The Steel Guitar Forum

Well, I picked it up today, and so far I'm impressed! Many thanks to Crowbear for the manual.

I'm picking up a used Stage One tomorrow, and I was hoping someone here could post some basic instructions for tuning it in case it's not self explanatory. (first psg) I'm going to try and get a manual from Doug, and I think I'll be able to re-string, basic tune, etc. but just may need a hand with f...

This is ending on ebay soon:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/130724151640?ss ... 500wt_1413


Opinions?

Pretty good for a first try....or 10th. The spalt gives an interesting look to the top. What kind of pickup do you have in there? What tuning and what style of music will you be using? It's got a vintage-type telecaster-type generic pickup in it now. I can change it pretty easily if it doesn't work...

What was the final expense for your 1st, and usually costliest build, Richard? I had to buy a few guitar-specific tools: fret saw, nut files, some router bits, etc. I don't count the cost of tools. Materials cost me about $250. Could have been a little less, but I used a juicy-looking piece of Maho...

This is my first guitar - built from a solid mahogany plank with a spalted maple face plate. Built from instructions purchased from Martin Koch.