The Steel Guitar Forum

I have been studying cajun steel since last April ... recordings by Aldus Roger,Joe Bonsal, Junior Martin (some cool stuff on the Martin Family CD available through Juniors website http://martinaccordions.com/ , Nathan Abshire with the Balfa Brothers, Belton Richard, Austin Pitre and Jel Sonnier hav...

single or double neck prefer 8 string have early 62 Gibson J50 adj #77898 to trade. Guitar is original except for tuners (I did keep original Kluson tuners and they will go with guitar) Hard shell tweed Canadian case. I have owned this guitar for 35 years. Please email me with questions. Jim http://...

thanks!
Jim

I'd love to find one like this!

Jim B.

Jim .. did you **make** this one?

Its a thing of beauty.

JIm B.

Jim Konrad wrote:I gotta start making these one day...

Thanks Michael! Back in the day,I used a regular dobro bar turned upside down under the strings of my 60s Sho-Bud Professional and it fit just right with just the right amount of tension. Tip - glue some felt on it so it won't scratch the fretboard. Another tip - try using it on some of the strings ...

I'm going to go ahead and find a pice of metal at right dimension and give it a whirl ... thanks to all who chimed in!

Jim

I'm hoping some cajun players on the forum who maybe have made their own will chime in too .. I'd love to see the homemade ones .. thanks for your help.

Jim

My friend tells me the Cajun Players (who use the open G tuning) have a metal bar (capo?) that slides under the strings so that you can play in open C tuning. I want to make one .. anybody have one they can post a photo of? Or can anyone give a description on one ... I have my own ideas on what they...

I'm learning to play cajun style steel on a 8 string lap steel can anyone recommend strings and the correct gauges for the cajun open ("G-Major) - {G, D, B. G, D, B, G, D. (high to low) tuning?

Many thanks
Jim

I downloaded that if I ever make it to the E9th tuning I'm going to check it out ..

Jim

Karel van Bezooijen wrote:Suddenly remembers this post from some time ago:

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=1726354

Hope this helps!

I appreciate your help and the links ... what blocking method should be learned .. or do you have to learn all varieties?

thanks
Jim

Hi .. I'm new to the forum and the steel guitar world .. I 'm am trying to learn cajun steel guitar using an open G tuning on an eight string rig. I have played guitar in a cajun band for several years and also play some cajun fiddle so I have a lot of the standard melodies in my head ....additional...

Loved to see the National D-8!

thanks
Jim

Please email me and I'll send images.

Please email me if you have one for sale.
thank you!