Rick Aiello's         Dustpans & Stuff

Some Theory and Tech Stuff

Here are some "Notes" that I wrote when I was trying to make sense of all this Steel Guitar Stuff ....

Number System & Basic Theory

Tuning Up via Just Intonation

Slantin' in Just Intonation

Slantin' Theory

The 2nd, 5th & 6th Just Intonation "Issue"

Church Modes in C6

Vibrato - Characteristics

Adjustin' the Non-Adjustable Ricky Pickups

Settin' the String Height on Ricky Pickups

String Tensions for C6/A7 Tunin'

Removing Fender Boxcar and/or Trap Magnets

Removing Ricky Horseshoes w/o Distrurbing the Wiring

Reinstalling Ricky Horseshoes after a Remag

NIBro Installation and Safety

Wiring a Ricky

Noisy Prewar Bakelites

These are "RTF" files ... they will open on PCs or Macs .