The Steel Guitar Forum

I don't think pickups or cables or eq settings have anything to do with it. Find a guy who plays well to play your guitar and I'll bet it sounds great up there. It's gonna be in your picking and bar technique. There is a different sort of finesse that you need in the higher registers and there are ...

Nothing last forever. It's a simple matter of waiting your turn.

Mitch

Roger Rettig wrote: It's an inspiration to me

Me too, Roger. I've talked with Hall Rugg's daughter through private text messaging and should be getting my copies in a few days. I'm really looking forward to watching them.

Mitch

Hey Andrew!
How does it play and sound? Could you post some pictures? I have seen Emmons SD10's come from the factory with a D10 endplate on the changer end. I guess it was all that they had on hand at the time.

Mitch

Thank you, Peter!

Mitch

Hey everybody!
Does anyone know where I can buy a copy of Hal Rugg and Buddy Emmons Live at Bell Cove on a DVD? Thank you.

Mitch

Steve Sanford is now the go to guy for Excel matters. He helped me a lot with m recent ExStar purchase and is a standup guy. Yes he is. I've known Steve for about thirty years. I have played many gigs with him over the years and he is a top-shelf steel player and musician. He can certainly be trust...

Happy Birthday MR. Franklin! It would be such a great honor for me to get to meet you sir, but a least I got the next best thing. I got to meet your son, and he autographed my steel guitar seat. Thank you for your brilliant work with the steel guitar. May the Good Lord bless you and your family. Mitch

Bobby D. Jones wrote:It is a joy to work on something that was built by a craftsman.

That statement makes me think of my Zum. I've never seen a Bowman steel but would sure like to. Mr. Sam, Would you happen to have some photos that you could show us?

Mitch

Here in south Mississippi, 70 percent of the time it's either hot, raining, very humid, or all three. The weather here is very unpredictable. I don't like backing out at the last minute, but I don't like my gear getting wet either. And I don't like playing or singing with sweat pouring off of me, or...

The remainder of all the clubs had all hard rock and distortion guitar. But listen to country radio today-same stuff! Exactly. That's why it's being played at Tootsie's and the other clubs on Broadway. I went to Nashville years ago and enjoyed it but I don't think that I would enjoy it now. Mitch

Perfect touch and tone. He is a direct link to a time and era when the steel guitar was a mainstream instrument. He is a living legend among steel players. There will never be another Lloyd Green.

Mitch

My Nashville 400 was doing the same thing and I took it to Peavey to get it repaired. They said that it had a dirty voice coil. They fixed the problem and now it runs like new.

Mitch

Mark Shuda wrote:
Moral of story, if it’s too good to be true, it’s too good to be true! Don’t buy a guitar online without talking to seller first, and if seller doesn’t know who Lloyd Green is, he’s probably not a real seller!

Be careful out there! It’s getting worse!

True words and excellent advise.

Mitch

Jack Hanson wrote:For me, learning to play the swinette was much more difficult than learning to play a pedal steel guitar.

Jack,
What is the swinette? Please tell us!

Mitch

I don't think it's a homemade steel although I don't know what it is.

Mitch

Thank you Mr. Strayhorn for your reply. And thank you for building such a fine instrument. My dear friend bought it new in 1988 and enjoyed it into his 88th year (ironic isn't it) when he became no longer able to play. That's when I got it. He didn't want anyone to have the guitar but me and so now ...

Steven Golding wrote:
At the end of the day, the guitar plays really well stays in tune, and is easy to work on. I'm grateful to own it.

I bought mine new in 04 and that's exactly the way I feel. That sure is a nice one you have there Brinton. It looks like it's in mint condition.

Mitch

Thank you, Bill!
I know how you feel about the camera. Once the moment is gone, it's gone forever. The occasion that you are talking about sure would have made a great picture to have. Thank you again for your help.

Mitch

Neither! Ron Sr. Turned it over to Jim Aycoth. When did this happen? The reason for the question is because I have a 1988 Emmons Lashley Lagrande D10 that was built by Jack Strayhorn and I was just curious if Ron Sr. was still running the company at that time. I got this steel from a very dear frie...

What year did Ron Lashley Sr. turn the Emmons Guitar Co. over to Ron Lashley Jr.?

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Mitch

Sounds like a good plan to me because I'm pretty sure that it would be a loooooong tunnel. haha

Mitch

I'm mechanically-inclined, but this doesn't really strike me as an ideal beginner project, especially if I ever want to play the thing rather than just having it sit disassembled in my basement for months. You are correct, Dan. :) If I were you, I would buy a pedal steel guitar that's ready to play...

Hey Tommy,
How about posting a sound demo of that 04 Mullen! It would be a real treat for all of us to hear you play!

Mitch

Hello Martin. You may already know this, but when winding the string around the shaft, do not let the string lay on top of itself. When the string is tuned to the proper pitch, the string is pulled very tight around the shaft. If the string is wrapped on top of itself, it can actually cut itself. Th...