The Steel Guitar Forum

Hi everyone - i have a question as to which type of guitar to step up to… Ive been on my Carter Starter for about 1 1/2 years and will probably be looking to step up to a higher end model in the next 6 months. I paid 800 for my carter and figure I will probably spend twice that (sell my carter and...

Hi Mike, i know this is an old thread - but you wouldnt by chance still have that PDF would you - i would love to have it if possible. my email is scott.kilpatrick3@gmail.com I have the jeffran college E9 chord dictionary but Jeff really doesnt go too into the makeups of the chords - which i would l...

I am tuning my carter starter the way i have been told via tempered tuning with all the strings + or - a few cents. So the A pedal raises the 5 and 10 from B to C#...so should i also add the cents to that C# or tune it to C# straight up??

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thanks for the replys all.

I just bought a national new yorker and have a few questions: 1. what do I use to polish the wood and bakelite (if thats what it is)? 2. When i took off the decade old strings, the nut (either bone or some type of fragile material) came out...it was broke just at the very bottom and still stays in p...

Hi all, Im a newbie to lap steel and to this forum. I have a few questions but just a bit about myself first. Ive been playing guitar for 26 years. For many years I have noodled around with a finger slide on my guitars, mostly for cutting backing tracks. After many years I have decided to invest in ...