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My teacher recommended wrapping rubber bands around the grip part of the dobro style bar like the Shubb SP1. It really helps with holding onto those kinds of bars.

Thank you so much for you kind words, Bill and Jack.
I am actually thinking about writing a method course for G/A tuning
since I have the feeling that there is not a lot out there besides the
Phil ...

Hi Bill,

I have many Hawaiian and Early Jazz songs on my website, I tabbed them out in A and G Hibass tuning.

https://hawaiian-steel-guitar.com/tabs

Aloha

Sebastian

Hi Sebastian,

Tha ...

Stacy was the real deal, a great guy, and wrote very practical instruction stuff. Did a full week camp one time where he was the dobro instructor. Unfortunately I had signed up for the “B” instrum ...

Joe Wilson does a really nice job on his website. A lot of non-bluegrass songs for G tuning. Good quality tablature, videos, and play along tracks.

He keeps it informal, and the way he is compensa ...

I bought the The Fretboard Roadmaps for Dobro Guitar from Fred Sokolow a bunch of years ago, it has a lot of material beyond bluegrass. There are some other tunings involved (D,E) but the majority of ...

https://www.steelguitarshopper.com/complete-dobro-player-by-stacy-phillips/

Bluegrass in small part, lots of everything else. Pretty encyclopedic.

Thanks for the recommendation, Ken! I just put ...

Is anyone aware of a method book similar to Scotty’s book for basic C-6 lap steel for high G Dobro tuning that isn’t necessarily oriented for playing Bluegrass? I have started working through Sta ...

Here's a photo of the bridge, Jack. Is it the stoptail bridge?
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/17946_IMG_0371_2.jpg

No, that's the standard-issue postwar Gibson chrome-plated brass ...

Assuming that your '61 is equipped with the stoptail bridge assembly, in combination with the relatively hot P-90 adjusted properly, your Century-6 should be a bonafide screamer. I've always wanted on ...

P-90 pickup height adjustment is simple. As Glenn said, it's critical to have the proper tools. Replacement of the springs and screws (if needed -- which is unlikely) is a relatively simple propositio ...

If that's a '61 then the specs of that pickup are just right. Lower the pole screws and raise the pickup body, that pickup should scream.

Thanks for the information, Glenn! I take it that adjustin ...

If that's a '61 then the specs of that pickup are just right. Lower the pole screws and raise the pickup body, that pickup should scream.

Thanks for the information, Glenn! I take it that adjustin ...

It's entirely possible the knobs have been replaced. Your serial number would indicate a date of 1961, for two reasons:

1) During 1951, the Centurys were transitioning from the v1 (black) to the v2 ...

If it ain't broke (paint flaking off from just looking at it, etc.), don't fix it!

That's a great-looking Century-6. More likely from the early '60s than the early '50s, judging from the gold refle ...

Thanks all for your input. The consensus is to leave it be and that’s what I will do. And, thanks Jack about the age of the guitar based on the control knobs. This forum is a wonderful resource a ...

That guitar looks great to me, I wouldn't mess with it myself, it's old and should look it, just my two bits. Congrats on getting it btw.

Thanks, Glenn! Yes, that’s what I am wondering too! M ...

Hi All,

I just acquired an early 1950's Gibson Century lap steel in really nice condition and just finished putting a set of C6 strings on it. It has a great tone and I am planning to generally pl ...

That or just turn the pickup around. The wires should be coming out the bottom of the front of the pickup... toward the peg head, rather than the tail.

I thought about doing that last night but wen ...

The bobbin is in backwards. The higher poles should be on the treble side.

That absolutely makes sense Todd. When I sent it out I didn’t recall a clearance issue. The top of the bobbin now slan ...

I should also mention that the pole pieces for the bass strings are above the top of the bobbin with the 6th string bobbin the highest. The treble string pole pieces appear to be level with the top o ...

Hi All,

I have a pre-war B-6 with pickup height adjustment issues. When I bought the guitar I knew it had a rewound pickup and suspected that it hadn't been done correctly. I sent it out for a re ...

I have tried to touch up the white "fret" lines on my pre-war Rickenbacher B-6 using the finest paint brushes with pinstripe masking tape and it still turned out to be a mess. I am wonderin ...

I had a forum member ship a Remington T8 to me and the packing job was superlative. If I recall correctly, there were foam or cardboard bumpers over each corner of the case and then going in both dir ...

Sebastian, You are truly an inspiration and are providing a tremendous resource for those of us interested in the old style. Thank you!

