The Steel Guitar Forum

Terry, the stainless bars wear the strings the same as far as I can tell. I use mine a lot. It's just heavier.

If the bar Russ is using was stainless, you couldn't pick it up but, man what tone.

I collect bars. I have well over 50. BJS, Pearse, Dunlop, an original black Rajah, (a gift from Jody Sanders-Thank you once again Jody), a new Red Rajah, a George L, and all sort of obscurities of different sizes and materials.

But the one I actually use is the milk white zirconia bar made by Ed Packard and Bill Stafford. I think it's the best bar ever made. It's really a shame that they can't make more of them.

I have small hands, to help build up strength I had a 1" bar made for a 12 string, had it hollowed out and melted lead and filled it, dropped it on my foot, now have blisters under my arms from the crutches