The Steel Guitar Forum

Thanks to you all, Greg (fellow bluegrasser), Fred,Bill,Nelson. And Fred thanks for the link to the earlier thread with great exercises from Dave Magram and further comments from Larry Bell. I appreciate the help and will get to it. It never occurred to me the default position is the palm Resting on...

I have been playing for 3 years (non Pedal) and finally took lessons. Well respected local player/coach says to put crease of my right hand, the crease below the pinky, in line with the highest string you are picking ( lets say the high E in ACEGACEG) and to round your hand like a golf ball is in th...

James, I did the same thing with the legs - Took from a Rogue 6-string. The legs work ok. Had to route out the base to insert the cups but worked. Question: How did you create the vinyl stencil for the Magnatone etching? Is it a sticky-backed thing? I am looking at restoring a Magnatone too. Keep th...

I have always been a multi-instrumentalist and used to play stuff in open D (Vestapol) tuning and stuff. On the Guitar. Fast forward to a few years ago I was making a CD of original songs (bluegrass/country) and called a friend to play pedal steel and dobro. Well we started in on a Texas Swing thing...

Well I can see both sides of it. It looks like someone has had dealings with him and he may have parted out a working guitar. That I do not condone. Flip side, if the seller has a non-working instrument that has been used to obtain parts for retrofit of another guitar, then it's ok obviously to make...

This guy has 702 parts on eBay and appears to be parting out and selling lap steel parts separately. michael_atw. 702 parts listed. Stringmaster triple T8body, stringmaster single body, the cases for the same, the parts for the same. Wonder if anyone else is as offended and disgusted as I am?

I'm wiht Mason. I discoverd the brass ACRI and I love them. They are very comfortable and do not fling off.

Pls describe it in detail. If it is like Rick Abbott's April 12 top picture it is walnut and maple and is a Lyric Magnatone G-85-DW in neighborhood of 1956. Vey deep and blanaced tone.And yes, 3 legged.
LIke a 3-legged dog.

Somebody out there wants it. To play it. Not to collect it. Go for it guys. Beautiful. Just like Helms'(I think). I am set but otherwise it would be worth looking into it. Thanks for the heads up.

Thanks all. It turns out that an earlier repair job had switched the leads on one of the Pickups. That neck was the one that was not sounding right. My repair guy switched the neck PUP leads so that both PUPs were oriented correctly and it sounds great. Another pointer regarding the Magnatone twin -...

I need help on Magnatone Lyric Pickups. I just acquired a dual neck 8 string Lyric (D8/G-85-DW) circa ~1956 Magnatone Lyric steel. The pickups on the outer neck are not as loud as the inner neck. The inner neck sounds great, balsy. The outer neck sounds thin. Temporarily I am setting the louder neck...

I just bought a Magnatone Lyric D8. That fretboard is a Magnatone, the etched and black aluminum fret markings are same as my Magnatone.
The Pickup is not magnatone.

Thanks Mike, great topic. I recorded myself the other night after figuring out 'Together Again' on the lap. It sounded great in my head. When I played it back it didn't flow. I thought it did but it didn't. Revieiwing the reocrding helped me hear it and identify what ot work on. Especially true in m...

Yep, seems it worked on paper but you bust strings trying to get there. Too long a string length (24"). Thanks Jerome... And in my earlier reply I meant 'Jack' not Alan. so I may need to go to a lower home key to complete the triad on top as suggested. I heard the strain over the phone of my ne...

Thanks, Alan. I know in 8-sting C6 i have G on top; ACEGACEG and in E6 lo-to-hi; B C# E G# B C# E G#. Now imagine if I have a 9-string, and have the same low-to-High B C# E G# B C# E G#, but with B on top. Crank a .009 up to the B. Where safety goggles first? Add a capo-like nut extender or post to ...

I have a desire to put a high B above the G# on the top string of an 8-string lap in E6 (E13) tuning. It will tend to break. Has anyone tried successfully to add a B on top and achieve a triad of E-G#-B on the top 3 strings? .009 or .008" gauge? Impossible?.

Hi Sandy, I'd suggest getting a good mando, it makes so much difference. I got a high end one and I noticed how i used to play so hard and loud and I developed bad habits. Hard to break them, and it is difficult to now play with the finesse that a good instrument demands. Webers are very good. Old '...

Jerome, that's one purty Gilchrist, wow. I ahve a nice acoustic one myself, local guy In MN makes them, as good as any I've heard so I am set. Been playing for 30 years, still learning. I picked up and retrofitted a Chinese 'Cozart'double-neck electric, i put a Mando custom Seymour Duncan PUP in the...

Bill, looks and sounds great, I sent you a PM too. ps my sister-in-law lives in Atlanta. George