The Steel Guitar Forum

Get well and feel better soon Bobbe. We've never met but my heart sank to my knees when I read what happened to you. Four years ago a left hand vs. table saw accident effectively ended my six-string career and I've been trying to learn the lap steel and pedal steel guitars ever since. It's been chal...

I've been looking for an inexpensive Stringmaster or Fender Deluxe 8 to fool around on, and I stumbled across this on EBay - auction 180229184082, Vintage Fender 8 String Steel Guitar 2 Snglcoil 3 legs: http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix/6222_stell_1.jpg I really don't know what it is, did it co...

I'm taking a family vacation next week 7/22 to 7/28, leaving from Rhode Island to go camping with my brother-in-law and his family from Ohio at Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park in Woodridge, NY (we're meeting about halfway). I've been playing guitar forever but am fairly new to lap and pedal steel, didn'...

I put most of this together from 2 Ebay "as is, project guitar" sales, and currently I have a Gibson Melody Maker pickup in it and a bone nut I bought from Stewart Mac I hand-shaped. It plays fine as is but the tone suffers. Thanks for any help in advance.

Fender TV Front Pro w/ 15" Jensen P15N

I've also got a TV Front Pro I'd love to pick your brain about. Mine has a Jensen P15N in it with a 1952 date code, and the output transformer is bolted to the side of the amp, not to the chassis or speaker frame. The output transformer seems vintage correct but has some re-solders. The guy I bought...