Volume pedals

Kenny Yates · Post by **Kenny Yates** » 9 Sep 2002 5:28 pm

Anybody remember the old days when we used to pour lighter fluid in to the pots on the volume pedal to stop the noise and the scratchy sounds. A flash from the past.

Ken

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 10 Sep 2002 12:03 am

Yup, worked too!

richard burton · Post by **richard burton** » 10 Sep 2002 1:57 pm

And no pesky sea shells to worry about.

Stuart Basore · Post by **Stuart Basore** » 10 Sep 2002 2:25 pm

I think you and I did it quite often. Be cool. Stu

Stephen Gambrell · Post by **Stephen Gambrell** » 10 Sep 2002 4:05 pm

OK, if you'll explain sea shells, I'll explain chicken skin.

richard burton · Post by **richard burton** » 11 Sep 2002 10:50 am

Stephen, see the thread about Hilton volume pedals on the electronics section. I don't understand about sea shells either.
Richard.

Rick Collins · Post by **Rick Collins** » 11 Sep 2002 1:00 pm

Richard Burton, from England, I saw Elizabeth the other day;___she says, "hi". I loved your performance in "Becket". Welcome to the world of pedal steel.

Rick

Kenny Yates · Post by **Kenny Yates** » 11 Sep 2002 5:46 pm

Yeah Stu...I still remember those days and maybe I'll see if I can find a new can of lighter fluid...do they still sell that stuff?

Little ole scratchy sounding me

Bob Carlson · Post by **Bob Carlson** » 11 Sep 2002 8:02 pm

I know what chicken skin is.....it's chicken lips I don't have much background with.... except I understand they are real hard to come by.

Bob.

Joe Blount · Post by **Joe Blount** » 11 Sep 2002 8:09 pm

Hi Ken, I see you made the move to Hattiesburg. I do remember that lighter fluid, and boy will it burn your leg when
it leaks out of your lighter. did you ever have that to happen?

Wayne Cox · Post by **Wayne Cox** » 12 Sep 2002 10:56 am

Hi Ken,
Here's a short volume pedal story. My very first volume pedal was a DeArmond. Unlike most volume pedals of today, it had nylon gears instead of today's string,spring,& pulley system. After I had used the pedal for quite some time,the "pot" began to wear out (as they all do),and get that "scratchy" sound. Some one told me to use some "control cleaner" on the pot, so, I sprayed everything real good. What no one seemed to know was that some "control cleaners" react chemically with some forms of Nylon. No, it didn't blow up,but the Nylon gears hardened and shattered the next time I used the pedal. So...if any of you own a Nylon-geared pedal,just buy another pot,or better yet, buy a different pedal!
W.C.