The Steel Guitar Forum

Thanks to Jeff and Frank. Hopefully, I’ll get a few more responses, and then I can sort of average the results. Then go from there on whether to seek out a rewind, or not. I know that many would probably say, “forget about the DC resistance and other such technical stuff. Do you like the way it soun...

I have a 1950 National New Yorker lap steel. It sounds pretty good, but the pickup seems a little weak. The DC resistance on my steel is 1.62 K. This seems low, but I don’t have access to another New Yorker with the same pickup, so that I can compare. BTW, I do realize that DC resistance is not the ...