The Steel Guitar Forum

Hi. A potentially silly question:-
I am toying with the idea of tuning one of my non pedal lapsteels to guitar standard tuning. There's some great country and western music for guitar that I would like to have a crack at.

Would it enable me to play guitar tabs, before I go buying more strings ?

I want to be able to transcribe standard music notation into lap steel tabs manually that is not using software programs etc. I need a chart that compares standard notes and lap steel tabs. Is that correct? I have been unable to find such a chart for lap steel. Plenty for guitar and piano, but not l...

Hi. I am looking for C6 or open D tabs for Cavatina (Deerhunter theme). Any help would be very much appreciated. Thank you.

Hi people I am looking for tabs for "Home On The Range" in C6 tuning. If any one can help me I would greatly appreciate it.

Does any one have any experience Musescore either 3 or 4. Is it good, bad?

Is it worth the money?

Any recommendations for notation transcription software for lapsteel?

Hi I have been given an unopened pack of C6th pedal strings and am wondering whether they could be used on one of my NON pedal steels without too much hassle.

If not why not, I am keen to learn?

Thank you Brad I will have a look at it.

Thank you. I will look In to those tunings.

First I must thank you all for my welcome. Now my question:- I have a lapsteel tuned to C6. My lovely wife, of 52 years, bought me a Gretsch G5700 it arrives tomorrow, bearing in mind I need to have access to much tuition what would the panel of boffins advise for a tuning for the new guitar? By the...

hi I am very new here and apparently the member from UK. I have one steel tuned to C6 and will get delivery of my 2nd steel tomorrow.

My Question simply is what tuning do the knowledgeable members recommend that I tune the new steel to for best access to tuition. Thank you.

Thank you. I will have a look

Hi. I probably shouldn't be in this company as a beginner, but all my life I have wanted to play a musical instrument. Having recently undergone two major arterial operations, triple bypass and carotid arteries and awaiting another on the carotid on the other side I have decided that I WILL learn to...