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Topic: 10 string lap steel project completed |
Dom Franco
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Beaverton, OR, 97007
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Dom Franco
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Beaverton, OR, 97007
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GeneRector
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Normangee, Texas USA
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Posted 17 May 2011 5:21 am |
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 Howdy! Beautiful steelguitar! What's your tuning for this 10 string? Thanks! Always, Gene
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Mike Harris
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Texas, USA
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Posted 17 May 2011 7:05 am
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Judging by the inlays, I'd have to guess--some sort of A tuning, perhaps?
I love the look, and the inlay idea is truly inspired. Congratulations! |
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Dom Franco
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Beaverton, OR, 97007
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Posted 17 May 2011 4:21 pm
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It is the basic A6th tuning on the middle strings (Low to Hi C# E F# A C# E) Hence the chords C=3rd fret D=5th fret etc.
But I added two lower strings to give me and E6/9 and two re-entrant strings at the top to give me diminished and seventh chords..
Low to Hi = G# B C# E F# A C# E G Bb
the G and Bb are actually lower in pitch than the "E" third string.
I have nearly every interval/chord I would ever want, and since I have been playing the A6th for many years, it is very intuitive.
Dom
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Ron Whitfield
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Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 17 May 2011 6:07 pm
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| With the layout, hardware, and tuning involved, that's virtually the perfect lap steel. Plus it sounds great? Congrats, Dom! |
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Dom Franco
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Beaverton, OR, 97007
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Posted 17 May 2011 8:59 pm
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Yea; I was tryin out a little amp at the music store the other day, and this old country picker was amazed, he thought it was a pedal steel, by the sound and the lush chords I was gettin.
The "George L Eon" P/U, does really have that bright clean pedal steel sound!
Dom 
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Don Barnhardt
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North Carolina, USA
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Posted 18 May 2011 5:15 pm
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| Hi Dom......Irecently acquired a MSA Sidekick and wanted to set it up for non pedal. Didn't know what to do with the extra two strings. What guages are you using for the G and Bb? I have E-9 PSG strings now. I've already tried your tuning and I want to set it up for C-6. By the way nice guitar. I've been dabbling with some building but nothing worth posting yet. |
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Dom Franco
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Beaverton, OR, 97007
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Posted 18 May 2011 7:22 pm
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I use a .024 for Bb and .028 for the G (kinda on the heavy side but all my strings are heavy gauge)
The larger gauge seems to give more sustain,
and the scale length is 23".
I did have to file the nut and bridge grooves larger for the 1st and 2nd strings.
Also if you play pedal steel E9 you are already used to the first 2 being lower than the 3rd string...
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Billy Gilbert
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Texas, USA
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Posted 18 May 2011 10:18 pm 10 string lap steel
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Hey Dom, it looks great. Laminating 2 boards like you did makes fitting the pickup and tuners much easier than using a single slab of wood. Besides that, I can see the top of your workbench. How do you do that? I haven't seen the top of mine in years.  |
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Peter den Hartogh
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Cape Town, South Africa
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Posted 19 May 2011 11:02 pm
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Hi Dom, I am busy designing a 10 string lap steel at the moment.
What gauges are you using for your tuning?
And if I want to make it a longer scale like 24", how much should I change the gauge?
Your guitar looks great. |
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Dom Franco
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Beaverton, OR, 97007
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Posted 20 May 2011 6:19 am
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The gauges I use are:
Bb.024
G .028
E .016
C#.020p
A .026
F#.034
E .036
C#.042
B .046
G#.054
I use the same gauges on a 24" scale as well, and depending on the strings I have available, up or down by .002 doesn't seem to matter much.
The most critical thing I have found is to be sure that you cut/file the string slots so that your bar lays flat across all strings.
Since the hi "E" is much smaller than the wound strings, you will get a buzz or rattle if the bar is not in full contact with all strings.
This is easy to fix with a small rat-tail jewelers file.
I just love this tuning and I find new things everyday!
have fun
Dom Franco
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