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Topic: Clinesmith Tone Bar!
Bill Eisele Replies: 9 Views: 4084	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Sep 2023 2:39 pm Subject: Clinesmith Tone Bar!
Bill Eisele Replies: 9 Views: 4084	My teacher recommended wrapping rubber bands around the grip part of the dobro style bar like the Shubb SP1. It really helps with holding onto those kinds of bars.
Topic: High G Dobro Tuning Method Book?
Bill Eisele Replies: 14 Views: 2800	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Feb 2023 9:25 pm Subject: High G Dobro Tuning Method Book?
Bill Eisele Replies: 14 Views: 2800	Thank you so much for you kind words, Bill and Jack. I am actually thinking about writing a method course for G/A tuning since I have the feeling that there is not a lot out there besides the Phil ...
Topic: High G Dobro Tuning Method Book?
Bill Eisele Replies: 14 Views: 2800	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Feb 2023 2:11 pm Subject: High G Dobro Tuning Method Book?
Bill Eisele Replies: 14 Views: 2800	Hi Bill, I have many Hawaiian and Early Jazz songs on my website, I tabbed them out in A and G Hibass tuning. https://hawaiian-steel-guitar.com/tabs Aloha Sebastian Hi Sebastian, Tha ...
Topic: High G Dobro Tuning Method Book?
Bill Eisele Replies: 14 Views: 2800	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Feb 2023 5:22 pm Subject: High G Dobro Tuning Method Book?
Bill Eisele Replies: 14 Views: 2800	Stacy was the real deal, a great guy, and wrote very practical instruction stuff. Did a full week camp one time where he was the dobro instructor. Unfortunately I had signed up for the “B” instrum ...
Topic: High G Dobro Tuning Method Book?
Bill Eisele Replies: 14 Views: 2800	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Feb 2023 4:42 pm Subject: High G Dobro Tuning Method Book?
Bill Eisele Replies: 14 Views: 2800	Joe Wilson does a really nice job on his website. A lot of non-bluegrass songs for G tuning. Good quality tablature, videos, and play along tracks. He keeps it informal, and the way he is compensa ...
Topic: High G Dobro Tuning Method Book?
Bill Eisele Replies: 14 Views: 2800	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Feb 2023 4:41 pm Subject: High G Dobro Tuning Method Book?
Bill Eisele Replies: 14 Views: 2800	I bought the The Fretboard Roadmaps for Dobro Guitar from Fred Sokolow a bunch of years ago, it has a lot of material beyond bluegrass. There are some other tunings involved (D,E) but the majority of ...
Topic: High G Dobro Tuning Method Book?
Bill Eisele Replies: 14 Views: 2800	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Feb 2023 4:40 pm Subject: High G Dobro Tuning Method Book?
Bill Eisele Replies: 14 Views: 2800	https://www.steelguitarshopper.com/complete-dobro-player-by-stacy-phillips/ Bluegrass in small part, lots of everything else. Pretty encyclopedic. Thanks for the recommendation, Ken! I just put ...
Topic: High G Dobro Tuning Method Book?
Bill Eisele Replies: 14 Views: 2800	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Feb 2023 1:42 pm Subject: High G Dobro Tuning Method Book?
Bill Eisele Replies: 14 Views: 2800	Is anyone aware of a method book similar to Scotty’s book for basic C-6 lap steel for high G Dobro tuning that isn’t necessarily oriented for playing Bluegrass? I have started working through Sta ...
Topic: Early 1950's Gibson Century Paint Match?
Bill Eisele Replies: 21 Views: 26482	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Feb 2023 11:33 am Subject: Early 1950's Gibson Century Paint Match?
Bill Eisele Replies: 21 Views: 26482	Here's a photo of the bridge, Jack. Is it the stoptail bridge? https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/17946_IMG_0371_2.jpg No, that's the standard-issue postwar Gibson chrome-plated brass ...
Topic: Early 1950's Gibson Century Paint Match?
Bill Eisele Replies: 21 Views: 26482	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Feb 2023 5:52 pm Subject: Early 1950's Gibson Century Paint Match?
Bill Eisele Replies: 21 Views: 26482	Assuming that your '61 is equipped with the stoptail bridge assembly, in combination with the relatively hot P-90 adjusted properly, your Century-6 should be a bonafide screamer. I've always wanted on ...
Topic: Early 1950's Gibson Century Paint Match?
Bill Eisele Replies: 21 Views: 26482	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Feb 2023 2:00 pm Subject: Early 1950's Gibson Century Paint Match?
Bill Eisele Replies: 21 Views: 26482	P-90 pickup height adjustment is simple. As Glenn said, it's critical to have the proper tools. Replacement of the springs and screws (if needed -- which is unlikely) is a relatively simple propositio ...
Topic: Early 1950's Gibson Century Paint Match?
Bill Eisele Replies: 21 Views: 26482	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Feb 2023 9:42 am Subject: Early 1950's Gibson Century Paint Match?
Bill Eisele Replies: 21 Views: 26482	If that's a '61 then the specs of that pickup are just right. Lower the pole screws and raise the pickup body, that pickup should scream. Thanks for the information, Glenn! I take it that adjustin ...
Topic: Early 1950's Gibson Century Paint Match?
Bill Eisele Replies: 21 Views: 26482	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Feb 2023 1:31 pm Subject: Early 1950's Gibson Century Paint Match?
