The Steel Guitar Forum

Here's one thing that will cause a little clicking noise.On your pull rod where the nylon End goes on,If the threaded part of the rod is to close to the changer hole,when you push the pedal the thread will catch on the edge of the hole in the changer,I had this happen on one of my Emmons Guitars.It ...

Stefan,If you have an old lap steel laying around give this a try.Invert the strings of the E-9th Tuning so when you do a forward slant the notes will come out right. B to C# your forward slant will be perfect with a little practice.This little trick G#to A E. also works for the pedal change on stri...

Dave, If you have any bit of curiosity like a lot of us do,your going to try to see if you can come up with something diff.by moving pedals and knee levers around.It looks like it has to be Emmons or Day on the E-9th pedals.The 4 knee levers could be any way you choose to try them. It's all up to yo...

DERRICK, WOW! WOW! WOW! First of all,Thanks my friend for dedicating that song to me you knew it was another favorite of mine by Jules Ah See.Will this one also be on the CD your making? Let me guess now,You changed your C6th tuning to G13th for this one.From low to high-GBDFACE.Keep'm coming!Be sur...

It's an all knee-lever steel guitar. I call it my kneewaian steel guitar.I'am a member in two Hawaiian steel guitar club's.Each club has a convention during the year which I go too and play Hawaiian music. Who ever wants to play on stage gets a half-hour. Some years back I got the idea of doing my t...

Thanks, to all for the welcome to the Forum. thanks for the info on tuning a PSG. It looks like it's WHAT EVER WORKS. FOR YOU is the answer.Thanks again,

Don

I'am brand new to the Forum.My question is Do any Pedal Steel Players tune
Everything to 440?

Derrick,
You could not have played it any better,One of my favorite Hawaiian songs and in C-6th instead of D-9th. Also playing all the back-up music. EXCELLENT ,PERFECT,
I'am waiting for more.

Derrick,
You could not have played it any better,One of my favorite Hawaiian songs and in C-6th instead of D-9th. Also playing all the back-up music. EXCELLENT ,PERFECT,
I'am waiting for more.

JIM, The Hawaiian steel players that use the triple neck steel guitars tune there middle neck close to your tuning.From low to high.EG#BDF#G#C#E This tuning is called C#mi7or9 There are songs played in this tuning .You might come across some old OAHU sheet music somewhere.I guess we would have to sa...

Jim,
How is your E-13 tuned? Some are the same sound as C13 or C-6 If that's the case then you could play any song TAB for C-6. You would just be in a different key.