advice on medium neck scale lap steels

Bill Mize · Post by **Bill Mize** » 9 Apr 2018 4:03 am

hi folks, I was wondering if some of you all have an opinion on a good medium scale length lap steel. I have an old BR 9 which is around 22", and I like the way it plays but its tone is not all that great, (maybe because it isn't made of real wood). I also have a real sweet old Oahu Diana which is about 25 1/5. The Oahu sounds great but is a challenge to make bar slants on the lower frets. Thanks for the help.

Jon Light · Post by **Jon Light** » 9 Apr 2018 4:18 am

Lots of steels out there. Have a look at this:

http://www.vmuselapsteels.com/

-- all wood, 23" scale, an NC neighbor

Bill Mize · Post by **Bill Mize** » 9 Apr 2018 5:26 am

thanks for the reply. I was actually looking for a funky kind of older one preferably in the $400 to $800 range.

Terry VunCannon · Post by **Terry VunCannon** » 9 Apr 2018 9:25 am

Thanks for the mention Jon.