The Steel Guitar Forum

I put Asher Acoustic Hawaiian lap steel strings on mine .014-.058

The solo and especially the outro on You Love the Thunder is my favorite guitar solo by anyone ever. What Lindley adds to a song which has a fairly simple melody is really breathtaking. Good musicians “serve the song.” Lindley elevates this song in a way no one else could have. https://youtu.be/izxy...

Someone else mentioned this too but I highly recommend Rust-o-leum white appliance paint. It’s paint + epoxy and gives you a really smooth and durable finish. Spray it on in light coats so you don’t have drips

$30 at Sweetwater
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail ... el-gig-bag

Sorry copy & paste error
https://youtu.be/btR1n5F185A

https://youtu.be/btR1n5F185

Kinda gets at a similar vibe

The tuners on these are Grovers. Someone just listed them on Reverb. I put a set on my post war B6 https://reverb.com/item/50755288-1941-r ... g-machines

Now that’s what I call a keeper! Oh your wife sounds nice too

I put an orange drop .047 uF in my B6.

Check out this post for wiring diagram: https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewto ... 0471abe46a

You could look into spray they use to get odor out of hockey gear. There are a number of brands. They disinfect while not destroying vinyl, leather, cloth

Not sure what you’re looking for (boo-wah?) vs what you have now.

Here is the original diagram for that https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtop ... a5e432c202

Nice Ryan, but save that “I accidentally bought it” stuff for your wife

Steve Cunningham is a forum member and a really good teacher. I’ve been taking lessons with him since January. I can’t recommend him highly enough.

He does lessons over video and it’s really workable. I went to him specifically because I wanted to learn more Lindley than twangy

I have a 40’s Bakelite Ric and bought those same tuners. I did find that if you Mount them upside down the screw holes line up perfectly. I didn’t have the guts to put new holes in my baby so I mounted the left set on the right side and vice versa. I’m getting used to having to turn them oppos...

Look up forum member Steve Cunningham. You can see him play on YouTube ever so often at the “SingingStringMusic” channel.

These are all Bakelite, even the bridge. You cannot run ground to the bridge or tail piece as you would on a modern instrument. The wiring diagram (above) shows that the pots have a lug connected to the ground of the output jack, along with one of the wires from the pickup. It’s a very simple circ...

Take the cover off and look for a loose or disconnected wire. Here’s a wiring diagram I used for my Model B https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2020-03/20166_02ACD1B88E60488883A2C57B169C01D0_1.jpg Here’s what mine looked like after redoing the wiring https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix202...

I bought these Waverly vintage tuners on eBay for $100. Look at the pics if you want then make me an offer—I can’t use them. https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2020-03/20166_9E2C51FDDC6A43A896B45FDAB1E7FCA0_1.jpg https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2020-03/20166_BAC90355E2884FF4A5233D5DA8...

I have a Rickenbacker Model B, 1946. Everything on here looks original, including the tuners. Does anyone have pic of or know what the original tuners were on these? Mine has three on a plain bar, white plastic buttons.