The Steel Guitar Forum

Hmmm... Call me crazy but I found reasonably narrow spacing more reliable for slanting, split slanting, split reverse/forward slanting, wide grip chord voicings. Wide string spacing was a no go for me. When I first moved to more narrow string spacing it just took practice like anything else. Plus t...

I have the same 8-string Clinesmith as Sebastian and the wider spacing improved my playing a lot. I started with an old GDR Herrnsdorff Guitar, followed by a Fender Custom and a Fender Stringmaster D-8, all quite narrow (the Custom's spacing ist a bit wider and better to play). But slant intonation...

Interesting Kathy. I really only play 6 string guitars but I do have an 8 string Dynalap which is a lovely guitar for a budget steel. The Dynalap has a 3/8"(10mm) string spacing parallel from the nut to the bridge. However when I do play this instrument it feels too wide at the nut. The string...

Hi Kathy, the string spacing is pretty important and it's one of the reasons why I stick to 6 string steel guitars. But the string spacing of my Clinesmith Aluminum Cast (8strings) is rather wide, it is 6 cm at the nut and around 7,2 cm at the bridge. I just bought a Emmons pedal steel, so I get mo...

D Schubert wrote:If you love the sound of the Framus, you might find a luthier that could make you a wider-spaced nut and bridge saddle?

If the neck and fretboard widths allow it that's a good option The Framus does have a sweet sound

I've played an 8 string ABM lapsteel with 3/8" string spacing (nut 3.25") for two years now. I use a bullet bar. I recently bought a Framus 8 string with narrower spacing (5/16") and practiced it at least an hour a day for three weeks. But I still didn't feel OK to play it at rehearsa...

I kind of like that bridge, certainly looks interesting. The adjustable intonation isn't useful but are those rollers? I like John's suggestion of a luthier drilling holes and installing ferrules for string through body. The only trick with that, there doesn't look like there's much wood between wh...

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2020-03/16612_Almond_pearl_8_1.jpg Here is one I made that was pretty close to the edge of the wood. You would need a Luthier with a mill to do a nice job. If need be you can just mill the pocket "U" shaped and use the aluminium as the end of the bod...

John Rosett wrote:I recently bought a beautifully machined aluminum bridge and nut from Ryan Rukavina. I’m very pleased with it. Came with wood screws and was very easy to install.

thanks, will check him out.

Big thanks all for your suggestions and links. All the tips for holding ball end of string are better than the sad pair of tweezers I currently use, and will help while I check out a longterm solution.

I have an ABM Sentinel 8 string steel (23 inch scale) which is great except for changing strings. You have to keep the string in place at the ball end as you wind which is challenging. I'd like to know A)is it mechanically feasible to change the bridge for a more user-friendly one? I am not a purist...

Yep, dobro! I play almost only in C6 on lap steel, dobro, tricone or weissenborn. C6 works well on all these instruments. Weissenborn is by far the quietest, dobro the loudest - as long as you really play hard. Thank Veit and everyone else here for your sound advice (no pun intended.) I strung up m...

Yep, dobro! I play almost only in C6 on lap steel, dobro, tricone or weissenborn. C6 works well on all these instruments. Weissenborn is by far the quietest, dobro the loudest - as long as you really play hard.[/quote] Thank Veit and everyone else here for your sound advice (no pun intended.) I stru...

Hi Steve it would be great to know what strings you use for C6 (I'm thinking of C E G A C E from low to high)
- Been going crazy looking at string gauge charts

Nic, my Gretsch is a roundneck

Thanks!

thanks for your tips @Steve Marinak,@K Maul and @Bill McCloskey - Do you think a semi wooden Dobro (Gretsch Bobtail) would support C6 tuning?

Can anyone recommend a Weissenborn style guitar that takes C6 tuning so I could play swing/rockabilly type music in a busking situation? Top priority is that it's loud without amplification. (Would also like it in metal with 8 strings, but that's probably beyond my budget.) I'm based in Europe. Than...

Kathy is it the same type as listed in this post? https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=267469&highlight=framus Does it have the changers? Having owned other Framus guitars I'e always been impressed by the quality and with a P90 it's pretty darn cool. I'm going to be travelling thru B...

Hi Folks, do any of you have experience of the Framus 800? Would you recommend it?(only found a few posts which didn't really give much info - maybe I missed something?) Hard to find a credible 8 string Lap Steel in Europe - but did come across this one. Trying to decide if I should go for it. Thanks

Kathy, check out the British Steelies Forum for sale section or Gerry Hogans Steel guitars in Newbury. I personally use Hilton, and have a Goodrich L120 As a spare, I got from Gerry., never had to use it. If getting a passive pedal get the Dunlop pot or the new Goodrich pot, modelled on the Dunlop,...

Brad Davis wrote:
I use a low profile Goodrich and really like it.

Hi Brad, do you mean the L-120?
Cheers Kathy

My first post - Hello folks, happy to be here! I'm looking to replace my worn out Schaller with a no-frills passive volume pedal that's: Reliable, high quality, noise and creak free, hopefully available in Europe. Any ideas? Ernie Ball and Goodrich seem popular here but I can't tell which models are...