The Steel Guitar Forum

Thanks, guys. Yeah, I always keep my old parts. I have several electric guitars and a couple of steels and, in general, I don't like to work on the electronics at all. I have someone who knows what they're doing do it. I will replace the guts and keep the old in the case. This guitar is amazing!! Th...

I just picked up a really great War-era Rickenbacher B6 lap steel - one I've pined for for many years - and it sounds amazing. The one fairly serious problem it has is that the volume and tone pots cut out badly and I'm finding it hard to find a spot where this doesn't happen. I don't want to ruin i...

Hi - Can anyone tell me how to get ahold of Dave Seddon? I have a question about a lefty Frankenstien steel that he apparently built and is listed by another person on UK Ebay. Any information would be much appreciated. Thanks. - Dave

Robert that's funny you should mention Paul McCartney as I've always blamed him for why I play lefty. See, I'm actually right-handed at everything else. But it just always felt more natural for me to hold a guitar lefty. Can't explain it but that I was a huge Beatles fan when I was a kid (and still)...

Thanks Alan and Robert. I really appreciate the encouragement. Alan, I played guitar and dobro on righty strung instruments for 25 years and switched my dobros over to lefty strung 6 years ago. Then about 3 years ago I bought a lefty strung lefty acoustic guitar and have been learning to play that w...

Bob that is one beautiful sight! I noticed from Roy's web site that some of his bodies are made of some gorgeous flame maple. Looks like that's what you got there in blue. Purty! Thanks for sharing. - Dave

Thanks all! I really appreciate the help. I'm interested in getting one of Roy's SD10's. Lefty of course! His guitars look really nice and clean and the works underneath do too. Roy sounds like he's been perfecting his steels for a while now. Thanks again! - Dave

I'm not positive on this but I don't think you can replace the biscuit cone with a spider style, but you can check with Paul Beard at beardguitars.com and drop him an email. His Resophonic Outfitters shop also carries many options for replacement cones. A modern cone will make a world of difference....

A Scheerhorn dobro has a 5 year wait these days and will set you back north of $6000. I waited 2 years for my Guernsey dobro so 18 months doesn't sound too bad. I gotta say though that its hard to muster the patience when you're waitin. When I asked Roy Thomas how long it'd take to get a lefty Pedal...

Thanks for the great help. I figured they were probably nice steels as they do look very nice. I'd just never heard of them before. Roy has been real helpful. He makes a lot of lefty guitars and no upcharge. As a lefty, that's pretty rare to find. Thanks again for all the advice. I'll let you know w...

Hi - I've visited SGF many times over the years and finally became a member as this is such a great forum. I'm a lefty dobro player who's wanting to get into playing some psg. Finally found someone who makes lefty steels. Roy Thomas makes a steel called the Pedalmaster. Does anyone out there have an...