The Steel Guitar Forum

A compromise solution, the look of the old stands but sturdier and cheaper (and not rusty), would be to adapt a percussion stand to hold your steel. Here's a link to an earlier discussion with a couple of examples:
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... highlight=

Thanks Noah. The 2 3/32 measurement at the bridge is close to the dimension on a few other six string steel guitars I have lying around: Magnatone, JB frypan, Sierra, Rickenbacker bakelite. I wonder why they went to the narrower spacing on your later model frypan. Anybody know?

Can anyone tell me what the string spacing is at the nut and at the bridge on a six-string Rickenbacker frypan? Just the distance from string 1 to string 6. Were these dimensions consistent throughout the production run of these instruments? Thanks for the help.

One of his videos is a C6 lesson showing a nice versatile blues/western swing lick.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnBESzc8yCk

I like the look of a steel guitar stand like this -- similar to the antique 3-legged steel guitar stands, but sturdier (and not rusty). I'm a little unclear on how the guitar is secured onto this stand. The stock hardware looks like it is intended to position a guitar on edge, as you would normally ...

If you're looking for more questions to ask, I'd recommend staying away from "Should strings be listed low-to-high or high-to-low?"

Interesting. I guess I never thought it through.

So this means that you sit behind a console guitar when you play it, even though you sit in front of a piano when you play it. But it does make sense in a way -- you do sit behind the wheel of a car.

I guess there's no need for consistency.

The steel guitarist is Kauai's own Ed Punua!

Good point, Dom. While most of its component parts are substandard, the Morrell does have a nice, solid maple body. If you enjoy tinkering, think of it as a kit: the cheap tuners, nut, etc. are just templates that show you where to install the upgraded components. The key is to find an inexpensive u...

Ralph,

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That's a different song from the one I mentioned above. Don't know anything about this one, sorry.

There is a traditional chant known as the "Hana Chant" which was incorporated into a song by Randy Ngum and Kenneth Makuakane. This song is sometimes known by the same name, "Hana Chant," but also is sometimes called simply "Hana". The first line of the song is "Ka...

I'm still not sure what tuning Jerry was referring to. Would someone please elucidate that. Alan, here is Jerry's description of the tuning, taken from an earlier discussion on the topic: I kept “hearing” a chord in my head that I know would give me a new dimension and after much twisting and t...

Here's an earlier discussion on the Forum with a couple of stands made from a cymbal stand and a conga drum stand. Similar to the snare drum stands you saw, Ray. http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=191954&highlight= I like the retro look of those stands -- similar to the antique 3-leg...

That free Anytune app is the entry-level version of the app that Mike Neer recommended, Anytune Pro+. I use Anytune Pro+ too, and I agree with Mike, it's great. Good feature set, and excellent sound quality even at extreme slow-down speeds. Responsive customer support. The only negative is that the ...

Does your playing style incorporate open strings? If it doesn't, then the damper doesn't need to move with the bar -- you could just weave a heavy felt strip or piece of rubber tubing between the strings next to the nut. But from your original post, I see that you play a reso rather than electric gu...

A biopic would of course be enjoyable, but I can get all the biographical info from other sources. But instructional material from a player as talented and versatile as Kayton Roberts is a rarity. Another current thread on this Forum has a link to Kayton demonstrating how to do a train whistle on hi...

Great work, Victor! Easy to use, easy to see how everything fits together. Well done.

Here he is! But according to Jody, he's playing a biscuit board, not an electric Gibson.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjGXFnKLbk8

John (and Rick), thanks for the setup procedure!

In steps 6 and 8, what does "bottoming out" mean?

Hi Ray, I've got one ear that's pretty much normal and the other one that's completely deaf. In the context of a band performance, the biggest drawback is that it's tough to differentiate one instrument from another -- the audio equivalent of not having depth perception in your eyesight. This is a r...

I like the sample we hear in the video. Good project!

Jim introduces Jonny Lam on "pedal steel guitar" but it looks like a lap steel in the video. Does he swap instruments on the CD?

Good idea, George. A simple and elegant solution. By the way, if you don't want to take apart a music stand to make this, or if the top half of your music stand doesn't have a peg leg like the one you show in your picture, you can buy just the top half of a music stand. They sell them for table top ...

Thanks for the info, Steve. An interesting choice indeed for the pickup. According to Bill Asher on the other thread, it's an EMG 707TW. So it's a humbucker with a built-in preamp, wound so it can be switched into a single coil mode. Since this guitar is an 8 string model, I assume that EMG adapted ...

Interesting choice for the pickup. I think it was made for the Asher So what is the pickup? From the markings, itʻs made by EMG, though the Hummingbird graphic isnʻt normally on their pickups. Is it customized in some way for this guitar? EMG is not a pickup Iʻve ever run across in person -- wha...