The Steel Guitar Forum

Thanks Sonny. "m,t,m,t" is what I'm looking for. I'm trying to emulate Leon's recording: http://www.well.com/user/wellvis/audio/PanhandleRag.au . I am sliding into the notes in the right places. Doing so (and not thinking about it), I realized I'm picking it m-m-i-t-i, where I slide into t...

I'm really a newbie to lap steel even though I've been trying to learn the instrument for years. I have a question about right hand picking for Panhandle Rag. I'm playing it on a 6-string with C6 tuning. I have the first 5 notes as g#-e-B-E-G# which I play straight across the neck at the 16th fret o...

Thanks Ron, that's what I'm looking for. I was thinking Oahu/Waikiki, but we're going to Kauai too so I'll try and catch Ken.

I'm visiting Hawaii in December. Does anyone have recommendations on any steel players I should seek out and and hear while there? Any forgotten legends or unknown must-sees?

I returned the fraudulent photocopy Brian Litman sent me and I received a reply sent registered mail. It's pretty much as I expected: it's my error, not his, that I didn't know I was buying a photocopy, so he's not returning my money. I encourage anyone being victimized by his scams to complain and ...

Ray,

Same thing is happening to me. I told the guy (Brian Litman) what he is doing is fraud and copyright violation. I sent the photocopy back and asked for a refund. He hasn't said he won't refund my money, so I'm a little hopeful.

Wow, thank you everyone for all the quick responses. Now I know what to look for. I was originally thinking of drilling out the hole and installing a standard jack, but right behind the connector is a capacitor wired between the two pots leaving no clearance for the jack unless I were to re-wire the...

Tryin' again... As promised, here are pictures of my newly acquired '53 National Triplex . I got a little carried away last night and made a whole web page. I haven't been able to plug it in yet since I don't have a cable with the right connector. Does anyone know what this is and where to find a ma...

As promised, here are pictures of my newly acquired '53 National Triplex. I got a little carried away last night and made a whole web page: <http://www.visi.com/~mpv/Triplex/Triplex.html>. I haven't been able to plug it in yet since I don't have a cable with the right connector. Does anyone know wha...

The guitar arrived and it looks good except it has a non-standard sound jack and didn't come with a cord. Does anyone have experience changing it over to a standard jack that could provide some pointers? Karl, this guitar is serial number X17941. Brad, thanks for the manual pages. They're just clear...

Thanks for the relies everybody. I will wait and see it how it works before I order strings. My expectation is that generally I'll put it in C6 and not use the lever. Once I get it figured out, I'll post the details and yes, I'll post pictures (if I can figure out how).

I'm a newbie to the Forum and a newbie to steel guitar. In fact, I don't have a guitar yet. The UPS guy is supposed to deliver a '53 National Tri-chord tomorrow. That's the model with the lever that changes the tuning to 3 different chords. I don't know how it works, but I'll figure that out when it...