string ring

[Larry Hillman]

i am getting a ring [when sliding bar] from my
(A-.027) string. the only one. can not hear it through amp. any ideas

[Jeff Au Hoy]

That's a rather fat gauge for an A. What are the other string gauges in your tuning?

[Larry Hillman]

my mistake that string should be .022

tuning "Mel Bay C6th lap steel method".

tuning high to low

1-E-.015P
2-C-.017P
3-A-.022P
4-G-.026P
5-E-.030W
6-C-.036W

[Alan Ames]

It could be the length of string on the back side of the bar is ringing. Do make sure you dampen the strings on the back side of the steel, because that length of string from your bar back to the nut is vibrating unless you dampen it.

[Mitch Druckman]

The first step would be to replace the string. It might be defective or old.

[Alan Ames]

I meant that you need to dampen the strings with your hand, behind you steel (bar) because of the natural resonance of the string length from the bar to the nut (if you don't dampen it) ON a Dobro, is is very noticable; on a pedal or lap steel, it is not very noticable til you turn down the amp, or if you are not amped and going into a recording console.