The Steel Guitar Forum

Once you figure out guages, juststrings.com has single strings. They sell good quality 'no-name' strings at a very fair price. Excellent customer service.

I have an Iseman, which I love. I use these in open D:

https://www.juststrings.com/jps-3160l.html

FWIW Iseman told me to keep it in D for the sake of the instrument

I hope whatever spirit you showed by separating "musical instruments" and "banjos" will sustain you. God bless.

Maybe Jason Dumont at Lap King? He does excellent work.

Personal preference enters into it as well. I came to lap steel from dobro, and I found that on some entry-level lap steels, the string spacing that was much too close for me. (I had a gretsch.) I needed one that felt more like a dobro. Beyond that, in that price range, I'd say it's all about the pi...

Also, Lap King. Hand made in the Nutmeg State:

http://www.lapking.com/

I think modern build quality and reliability is better, but the pickups on some the vintage instruments have not yet beat yet.

PS: the dude on the right is indeed Vince Gill

You are in for a treat, my friend. Tickets are available for the Time Jumpers while you're in town. They are a bunch of first-call Nashville session cats that play western swing for fun at 3d and Lindlsey on Monday nights.

https://www.3rdandlindsley.com/event/93 ... e-jumpers/

I live in the area and will keep an eye out. Whoever stole it probably has no idea what it is or what to do with it.

But my first thought was: Junior Brown was playing in my area and I missed it!

Really, enjoyed it, Steve. Thanks! Can't wait until the second part comes out.

I think you might have to play them all and trust your ears. If bottleneck is an option given your arthritis, I would expect that's a much easiest transition for a country blues player. In case you haven't figured this out yet, there are 2 styles of resonator: 1) biscuit, where the cone faces down a...

Thanks, Andy! Looks like I'm heading to the Lizard Lounge..