Pedal Steel Guitar Changer Finger

This movie shows ross shafer making changer finger stops for the new sierra pedal steel guitar.

Pedal steel guitar changer finger.

The pedal rods rotate the cross rods and are stopped by the pedal stops. Makin chips changer finger stops. Which rotates the bell crank finger which pulls the pull rods which pulls the changer finger. In this configuration the raise finger goes up and around the bridge pin finger shaft and resides next to the control finger.

The pedal stop may or may not be adjustable on your steel guitar. The end result is a finger with much less internal friction and undesired movement in the changer and provides a harder surface much more resistant to scratching. The cables were attached to right and left sides of the pedal. I tried something similar to that but ended up using two cables to a pedal where there were two pulls involved.

Our stainless steel finger is manufactured by a unique process by which powdered metal is formed under extreme pressure and high heat to create a part much harder than its original starting material. On the underside of the body you ll see the pedal rods attached to cross rods. Doing that seemed to lessen the force needed to raise the strings. Demonstration of a homemade pedal steel guitar pull finger and a testing jig.

Most steel guitar companies use aluminum for this part. Hold it there and tune with the left hand at the keyhead tune the string to the note you want it hit when you raise it. On guitars with modern all pull changers there are 2 basic types of mechanisms. The changer is the heart of a pedal steel guitar.

The part is then precision ground to 001 total tolerance and polished.