Bill Eisele Replies: 21 Views: 26482	If that's a '61 then the specs of that pickup are just right. Lower the pole screws and raise the pickup body, that pickup should scream. Thanks for the information, Glenn! I take it that adjustin ...
Topic: Early 1950's Gibson Century Paint Match?
Bill Eisele Replies: 21 Views: 26482	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Feb 2023 11:36 am Subject: Early 1950's Gibson Century Paint Match?
Bill Eisele Replies: 21 Views: 26482	It's entirely possible the knobs have been replaced. Your serial number would indicate a date of 1961, for two reasons: 1) During 1951, the Centurys were transitioning from the v1 (black) to the v2 ...
Topic: Early 1950's Gibson Century Paint Match?
Bill Eisele Replies: 21 Views: 26482	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Feb 2023 10:58 am Subject: Early 1950's Gibson Century Paint Match?
Bill Eisele Replies: 21 Views: 26482	If it ain't broke (paint flaking off from just looking at it, etc.), don't fix it! That's a great-looking Century-6. More likely from the early '60s than the early '50s, judging from the gold refle ...
Topic: Early 1950's Gibson Century Paint Match?
Bill Eisele Replies: 21 Views: 26482	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 30 Jan 2023 8:54 am Subject: Early 1950's Gibson Century Paint Match?
Bill Eisele Replies: 21 Views: 26482	Thanks all for your input. The consensus is to leave it be and that’s what I will do. And, thanks Jack about the age of the guitar based on the control knobs. This forum is a wonderful resource a ...
Topic: Early 1950's Gibson Century Paint Match?
Bill Eisele Replies: 21 Views: 26482	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Jan 2023 5:04 pm Subject: Early 1950's Gibson Century Paint Match?
Bill Eisele Replies: 21 Views: 26482	That guitar looks great to me, I wouldn't mess with it myself, it's old and should look it, just my two bits. Congrats on getting it btw. Thanks, Glenn! Yes, that’s what I am wondering too! M ...
Topic: Early 1950's Gibson Century Paint Match?
Bill Eisele Replies: 21 Views: 26482	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Jan 2023 4:05 pm Subject: Early 1950's Gibson Century Paint Match?
Bill Eisele Replies: 21 Views: 26482	Hi All, I just acquired an early 1950's Gibson Century lap steel in really nice condition and just finished putting a set of C6 strings on it. It has a great tone and I am planning to generally pl ...
Topic: Need Help with Ric B-6 Pickup Height Adjustment
Bill Eisele Replies: 5 Views: 1127	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 Jan 2023 9:39 am Subject: Need Help with Ric B-6 Pickup Height Adjustment
Bill Eisele Replies: 5 Views: 1127	That or just turn the pickup around. The wires should be coming out the bottom of the front of the pickup... toward the peg head, rather than the tail. I thought about doing that last night but wen ...
Topic: Need Help with Ric B-6 Pickup Height Adjustment
Bill Eisele Replies: 5 Views: 1127	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 23 Jan 2023 9:48 pm Subject: Need Help with Ric B-6 Pickup Height Adjustment
Bill Eisele Replies: 5 Views: 1127	The bobbin is in backwards. The higher poles should be on the treble side. That absolutely makes sense Todd. When I sent it out I didn’t recall a clearance issue. The top of the bobbin now slan ...
Topic: Need Help with Ric B-6 Pickup Height Adjustment
Bill Eisele Replies: 5 Views: 1127	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 23 Jan 2023 8:16 pm Subject: Need Help with Ric B-6 Pickup Height Adjustment
Bill Eisele Replies: 5 Views: 1127	I should also mention that the pole pieces for the bass strings are above the top of the bobbin with the 6th string bobbin the highest. The treble string pole pieces appear to be level with the top o ...
Topic: Need Help with Ric B-6 Pickup Height Adjustment
Bill Eisele Replies: 5 Views: 1127	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 23 Jan 2023 7:46 pm Subject: Need Help with Ric B-6 Pickup Height Adjustment
Bill Eisele Replies: 5 Views: 1127	Hi All, I have a pre-war B-6 with pickup height adjustment issues. When I bought the guitar I knew it had a rewound pickup and suspected that it hadn't been done correctly. I sent it out for a re ...
Topic: Rickenbacker B-6 White "Fret" Lines
Bill Eisele Replies: 0 Views: 1365	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Jan 2023 10:51 pm Subject: Rickenbacker B-6 White "Fret" Lines
Bill Eisele Replies: 0 Views: 1365	I have tried to touch up the white "fret" lines on my pre-war Rickenbacher B-6 using the finest paint brushes with pinstripe masking tape and it still turned out to be a mess. I am wonderin ...
Topic: Packaging a Stringmaster D8 for shipping
Bill Eisele Replies: 6 Views: 1574	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Oct 2022 12:41 pm Subject: Packaging a Stringmaster D8 for shipping
Bill Eisele Replies: 6 Views: 1574	I had a forum member ship a Remington T8 to me and the packing job was superlative. If I recall correctly, there were foam or cardboard bumpers over each corner of the case and then going in both dir ...
Topic: 3 years anniversary of my Hawaiian Steel Guitar YT channel
Bill Eisele Replies: 16 Views: 3032	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 May 2022 12:05 pm Subject: 3 years anniversary of my Hawaiian Steel Guitar YT channel
Bill Eisele Replies: 16 Views: 3032	Sebastian, You are truly an inspiration and are providing a tremendous resource for those of us interested in the old style. Thank you!