Thank you Mickey, Andy DePaule gave me a copy 3 years ago before you shared it here IT GAVE ME MY FIRST KNOWLEDGE on all pulls and some idea in fulcrum points in push pulls (with Clem Schmitz booklet/dvds) I’m now trying to get my foot into steel repair and setup work, I’ve had a few customers and they all have been happy campers My most recent 5/19/2024 was a basket case Push pull that they converted the raises to nylon tuners!! I used the rack and barrel method for the raises (minus the slack to lower Es in pedal c) I turn the nylon til it starts to overtune, find zero then turn 3 times for slack, use my stop screw to tune it at or just above the raised note (or a little lower for a lower) and the lower string on said pedal/lever will do what it’s gonna do without a true bell crank or spring in a push pulls case Thank you sir, I currently play at this writing a 1997 Mullen d10 8x4 and on its way a 3x6 marrs sd10 (serial 3!) I’m waiting on Mike Matney jr at Mullen to possibly make me a vertical levers parts kit to move my b lower off pedal 4 I’ve added a different change to pedal 4 on c6, effectively a REVERSE pedal 6 with lower C raised to D
A very thourough and informative video, thanks so much, Mickey! Especially the concepts on how the the different rod connection points affect travel and rotation. Helped me sucessfully complete a change on my knee levers (swapped the functions of LKR and RKL so that I had the E lower on the LKR which I'm used to on my other steel)
Mickey, you are an amazing asset to the Steel Guitar community. Your teaching, your knowledge and most of all, your ability to pass this on in such a "down to earth" manner. Thank you!
Being fairly new to the PSG this video is priceless. Thanks for taking the time to break down the mechanics of this instrument. I’ve been looking for information like this for a long time. I have a Mullen G2 so this is very helpful. Great job and thanks again.
Thank you so much for taking the time to make and upload this video. I learned to play on a pedal steel my great grandfather built. By the time it made it's way to me it wasn't operating to it's full potential, and I never had enough of an understanding of how everything works to correct that. But this video changed all that and I was able to pull it apart and set it back up properly. Now it plays better than I thought possible!
Mickey, I believe you are the Godfather of teaching steel guitar. Not the 1st but by far the best and most giving of anyone. Thank you for years of dedication and sharing your talents and knowledge.
Amazing! Our beloved PSG is one hell of an invention. The builders and innovators were truly in the same camp (IMHO) as Edison, the wright brothers etc. THANKS Mickey.. This is an invaluable resource for generations to come!
Mickey, just came back to review and refresh my understanding of this complex wonderful machine. I own 7 of these rascals all different makes. I marvel at the design and ingenuity of the builders and their processes. As a long since retired automotive technician from new car dealers I have seen a lot of engineering triumphs and failures. Everyone reinvents the wheel at some point. Of course simplicity is the key to excellence and reliability. Thanks for making and sharing your wealth of knowledge to the layman. I find your teaching 1st class and believe me I have endured a mountain of automotive schools in 45 years. God bless you for this excellent opportunity to understand our favorite passion and pastime.
Good morning Mickey Adams I just wanted to let you know that you are a great explainer when it comes to the Steel Guitar. Someday when I have more sufficient funds I’d like to get into it myself. Even though I am visually impaired I’m still able to follow along with this video and get an idea of what you’re talking about. Thank you for everything you do. Jake Reynolds
After watching this video on the complicated successive tries to get a good half stop on the string 2, I really appreciate the Carter guitar’s extra 11th finger+spring. Super easy to adjust and understand.
Thank you for this! I'm less scared about working on my Sho-Bud Pro II Custom. I'm still scared. But less so now. I will definitely watch this a second time. Hopefully I can fix my binding issue. (3rd string not fully raising when it hasn't been played in more than an hour or so until it snaps into place)
Realy thank you Mickey for show the parts , and explain the détails ...il got an serions Problem for replace Some news parts on 3 models ( two Emmons 10 single extended ans the 12 strings single frame and one MSA Side quick ) the dealers and Paket if the PSG parts is gone ...and close the shop...il look for an other dealer of Pedal Steel parts in Florida or in North Carolina ...// I live in France in the south
looks real good, deserves to be 1080p though, seems like UA-cam was only generous enough to give you 240 that day :) also, wondering if it's my system but vidja is 3h but only 1h plays.
Hey, Mickey; I'm sure you don't remember me, but my name is Jerry Williams, and I played in the Bobby Kingston band with Buzz Evans. I have a guitar body that John Ashton built for me 20 years ago, and I would like to have the guitar completed. I was wondering if you have contact info for John (he built all of Buzz's guitars.) You're my last resort. I unfortunately lost contact with Buzz years ago. If you have any contact info for John (or Buzz,) I'd really appreciate it -- otherwise, I'll give the guitar body to another luthier to finish. I hope you're doing well, I miss you coming in to sit in with us at the Hideaway!
First, great work Mickey! Many thanks. This is super cool info but it looks to be still stuck at 240p. I wonder if your source vid is low rez or maybe YT has some rule about re-rendering longer form vids? Maybe chop it into shorter vids in a playlist? Again super content as always!
I would love to watch the complete video, but I find that it is too difficult to take in the detail as the resolution is far too low. Sorry, looks like a great video, but I have to shut it down.
Thank you Mickey, Andy DePaule gave me a copy 3 years ago before you shared it here
IT GAVE ME MY FIRST KNOWLEDGE on all pulls and some idea in fulcrum points in push pulls (with Clem Schmitz booklet/dvds)
I’m now trying to get my foot into steel repair and setup work, I’ve had a few customers and they all have been happy campers
My most recent 5/19/2024 was a basket case Push pull that they converted the raises to nylon tuners!! I used the rack and barrel method for the raises (minus the slack to lower Es in pedal c)
I turn the nylon til it starts to overtune, find zero then turn 3 times for slack, use my stop screw to tune it at or just above the raised note (or a little lower for a lower) and the lower string on said pedal/lever will do what it’s gonna do without a true bell crank or spring in a push pulls case
Thank you sir, I currently play at this writing a 1997 Mullen d10 8x4 and on its way a 3x6 marrs sd10 (serial 3!)
