The Steel Guitar Forum

Thank you!

Very interested in the BMI, do you have pics underneath?

Oh never mind, just re-read the message and noticed you're not shipping to Canada anyway.

M.

Is this steel standard height? I'm looking for something short

I would take it for sure. I currently have no steel And am holding out for something as sweet as this. It's gorgeous.

All the best!

M.
www.markbragg.com

I am also interested if it is still available.

M.

I wonder if anyone has ever done up a chart for the distance a rod must travel in order to attain a certain pitch. Would it depend on string guage, etc? I've been kind of eyeballing it here, but it looks like it's a about 4mm for a half tone, regardless of the string. I guess the reason knowing this...

Thanks Bob, that last tuning recommendation is what I'm going to go for... I think that'll keep me busy for a long time. If and when I decide I need more changes, I may tackle the maverick raise/lower thing, as suggested by Richard (plus I did find some more suggestions on how to do this when search...

Oh that sucks! Well is there a real good rodding setup out there to try that doesn't require a raise and a lower on the same string? It seems really odd, because the bell cranks on my instrument seem to be lined up for the basic E9 setup with both a raise and lower on strings 4 & 8.

Hi everyone, I've been learning a lot about the steel through reading your messages. I think this is a great forum. Anyway, I'm from St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada, and have been playing music professionally for 10 years. I love classic country, but I'm especially in love with steelers who use the...