The Steel Guitar Forum

Yes I have the Fishman Nashville pickup on my National Scheerhorn L Body like Mark says and it doesn't have a palm rest. I don't rest my hand on the bridge unless I'm doing a muting technique but even then the pressure is minute compared to the 200 some pounds of pressure in G tuning. Nothing to wor...

Tom Keller wrote:To my taste E minor 7th tuning was never meant to play Bluegrass music. It works much better for swing music and such.

I think it works fine for bluegrass but to each his own.


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Nice Rich. I’m a huge fan of Bosssa Nova and Jobim. Here is my one and only recording, Corcovado. I actually went there, high above Rio De Janiero when I was 7.
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Yes. Was it the middle G string? The winding is a fine bronze wire and it’s always the first to go. When I was first starting out with the dobro my instrument wasn’t very loud and I remember wrecking a brand new string after one song in a loud jam trying to hear myself. Many players carry spare G st...

I have a National Scheerhorn L Body with the DoubleShot and locking tuners. Absolutely get them! I say that not so much for the tuning stability but because they are the nicest tuners I’ve ever used. Silky smooth, easy action and fast easy string changes without any extra wraps to wind on or unwind....

Here’s an article I did in 2015 with Rob Anderlik discussing the EBDGBD tuning with examples from my YouTube channel. Read all about it!
https://squareneckjournal.com/2015/02/0 ... reg-booth/

After a few years away my son and I made another Christmas video which I finished yesterday. The description: Greg and Danny Booth team up for another Christmas classic. Stick around to the end and see the Scheerhorn equipped with the DoubleShot tuning changer put to novel use...E-B-D-G-B-D to Eb-Bb...

That is the tuning that Greg Booth uses to play Panhandle Rag on (he may have the lowest string at E - but D works as I think the only thing played on that string is the bass slide up - you can watch Troy Brenninger's interview with Greg on Youtube to learn more). It's a good tuning to get some swi...

One trick that Greg Booth gave in an interview with Troy Brenningmeyer - If you know pretty much what you will play, you can record the video first, aiming not for perfection, but just no huge glaring errors. No worries about sound quality. Then record the audio seperately, using the same backing t...

So great to read how well you are coping with the disaster. I have always admired your talents in music and instrument building and I would bet the farm you will come out of this better than ever. Nothing but admiration and respect here Todd.

Nobody has mentioned these yet but by all accounts the Recording King dobros sound great, are well made and are the best value now. The Maxwell is a trad sound well design for $399 and the Phil Leadbetter model is a modern open body w sound post design for $699. Here is Phil playing it with Steve Gu...

Eric Sprado wrote:Little different slants there Greg. Are you in GBDGBD?If so I have some neat new slants to learn.

Yes, regular G tuning.

Amazing play count on Apache, congratulations Doug. And in such a short time! All that aside, it’s a fantastic sounding arrangement. I listen to it often. BTW, back when I played clubs full time we always hosted a costume contest on Halloween. My wife would bring home full scrubs, surgical gloves,...

I think you're right Mike. Here's what I get...https://youtu.be/XUFJzGpaDGQ

Mark Eaton wrote:Greg - you should show a photo of the extended fretboard on your Scheerhorn. Though even with that board the real estate between frets above #19 gets really tight..

You can see it here, https://youtu.be/JK0FjGgp--M 🙂Easier than uploading a photo right now.

I watched that yesterday too. It’s excellent and Rob is a great teacher. For those here that may not know, Rob has been awarded the IBMA dobro player of the year FIFTEEN TIMES!! When Rob talks, people listen. Including me. The first thing I noticed was when he dismissed playing it in the high regi...

Thank you all! The shirts are from Rockmount.com. The ladies shirts are nice too!

Need a smile today? Check out my new video!https://youtu.be/JK0FjGgp--M

New on the Beard site they are $1449 w case. I think you have it priced to sell quickly.

Gorgeous playing Doug, your stuff is exceptional.

Thanks Mike. The reason I mention it is that, although the drop E dobro tuning (EBDGBD) is my default tuning I return string 6 to G for Panhandle Rag and use that string. If you put in a 2 chord like some do then the low E would be pretty handy. Steel Guitar Rag works pretty cool for that reason wit...

Just curious, why the E string?

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I have never bought from them, but I enjoy looking at their inventory. Awesome looking stuff. http://www.curlymaple.com/Luthier_Material_s/46.htm

Brad Davis wrote: For reso's and other instruments in general you have to spend about $1K to graduate from mostly hit-or-miss junk.

By all accounts from known players these are very nice for $600.
https://www.guitarcenter.com/Recording- ... -Guitar.gc