The Tank

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=215 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="0070ce82egerdp.png"> <div>  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id5.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pedal Steel Guitar / Tunings"><U>PEDAL STEEL GUITAR / TUNINGS</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Equipment"><U>EQUIPMENT</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id9.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tunes Ive Written (and a few I Didnt)"><U>TUNES</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My CDs"><U>MY CD's</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Picture Gallery"><U>PHOTO GALLERY</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id8.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gig Schedule"><U>GIG SCHEDULE</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Biographical Information"><U>BIOGRAPHICAL INFO</U></A></div> <bR> <div> ______________________</div> <bR> <div> to provide the author with feedback on this site please send EMail to <A HREF="mailto:larry@larrybell.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:larry@larrybell.org"><U>Larry Bell</U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=50 BGCOLOR="#CC99CC" TEXT="#080000" background="00626611ezuady.png"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>Welcome to LarryBell.org . . .</B></FONT><B>  </B><B> </B><B>|   </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Welcome to LarryBell.org . . ."><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div>                                                   </div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=430 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>The Tank</I></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.larrybell.org/images/TankLarge.jpg" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.larrybell.org/images/TankLarg"><U><IMG SRC="01029f00.jpg" border=0 width="297" height="240" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> click picture to enlarge -- use BACK button  to return</div> <div> The Tank was my 1969 Emmons Double-10 which was recently restored by Mike Cass in Nashville.  Mike is a true artiste when it comes to getting the most out of vintage Emmons instruments.  This guitar has the 'push-pull' changer design -- also known as the 'Emmons Original'.  Push-pull guitars are known for their characteristic bell-like tone and sustain.  They are also (rightfully) known for being difficult to work on and adjust properly.  On the other hand, their reputation for having sluggish pedal action and requiring more force to engage pedals and knee levers is not really deserved, from my experience.  A well adjusted push-pull is as easy to play as most modern pedal steels.</div> <bR> <div> The table below shows the copedent (ChOrd/PEDal arrangemENT -- thanks to Tom Bradshaw for something to call it) for the Tank.  It has 9 pedals, 9 knee levers, the standard E9 tuning and standard C6 with a few minor modifications and additions.</div> <bR> <div> I played this guitar for about a year and decided that I'd played 12-strings for too long to allow me to switch back to a 10-string.  Brad Sarno in St. Louis is the new owner.</div> <div>  </div> <div> <IMG SRC="02fe7820.gif" border=0 width="743" height="386" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>