The Steel Guitar Forum

Tom Baker at Sierra recommended HOPPE'S No. 9 Lubricating Oil. Clean the grease off. 1) While you have the tuner apart, you might smooth up the surfaces that the thumb screws impact. 2) Twice, I have surfaced (with a file) the surfaces where the Socket-headed cap screws tighten down the strings. The...

Maybe a two month wait for me. Shipping from Japan in 6 days.!!

My picture is not upside down but Forum software is flipping it. I'll try again.
String length is 24.5" My Sierra was 25". My right knee has three levers. One to the right and two to the left.

I just bought a PSG from Fuzzy Steel Guitar Company, a Suberb 12 string universal. I've only had it for 1 day, but the tone is fabulous; the pedals and levers work super easy and feel very solid. I like the keyless tuner. Easy to re-tension which on my Sierra is not so easy. It felt a little weird s...

These are fantastic steels, I would buy it, but, alas the only problem with these is the weight.
But the beauty is the weight, if you're young and strong. The mass gives great tone and sustain. Built so well, they last a long time. This one looks pristine.

What does it weigh? Estimate, when was it built?
Thanks, Alan

I only need 1 Sierra pull rod 7 3/4" long. Either the 3/32" or the 1/8" diameter. It should be the shortest one.
I am trying the forum first rather than Sierra hoping to find someone with extra parts to sell.
Thanks, Alan Ames
Jefferson City, MO

I have 10 string dobro with 11/16" clearance under the strings. I need a pick-up less than 5/8" thick.
Alan
503-975-9391
apames@gmail.com

I love my zirconia bar. Wish it was as big as my Dunlop, but it is the size most people want.
Here is where I got mine:

Vinh Nguyen (Zirbar)
188 Fairmeadow Way, Milpitas, CA 95035
Cell: 408-505-5953
Email: zirbar@gmail.com

Boy, do I love mine. As a dobro player who took to pedal steel later in life, this is mega fun! The tone is super sweet. I think it is the large massive neck.

My 10 string fits in a case just like the National guitars fit in. My style O, and my baritone tricone, and 10-string all are the same case.
There is a facebook page for vintage instruments:
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And I love it. It has a sweet tone; I think, because of the massive neck. I use a modified C6 (has a high strings D and F) Which means it is a C6/F6. Makes it hard to be satisfied with a 8-string now. Darn!

Alan

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My wife needs a Ukulele. But some questions:
What is a S0 or S1?
Are these both soprano or concert?
What kind of wood are they?
Would they be shipped from Florida? Where in FL? (We're in Saint Louis)
I am Alan Ames (steel guitars) at apames@gmail.com or at 503-975-9391.
thanks!

I love my solid zirconia. I cannot scratch it. I have even dropped it on concrete (Not good. It could shatter) It cost $150, but what do guitars, amps, and mikes cost? I weighs slighty less than steel, but it has plenty of mass. Sounds great, plus no scratchy sound. I can't remember who I purchased ...

I meant that you need to dampen the strings with your hand, behind you steel (bar) because of the natural resonance of the string length from the bar to the nut (if you don't dampen it) ON a Dobro, is is very noticable; on a pedal or lap steel, it is not very noticable til you turn down the amp, or ...

It could be the length of string on the back side of the bar is ringing. Do make sure you dampen the strings on the back side of the steel, because that length of string from your bar back to the nut is vibrating unless you dampen it.

They usually sound really good, but look very carefully for defects and make an agreement with the store clerk about returning it if it is defective. I owned a Korean square neck and when I opened it up to put in a McEntyre pickup, I noticed that the suport for the cone had been glued in off center ...

Does anyone have knowledge of sound clips on the internet of the Mars Reso Simulator Lap Steel? I am referring to the "cat can" lap steel. I don't need it to sound exactly like my Dobro or Scheerhorn, but I sure would like to have a no-feeback lap steel that had some acoustic growl to it, ...

I would reccomend buying a brand new Sierra from Tom in Molalla, Oregon. I own two and love em. Tom does great work and there will not be any bugs in yours and it would be customized for you.

If this is Ken Silber of K&S Guitars it is probably a super fine Weissenborn. I own a Mexican made (Cheapie) K&S Weissenborn and it is sweet. I own an expensive Bear Creek and it is not that much better...Alan Ames

It is probably an older one with the round cross shafts. He did not put serial number on it, show a picture of the underneath, or the changer end. The older ones sound sweet, but parts are hard to get and they weigh a ton. But I love mine...Alan

I went to see and play Steve's Sierra yesterday and it looks beautiful and plays as sweet as can be. It has obviously been cared for cause it looks like brand new. I can't believe I did not buy it on the spot; may be kicking myself for not doing it...Alan

I have a Sierra U12, Crown. I love it...
Alan

I had two such scammers on my listing also. The internet is full of these types; looking for a rookie. Alan

Steel is sold; please remove this listing. Thanks to the forum community...Alan