Pedal Steel Guitar Changers

Wraparound raise finger in this configuration the raise finger goes up and around the bridge pin.

Pedal steel guitar changers. Since most steel guitars around today are all pull type changers we will focus on them. The upper finger raises the pitch. The pedal steel pages bobby lee s home page one of the oldest steel guitar sites on the internet. On guitars with modern all pull changers there are 2 basic types of mechanisms.

Our guitars and pitch changers are hand crafted by legendary pedal steel builders david and harry jackson sons of shot jackson and partners in sho bud pedal steel guitar company. The changers were made differently. Makers of the very popular mullen guitars in colorado rittenberry steel guitars built by gary rittenberry schild steel. Steel guitar manufacturers basically have stopped manufacturing the push pull changer mechanism a few builders still make this mechanism.

The steel guitar forum where steel players meet online. Push pull split finger and all pull. Pedal steel changer williams guitar company llc. Push pull guitars were noted for their tone.

The changer is the heart of a pedal steel guitar. Links steel guitar shopper the largest online shopping site for steel guitar products. This cross shaft will have what we call a turnbuckle sometimes referred to as a rod actuator that goes to the changer. A changer can be called all pull or push pull because of the pull rods or push rods under the guitar that run from the cross rod that the pedal is connected to to the changer.

Msa pedal steel guitars continuing the legacy of the original msa made in texas mullen guitar co inc. Each string has two pivoting parts.