The Steel Guitar Forum

I have a National New Yorker lap steel that came with the old cloth cord and screw-on connector. I got a brand-new cord with a screw-on connector. It was pressure-fitted. See the picture posted by Robert Murphy on this page. At some point, the end came off the cord. Being pressure-fitted, I can see ...

Thanks. I have done this twice, but I think I'll have to do it again, in a much more detailed and repeatable way.

Right. Thanks for your help. I respect your opinion. I may contact them.

All the best!

Is the dent significant, do you think? If the cone is cocked I can't imagine how it got that way, I was very careful with it and it worked just fine before I took it out. I had trouble getting it seated, but I didn't force it. Yes, the pickup came that way. At some point it stopped working. I let it...

For reference, I have had the cone out of my cheap Rogue resonator twice in the last three days and re-assembled it without issues. Plays fine.

I don't have a pic of the cone in place. I should have taken one. It's been reassembled now, so I can't take a pic of it in place.

Hi; I have a Goldtone resonator, steel body, round neck, and biscuit bridge. I took it apart and cleaned it, then put it back together. Now the cone is making a booming sound when I play it. Any comments would be helpful. The cone has a dent near the top, I don't know if it has always been there or ...

I got the tuners and put them in. They fit and they look great! Thanks!

Thanks for the vids, that does help. I'll see what I can do or find someone to help me.

I have a National New Yorker lap steel. I'm not sure of it's vintage but it looks like the instrument in this Fretboard Journal article, with the difference that mine is not clean like the one in the photos. https://www.fretboardjournal.com/columns/catch-day-1947-national-new-yorker-lap-steel/ In pa...

The field of squareneck resonator guitars seems to be a place where quality is price dependent. If you want the best, get what Jerry Douglas plays. That's not reasonable for most. You should be able to do better than the Gretsch Bobtail, though. Beard guitars offers a range of instruments at a range...

My grand daughter called my lap steel my "portable guitar" and another time, my "flat guitar." She was 8 or 9 at the time.

As you progress you will build up a library of licks that will add variety to your playing. Start watching the other acoustic slide players and learn what you can from them. I like Harry Manx. Also, you can always learn a lot from Tampa Red and Elmore James and early Muddy Waters. I assume you know ...

I have that National! Or, you know, one just like it.

Wow. So, somebody just painted that? I have one of those that got left in a pawn shop window in direct sunlight. The plastic fretboard is warped and the paint is in terrible condition. It never occurred to me to just brush paint it with a random color. That's kind of liberating!

Harry Manx on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7TIuG63suY

Anything by Harry Manx,but especially an album called Dog My Cats.

That's brilliant piece, Mike, and lots of fun to listen to. Happy New Year.

You can do what Cindy Cashdollar does; she brings a console steel (no pedals, but with legs) for the swing and country, and brings a a lap steel for the blues and folkier songs. I've seen others do the same.

That looks like mine! The only difference is my pickup covers are white. It perfectly matches pictures of a Jedson model. Somebody took the nameplate off mine, so that was my first clue it wasn't a Fender! If it's a Fender you would leave the nameplate on. Also, the headstock tuner hardware isn't br...

Sorry to hear about your injury, I hope you are on the mend!One more thing about lap steel...it's fun! It's a very satisfying instrument to play. Enjoy!

Looking good, George! I'll wave when I see you!

Very nice!

An Asher like Cindy Cashdollar plays and a Clinesmith.