I’m waiting on Mike Matney jr at Mullen to possibly make me a vertical levers parts kit to move my b lower off pedal 4
I’ve added a different change to pedal 4 on c6, effectively a REVERSE pedal 6 with lower C raised to D
A very thourough and informative video, thanks so much, Mickey! Especially the concepts on how the the different rod connection points affect travel and rotation. Helped me sucessfully complete a change on my knee levers (swapped the functions of LKR and RKL so that I had the E lower on the LKR which I'm used to on my other steel)
Mickey, you are an amazing asset to the Steel Guitar community. Your teaching, your knowledge and most of all, your ability to pass this on in such a "down to earth" manner. Thank you!
You are the patron saint of psg. I’ve learned so much from your videos!
Being fairly new to the PSG this video is priceless.
Thanks for taking the time to break down the mechanics of this instrument. I’ve been looking for information like this for a long time. I have a Mullen G2 so this is very helpful.
Great job and thanks again.
Thank you so much for taking the time to make and upload this video. I learned to play on a pedal steel my great grandfather built. By the time it made it's way to me it wasn't operating to it's full potential, and I never had enough of an understanding of how everything works to correct that. But this video changed all that and I was able to pull it apart and set it back up properly. Now it plays better than I thought possible!
Mickey, I believe you are the Godfather of teaching steel guitar. Not the 1st but by far the best and most giving of anyone. Thank you for years of dedication and sharing your talents and knowledge.
Thank you for the kind words..🙂
Amazing! Our beloved PSG is one hell of an invention. The builders and innovators were truly in the same camp (IMHO) as Edison, the wright brothers etc. THANKS Mickey.. This is an invaluable resource for generations to come!
Mickey, just came back to review and refresh my understanding of this complex wonderful machine. I own 7 of these rascals all different makes. I marvel at the design and ingenuity of the builders and their processes. As a long since retired automotive technician from new car dealers I have seen a lot of engineering triumphs and failures. Everyone reinvents the wheel at some point. Of course simplicity is the key to excellence and reliability. Thanks for making and sharing your wealth of knowledge to the layman. I find your teaching 1st class and believe me I have endured a mountain of automotive schools in 45 years. God bless you for this excellent opportunity to understand our favorite passion and pastime.
Hey Mickey, it's Bcal. This is brilliant! It's going to take me a couple viewings to get this all together . Thanks for everything you do.
Good morning Mickey Adams I just wanted to let you know that you are a great explainer when it comes to the Steel Guitar. Someday when I have more sufficient funds I’d like to get into it myself. Even though I am visually impaired I’m still able to follow along with this video and get an idea of what you’re talking about. Thank you for everything you do. Jake Reynolds
This is incredibly generous of you to create this, Mickey. I feel like I can get into the mechanics of my PSG and repair and tweak it now.
After watching this video on the complicated successive tries to get a good half stop on the string 2, I really appreciate the Carter guitar’s extra 11th finger+spring. Super easy to adjust and understand.
Good morning , Thank you very much for your instruction about the cross bar and knee lever and the way for his mounting 🙏
Thank you for this! I'm less scared about working on my Sho-Bud Pro II Custom. I'm still scared. But less so now. I will definitely watch this a second time. Hopefully I can fix my binding issue. (3rd string not fully raising when it hasn't been played in more than an hour or so until it snaps into place)
Thanks for posting this. I miss your Pedal Steel lessons.
Fantastic amount of information!!! Thank you
Part 1 is 3 hours!!! Zoinks! Love your playing.
Thank you sir...
Hey Mickey thanks for the Video.... It is GREAT Info....
Realy thank you Mickey for show the parts , and explain the détails ...il got an serions Problem for replace Some news parts on 3 models ( two Emmons 10 single extended ans the 12 strings single frame and one MSA Side quick ) the dealers and Paket if the PSG parts is gone ...and close the shop...il look for an other dealer of Pedal Steel parts in Florida or in North Carolina ...// I live in France in the south
Thx for putting this out to the public
looks real good, deserves to be 1080p though, seems like UA-cam was only generous enough to give you 240 that day :) also, wondering if it's my system but vidja is 3h but only 1h plays.
Hey, Mickey; I'm sure you don't remember me, but my name is Jerry Williams, and I played in the Bobby Kingston band with Buzz Evans. I have a guitar body that John Ashton built for me 20 years ago, and I would like to have the guitar completed. I was wondering if you have contact info for John (he built all of Buzz's guitars.) You're my last resort. I unfortunately lost contact with Buzz years ago. If you have any contact info for John (or Buzz,) I'd really appreciate it -- otherwise, I'll give the guitar body to another luthier to finish. I hope you're doing well, I miss you coming in to sit in with us at the Hideaway!
240P is the best video rez?
YT loads at low resolution and continues to update data until it reaches 1080p
@@Singlpilot I was hoping'. Thanks mick
@@Singlpilot Still stuck at fuzzy 240p!
First, great work Mickey! Many thanks. This is super cool info but it looks to be still stuck at 240p. I wonder if your source vid is low rez or maybe YT has some rule about re-rendering longer form vids? Maybe chop it into shorter vids in a playlist? Again super content as always!
@@ezskillet Amen!
I would love to watch the complete video, but I find that it is too difficult to take in the detail as the resolution is far too low. Sorry, looks like a great video, but I have to shut it down.