Bar length/diameter for 6 string

[Jordan Sayers]

I'm sure this has been asked before: there are various bullet bars available online in different lengths and diameters. I recently purchased a 30's Supro 6 string lap steel and have no idea which bar would work best. I found some quality bars on the "links" on the upper right of the this page and the quality bars come in different sizes.

Any advice much appreciated.

[Rick Abbott]

[John Dahms]

It's not the size of the bar it's what you can do with it.

[Bill Sinclair]

A 2.75" X .75" bullet bar seems to be the most recommended for a 6 string although I might have to give a 3" X .75" a try sometime. The Jim Dunlop 919 is an inexpensive and highly recommended 2.75" bar. I'd start there.

[Paul DiMaggio]

I use a Dunlop 918 (3/4 x 2 15/16) for 6 and 8 string steel. Over 3" long is better for 10 and 12 string necks.

[Jack Hanson]

I would recommend the Latch Lake (formerly "Broz-O-Phonic") bar:

http://latchlakemusic.com/slides/hawaiian-bar/

It is about 3/4" x 3" and weighs about 5.6 ounces. Cheapest I've found them is from Elderly Instruments in Michigan:

http://elderly.com/accessories/items/BOPGS.htm

This is exactly the same as the former Broz-O-Phonic bars. Not certain why they changed the name, but it probably has something to do with the unfortunate scandal that led to Mr. Brozman's suicide two years ago.

[Jordan Sayers]

Thanks for all the help. I owned the Broz-o-phonic for a number of years and liked the feel, weight, etc, but sold it along with all of Bob's instructional dvds, books, and compact discs after the "news" a few years back.

[Ken Campbell]

Thanks for all the help. I owned the Broz-o-phonic for a number of years and liked the feel, weight, etc, but sold it along with all of Bob's instructional dvds, books, and compact discs after the "news" a few years back.

Yes. Good.

[Tom Snook]

Dunlop 919. It's what Jerry Byrd told me to buy.