posted 15 July 2000 10:54 PM         

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posted 16 July 2000 03:56 AM         

Since you have two pedals and one does open up (louder), I'd use it to compare with the "bad" one and see which is the problem.

You can also measure the resistance across the pot and see how much resistance is left when it's at the full volume position. I had that trouble with my 120 and it turned out to be the pulley string needed "tightening". My pedal was not going through the full travel of the pot and I had about 100K ohms left when it was at the full volume position, which meant I was only getting 80% of the max volume. By readjusting the pulley string I got it down to about 2K ohms and it really brought the volume level up. The 2K is a very small percentage of the total resistance and bascially not a factor.

posted 16 July 2000 06:50 AM         

Go to the Carter site and tool around there until you find the section on how to replace the pot in a Goodrich pedal. There are step-by-step pics and written instructions. I know you're not replacing the pot, but I think all of your questions about how things fit together and what does what will be answered including graphic enhancement .

I replaced the pot in my Goodrich L10K pedal using this site and found it invaluble. Good luck.

Cliff

posted 16 July 2000 07:02 AM         

How I did mine (I had the "off" position set correctly) was to move the pedal to the full open (max volume) position and then take the pulley string off at the screw head and where it loops thru the hole in the stop finger and pull it tight (but not taunt) then loop it back through the hole and around the screw and tighten down on the screw. That took a little more of the slack out of the string and also made sure the pot shaft pulley was at the "max volume" end of the pot.

I hope this description helps. I'm doing this from memory - not looking at the pedal. You may have to screw with it for a while to get it where you want it. Once you get the full volume position set, go back and check the off position to make sure you didn't screw it up.

posted 16 July 2000 08:02 AM         

This article by Jeff Newman, which is reprinted on our 2nd web site, which is essentially an OnLine Steel Guitar Owner's Manual for most every brand of steel guitar and related accessories (The Steel Guitar Information Resource) may answer some of your questions.

Also, if you have other questions not answered there, you might call and talk directly with the designer and builder, Ollie and Phillip Goodrich. Here is the contact information for Goodrich Sound Company, located in Michigan, USA:

Keep on steelin'

Ann Fabian
Carter Steel Guitars
www.steelguitar.com
The Steel Guitar Information Resource
www.steelguitarINFO.com
OnLine Steel Guitarists Directory
www.onlinesteelers.com