The Steel Guitar Forum

Roy Thompson has some material for the Leavitt tuning.
http://www.clictab.com/leavitt-tuning-c ... -mp3s.html

I am looking for the string spacing on an MSA SS 12 string. I am also curious to know if they are tapered from nut to the bridge or straight across. I found a measurement of 0.284 inches but Im not sure how to measure that with a Ruler and I don't own calipers. THanks If you've got the guitar in fr...

You can clip a tuner onto a tuning peg.
Works fine.

Charlie Thompson wrote:Just FYI I just tried to order the book..The Mel Bay Website is brutally slow and not working properly.

Amazon worked fine for me.

Why turn the tuners "upside down"? At least for experiments, it would seem like you can leave them in place. Yes, you can. There's no absolute need to. It's not like a pedal steel where turning the instrument upside-down is inconvenient. Why bother to turn the tuners upside down? Well, wh...

Why turn the tuners "upside down"?

At least for experiments, it would seem like you can leave them in place.

I've heard it's quite important.

They look sharp.
Are they pre-splayed?

Scott Duckworth wrote:A Plexiglas blank to cut it from is $340...

Interesting concept. Would be nice to know what it sounds like...

Will there be any sustain at all?

That is regular 60/40 solder. You can fix it with a good heavy duty soldering iron. It certainly looks like regular solder, but I'd think it is pretty inappropriate for structural purposes. I'd take it to a welding shop and talk to them Perhaps get them to remove the existing mess (it melts easily)...

Steve, I've had issues spraying gloss over flat. My experience is limited to varnish, brushed, versus lacquer, sprayed. But the received wisdom was to build depth with many coats of gloss (perhaps eight), with an optional final coat of matte (aka satin or semigloss or "rubbed effect"), if...

Control-line combat, wherein my mentor was a roommate of Doug Livingston, back in their younger days.