time to stretch and settle in. Ironically from what I can see online, one of the original selling points of the Sidekick was that it stays in tune!

I think it might be beyond me to get it working as it should. I was wondering if anyone knew of any techs in or near London U.K. who would be able to give me a hand setting it up?

Thanks,

Joe
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Sam Inglis

 

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Post  Posted 3 Feb 2024 1:32 pm    
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John Davis is your man. He is based in St Neots, near Huntingdon.

He is active on the British Steelies Association forum -- if you join and post there he'll find you.
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Joe Reeves

 

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Post  Posted 4 Feb 2024 6:03 am    
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Sam Inglis wrote:
John Davis is your man. He is based in St Neots, near Huntingdon.

He is active on the British Steelies Association forum -- if you join and post there he'll find you.


Thanks, I'll check out the forum and try to find him.
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Sam Inglis

 

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Post  Posted 4 Feb 2024 10:34 am    
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John's user name on that forum is "johndavisstringshere" or something like that. He's a top bloke -- he did loads of work to get my MSA up and running and charged way too little for it.
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