MCi D-10 User manual

MCI PEDAL STEEL
Users Manual
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MCI Pedal Steel Guitar

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E9 C6
String Pitch String Pitch
1 F# 1 G or D
2D# 2E
3G# 3C
4E 4A
5B 5G
6G# 6E
7F# 7C
8E 8A
9D 9F
10 B 10 C
MCI PEDAL STEEL MANUAL
1.0. SET-UP
1.1. Open the case. Remove the legs from the inside of the case.
Do not remove the guitar.
1.2. Screw front legs (marked with an "F") in the front leg sockets.
1.3. Attach the pedal bar to the front legs (Figure 1-1).
1.4. Connect the pedal rods to the pedals in order.
(1is the rod closest to the keyhead end of the guitar, up to 8,
the rod closest to the bridge end of the guitar).
1.5. Attach the back legs.
1.7. Take the guitar out of the case and set it upright.
1.8. Plug your cable in to the 1/4" phone jack (beneath the guitar on the bridge end).
NOTE: When you want to disassemble your guitar, set it back into the case first, then take it apart
exactly the reverse way that you put it together.
1.9. Table 1-1 shows the proper pitches at which to tune the strings on both the E9 and C6
necks.

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TABLE 1-1b: PITCH VALUES
2.0. ADJUSTMENTS
2.1. Pedal and Knee-Lever Action 2.1.1.
Pedal action
Adjust the screw in the pedal stop bar (below each pedal pull bar) for the
amount of pedal travel you desire. A long travel distance makes the action
softer and takes more time to change the pitch. The shorter the travel
distance, the harder the action is and the less time it takes to change the
pitch. Make small adjustments. See Figure 2-1.

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2.1.2. Knee-lever action
Adjust the screw in each knee-lever stop for the amount of lever travel
you desire. Make small adjustments.
2.2 Raise and Lower Pull Rods
2.2.1. Adjusting rod travel
1. Loosen the tuning nut with the tuning wrench enough for the rod to slip
off the pull bar (figure 2-2a).

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2. Place the hook of the pull rod into another slot in the pull bar (figure 2-2b). The
further the rod is from the cross bar, the greater the pitch change.
3. Tighten the tuning nut until you get the pitch change you need.
2.2.2. Repositioning pull rods
NOTE: The MCI pedal steel guitar comes from the factory set to the standard 8-4 format
(figure 2-3). See figure 2-4 for the lever raise (LR) and lever lower (LL) positions.

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IMPORTANT: Start with the longest rods first, then go to the next longest, and so on until you reach
the shortest rods.
1. Remove the tuning nut with the tuning wrench.
2. Slide the pull rod off the pull bar.
3. Loosen the screw on the pull bar. Slide the pull bar to the desired position.
Tighten the screw.
4. Insert the straight end of the pull rod into the first open "raise" or "lower" hole
closest to the spring. The group of the three holes closest to the spring is for
"lower" rods; the other group of three is for "raise" rods.
5. Place the hook end of the pull rod into the desired slot on the pull bar. The furthest
slot away from the crossrod will cause the greatest change in pitch.
6. Screw the tuning nut onto the straight end of the pull rod.
Tighten the tuning nut until you reach the pitch change you want.
3.0 GENERAL INFORMATION
3.1. Neck Selector Switch
There are two pushbutton selector switches between the necks. The right-hand switch selects the
neck: the "up" position "turns on" the E9 (or upper) neck. The "down" position selects the C6 (or
lower) neck. The lefthand switch, when in the "down" position, "turns on" both necks at the same
time.
3.2. Changing Strings
3.2.1. Replacing a string
1. Place the ball end of the string between the "fingers" in the tailpiece.

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