The Steel Guitar Forum

I'd like to point out a few things about Grand Consoles on the plus side. This is the first steel guitar I ever had: https://jakewildwood.blogspot.com/2013/04/c1950-national-double-neck-grand.htm I think I paid about $450 for it, including shipping. I think it is a great entry level guitar for sever...

Steve, as you can tell, I am no expert, but it just so happens that my good friend Howard Rose, of Commercial Audio Systems in Chicopee, Mass., has my Sano in for cleaning while I am traveling out west. I wrote to him last night about your thread, and this is what he wrote back to me this morning: S...

I have a very, very similar Sano amp. The serial number on my power unit is 2833; power amp is identical to yours. It is also stenciled with a large 30 (yours seems steel-wooled in that spot). Same 2x el34s. My preamp (also up above) has 3x 12au7 tubes. Also has the Utah PA speaker (which i think is...

Ted and Chris, thank you for that info. It's interesting what you say about the pearloid sheet, Ted. While the flats beside the "chin" of the pick guard resemble the outlines of the NS in your picture, I was always struck by the fact that the radius corners of the pick guard don't match th...

I have what I believe to be a Melobar 8-string. It has an attractive, unmarked fretboard that appears to be stock, but does not have the Melobar labelling on it. (Perhaps Ted could say whether he produced any like this.) It has what I believe to be a Bill Lawrence pick-up. (I am not sure how to spec...

Like Stephen, I too looked at the fan club website today, and while I did see a photo full of beautiful lap steel guitars, I rather became fascinated reading the "About Ray" page and learning about the wide range of activities Ray has engaged in over the years. So impressive! So, Ray and S...