We have the expertise & knowledge to repair or upgrade your Pedal Steel Guitar. Remember, your steel is a mechanical machine (like an automobile), which requires some regular maintenance to keep it operating at it’s optimum efficiency.
REPAIRS AND FEES EXAMPLES
- Change Strings Labour Only – $15.00 per neck plus Set-Up Fee on Pedal Steel (if needed)
- Knee Lever & Pedal Kits – $150.00 to $250.00 each
- Bench Rate, Labour – $50.00 per hour
Tips From Steel Guitars of Canada
Here’s a tip to reduce string breakage on an older Fender 400 or 1000 cable pedal steel with or without the ‘C type’ pull hooks in the changer. A strong wire, bent in a right angle, attached to the first string pull (high G# in this case). The photo on…
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NOTE: When using the Jeff Newman (or most other) Pedal Steel Tuning Charts, it is recommended that you use a Chromatic Tuner with a needle meter that has the Hz &/or Cents scales. …the Ultimate!!! The Peterson StroboPlus HD Strobe Tuner, which have the E9th & C6th Sweetened ‘Compensated’ Settings built-in,…plus…
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21 Pulls ~ H = Half-Tone Tuner String Open Pedals Knee Levers Gauge # Tuning 1 2 3 4 LKL-1 LKV-1 LKR-1 RKL RKR .012 1 F# . . . . . . . . +½,+1H .015 2 D# . . . . . . -½,-1H . +…
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18 Pulls String Open Pedals Knee Levers Gauge # Tuning 1 2 3 4 5 LKL-2 LKR-2 RKL-1 RKR-1 .015 1 D . . . . . . . . . .014 2 E . . +½ . . . -½ . . .017 3 C . . . +1…
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12 Pulls, Nylon Tuners String Open Pedals Knee Levers Gauge # Tuning 1 2 3 LKL-1 LKR-1 . RKL-1 RKR-1 .012 1 F# . . . . . . . . .015 2 D# . . . . . . . -½ .011 3 G# . +½ . . .…
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