The Steel Guitar Forum

Big thanks for your effort! Email sent today. Looking forward to receiving it.

Wow. What a great variety of picks to choose from. Regarding Jerry's post, are these "open" finger picks helpful for finger blocking? It would seem that one could silence the string without the noise of the metal pick-on-string sound, then pick again with the end ot the pick. If this was s...

Thanks, guys. I'll look into all of those types. I meant to write earlier "...back of the pick on my 3rd finger catch on the string above the one I am attemping to pick"

Since I got no response from my earlier post, I thought I would try another angle. I would be interested in knowing what brand of finger picks (thumb, as well) you use. In addition, what is the distance between the end of your fingers and the end of the picks. As a new player, I am trying to find a ...

In Jeff Newman's "Introduction to the Pedal Steel Guitar" Part 1, he talks about palm blocking and pick length. He instructs one to place the right hand on the string (that will be picked with the middle finger) where the line from between the 1st and 2nd fingers runs to and meets the lowe...

So, to get this straight, you wrap a couple of times around the post ON TOP of the 1/4 inch peice of string sticking out of the hole, AND THEN begin back the other way right on top of the first winds and then continue in the desired directin on the post itself? Can strings already wound be un-wound ...

I just changed the strings for the first time on my recently purchased Carter Starter. I got the new starter string set from the forum. Questions: 1) I noticed that when I had wound my 10 string with the rolled portion of the string on the rod towards the center of the neck (away from the tuning key...

I have one with "Emmons" stamped on the end. It seems smooth, but I'm only 1 week into this instrument and don't know any thing else. Is what I have not desireable? Also, I have seen videos of players who raise and lower the end of the steel very often while playing, thereby (I guess) to o...

Thanks for your responses. I will order some strings through the forum and research the oil issue from the links you sent.

This is my first post to the forum, having just been activated today. I having been visiting the forum for several weeks now and have enjoyed what I have read and learned. I am a composer/lyricist that playes piano and percussion and lives near Nashville, TN. I have loved "the sound" for y...