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Topic: Recommendation needed - standing up |
C. Eric Banister
From:
Scottsburg, Indiana, USA
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Posted 6 Jan 2023 10:22 am |
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I'd like to get a lap steel I can play standing up (dobro style, not on a stand) and I'm looking for recommendations on what brands are recommended. Mainly playing rock/blues/country on it.
No set budget (willing to save, I've got time!)
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Peter Jacobs
From:
Northern Virginia
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Posted 6 Jan 2023 11:04 am
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There are a few ways to go about this. I had one built for me. Megan Lovell’s custom Beard is now available as a production model. Lap King and Asher have variations on a bar or arm that keeps the steel at a good distance from your body. You can even make your own version of a “belly bar” with some aluminum angle to attach to any steel (I did this on my Melobar lap steel).
Weight is a consideration. If you’re standing, that’s a lot of strain on your upper back. It’s different from a Tele or even a Les Paul, because the body of the steel is horizontal, so the weight is further away from your body. 6 to 6 1/2 pounds is nice, more if your back is in better shape than mine 
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Steve Lipsey
From:
Portland, Oregon, USA
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Posted 6 Jan 2023 1:03 pm
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Cindy Cashdollar plays her lap steel naked...no belly bar. JD uses a belly bar on the same model...and Megan Lovell's model imitates the body side of her standard dobro....so there's more than one way...
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Williams S10s, Milkman Pedal Steel Mini & "The Amp"
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JB Bobbitt
From:
California, USA
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Robert Murphy
From:
West Virginia
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Posted 6 Jan 2023 3:43 pm
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I have 4 steel guitars that I can stand with.
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 7 Jan 2023 8:25 am
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I'd like to see Cindy Cashdollar play her lap steel naked! 
Erv |
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Tony Oresteen
From:
Georgia, USA
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Posted 7 Jan 2023 10:39 am
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| Erv Niehaus wrote: |
I'd like to see Cindy Cashdollar play her lap steel naked!
Erv |
OK, Erv here ya go:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ige1KmeCB0E
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Tony
Newnan, GA
Too many guitars, not enough time to play
'72 Sho-Bud 6139, '71 Marlen 210
'78 Fender Stringmaster Quad black
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Tony Oresteen
From:
Georgia, USA
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Posted 8 Jan 2023 6:07 pm
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| Steve Lipsey wrote: |
| Cindy Cashdollar plays her lap steel naked...no belly bar. ... |
Actully Cindy's Citron lap steel has a belly bar:
https://www.citron-guitars.com/products/cindy-ls
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Tony
Newnan, GA
Too many guitars, not enough time to play
'72 Sho-Bud 6139, '71 Marlen 210
'78 Fender Stringmaster Quad black
PedalMaster D8 |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 9 Jan 2023 7:55 am
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Does Cindy Cashdollar have a belly button?
Erv |
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Tony Oresteen
From:
Georgia, USA
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Posted 9 Jan 2023 10:07 am
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The next time I see her I'll ask 
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Tony
Newnan, GA
Too many guitars, not enough time to play
'72 Sho-Bud 6139, '71 Marlen 210
'78 Fender Stringmaster Quad black
PedalMaster D8 |
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Jouni Karvonen
From:
Helsinki, Finland
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 9 Jan 2023 10:44 am
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Now that's Country!
Erv |
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Brooks Montgomery
From:
Idaho, USA
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Posted 9 Jan 2023 11:24 am
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I just don’t understand why some people consider country music cornpone and maudlin 😎
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A banjo, like a pet monkey, seems like a good idea at first. |
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Tony Oresteen
From:
Georgia, USA
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Posted 9 Jan 2023 12:03 pm
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And it's in C O L O R !!!
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Tony
Newnan, GA
Too many guitars, not enough time to play
'72 Sho-Bud 6139, '71 Marlen 210
'78 Fender Stringmaster Quad black
PedalMaster D8 |
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Jim Davies
From:
Charlottesville VA
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Posted 9 Jan 2023 12:14 pm
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These are designed to be played standing. They also can convert to a guitsteel. You can see the double neck before and after the Spanish guitar is attached with thumb bolts.
PM me if you are interested.
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