The Steel Guitar Forum

Thanks for the vote of confidence, Charles! I'll have to get that muscle memory going for my right hand - what a change from bowing! And if I could keep my finger picks from flying off . . . :? I agree Mark - I think my little BR-9 sounds great! Of course I love it since it's my first, but I really ...

Thanks everybody! Everyone on this forum seems so welcome and supportive. I have been on Brad's Page of Steel, too - I've been referring to it often. Yes, Pacific is Mel Bay's home town! The publishing house is here, my husband has been there. send good thoughts my way today as I attempt to replace ...

THANKS! I should have checked the Forum BEFORE I tried to tune it, as I already learned a lot about tuning that I didn't know this time yesterday. I'm rationalizing that it no doubt needed no strings anyway...

Just a quick Hi from a new member and a new player! I've been lurking for awhile, but as of yesterday I'm the proud owner of a Gibson BR-9 (that I promptly broke a string on trying to tune, so you can see I'll need all the help I can get) and it seemed time to jump in. I've played the bluegrass fidd...