The British Steelies Society

Hi - my brother is looking to buy a PSG. Does anyone know of any suppliers (he is in Bristol)?

Ted Nesbitt from Rainbow Musik
look him up he's a member here

You can contact me on 07717 470859

Ted Nesbitt

Thanks for the plug James ...... I see you got a real nice Excel up for grabs
Ill give you a call Wed nite

hi there

i hope it's ok for me to muscle into this thread. i was planning to introduce myself but also had a question related to this one, so thought i'd put it in here.

i've played 'normal' guitar for quite a few years and have just got my first PSG. i've always loved the sound of them and am excited about learning. my guitar needs a bit of work though, two of the foot pedals aren't working. i was wondering if there is anyone in bristol or the south west who does repairs/servicing?

adam wrote: i hope it's ok for me to muscle into this thread etc.
my guitar needs a bit of work though, two of the foot pedals aren't working. i was wondering if there is anyone in bristol or the south west who does repairs/servicing?

Your most welcome to "Muscle in" on any thread here, (No one OWNS a thread) some of us LOOK like ogres but we're all "Pussycats" really..

Just my slant on this.. Try and be present when any work is done or at least attempt to get a video of the procedure, or an explanation of the modus operandi... You owe it to yourself to be able to perform basic repairs and modifications .... eventually.

Bas,,,,, "some of us LOOK like ogres " ?????

Which ones?? is it Eddies pic???

Adam,
Take some digital photos and post them on this forum.
The problems with your steel might be quite simple, and could be sorted out by yourself with a bit of help from us 'pedal steel adjustment specialists'

hi gang thanks for the welcomes and comments.

i've just had a look around the forum and saw this thread - viewtopic.php?f=18&t=510

zebedee, i have your old Z.B student!

and now Behold, some wonderful diagrams...

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp25 ... kneePS.jpg

http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp25 ... iagram.jpg

which strings should the foot pedals bend?


bridge end of the guitar, two bits missing?
http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp25 ... ndofPS.jpg

and here are the unconnected poles that came with it. i'm not sure where they live.
http://i417.photobucket.com/albums/pp25 ... dpoles.jpg

It looks like my old steel has been under the weather a bit

The middle pedal should be attached to the raise hole in strings 3 and 6. (see arrow on photo)

Two of those spare rods will be the ones to use.

It looks like the tuning adjuster screws have broken off, which is not good news.

The second string is usually lowered a tone, on the right knee lever moving to the right (RKR)

The 9th string is lowered a half-tone on the same lever.

I think that you might have to take the changer to pieces, and swap the 1st and 7th fingers for the 2nd and 9th.

The 'C' pedal (the one nearest the end of the steel) should be connected to the 4th and 5th strings.

I don't think I had it connected up when I owned the steel, so perhaps it has stayed that way.