The Steel Guitar Forum

I don't suppose there is any one with a masters degree in lap steel performance. That was just a ha ha. But on a serious note, I suppose Don Helms is also self taught, but If he had students, I would want to take lessons from one of those guys because I would be able to make more of impression on th...

One once bought a Shobud Pro II from a guitar store. The young guy that sold it to me called it a lap steel.

Here are the ones I have. The Stevens is from 1964. I bought while on a high school band trip in Memphis. That was my first. The last one is the one with the cone shaped butt end. I don't know the brand and I think it is stainless. Does anybody know. http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1403/14818_...

This Rickenbacker has to have 4 on a plate because of the way it was made in the beginning. Yes they are Kluson. I may try to repair it. I just have not tried repairing a Kluson because of the sealed cover. But a luthier friend told me what to do. So I have the confidence I need to fix it. I too wor...

I don't teach. And maybe I should be taught, but my thoughts are that to settle on a certain tuning is like "what do I want to be when I grow up." So many do not go to college to train for a certain career. But to learn basics that prepare you to learn a profession, generally speaking. To ...

Does anybody know where I can get replacement tuners for a Rickenbacker console steel?

Can anyone ID this old lap steel. My dad gave me this in 1964. I messed around with this for a while. I stripped the finish from the top. I wish I hadn't done that. About 15 years ago I gave it to a luthier friend. Today I got it back and plan to give it a face lift and electronic restoration for th...

I got this on Monday and played it out Tuesday night. I blew everybody away including myself. I don't play on that string much anyway. Now that I know it's not just my guitar, It's now a non issue.
I love mine as much as you guys love yours.

I was hoping for a little more punch on that string. I was looking at the pickup with a little flashlight and could see what your talking about. I had changed the 8th string from a 46 to a 54 for a lower tuning. That's when I noticed it.

I noticed today as I changed some strings for a different tuning string 8 on the outside neck played at a much lower volume than the other strings. This is a Rickenbacker D8. Any ideas as to what is going on here?

Here it is. It came today. I thawed it out cleaned it up, tuned it up and I've been at it all day long. I'm thrilled with this.

The sound a guitar has is more for the player than his audience. Jerry Douglas could play on a non improved cheapie, and his audience would only hear Jerry. But Jerry would know. That's why he plays a Sheerhorn.

I've put Quarterman cones and upgraded spiders in a few Regal Dobros for my customers. And like any cheap dobro, most of the sound in those is the cone and the spider. Might not satisfy a pro, but if you are a non-pro, how good does it need to be.

Consider the Duesenberg lap steel. There is 2500 dollars worth of design. What ever floats your boat.

Just worked a trade with Nash Reilly. Please Close this posting. Thanks

I got the Gretsch Box Car square neck. Good instrument for the money. I did go into it and cleaned up a few things like the spider was not trimmed at all. Its all the dobro I need.

Check with Jerry Knapper 918.520.1048. He has a couple of keyless S8 lapsteels that he built. Great guy to talk with.

Sure thing. Thanks.

I don't play every note with my palm resting on the bridge. But the little gismo that I have put on the instrument does two things. One is that it helps to stop the accidental muting that sometimes occurs. And two, it keeps my hand from hitting the sharp edge of the bridge. A sharp edge is something...

Well its new to me but a 50s Rickenbacker D8 is not new. I traded my MSA S10 to Nash Reilly. Cant wait till it gets here. I had a Fender Duel 8 a few years ago. Been kicking myself for trading it off.

I get down to the Houston area from time to time. My 90 year old mother lives in Conroe.

It would be interesting to know why Buddy Emmons put the E9 on the outside. If were me I would put the e9 neck on the inside.

The wood in this red guitar is Wisconsin white ash. The Recording king is mahogany.

I have less than 200 dollars in this. I work as a Luthier and got the pickup at cost. I built an 8 string lap at about 40 dollars total cost...Buy the way, many years ago I drove a Greyhound Bus into Meridian.

I got this Recording king lap steel for just that purpose. I made a few mods and turned it to a real cannon. The main thing was to get the crappy pickup out of it and put in a Seymour Duncan Classic Stack. And I put a 1/2 in. aluminum piece of round bar to ease up the sharp bend on the bridge. I was...