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I've been playing electric guitar for 58 years and about 8 years ago I bought an Eharp. I quickly noticed that steel guitar really hadn't evolved much at all from it's beginning. I wanted to play what ...

I had read about the narrow spacing of the Century. The EH-185 10 string is slightly wider than 3/8" which is the widest 10 string spacing i'm aware of. The Eharp spacing is 3/8". The Eharp ...

There was one on eBay,starting bid $2500, a few months ago but it was quickly pulled off eBay as someone probably offered more (off eBay) or he decided to keep it. I would have bid at least 3k. Maybe ...

Not many made but I'm hoping someone on the forum has one they don't use. I have Eharps but the Gibson has slightly wider string spacing for my fat fingers.

The serial number posted, x62289 is a Valco serial number from 1956, not an Epiphone. The Epiphone Eharps had a 3 digit serial number ranging for 101 to 371, the last being made in 1950. Valco made ma ...

You can expand your chops playing leads if you don't use picks by muting with your fingers. Practice 2 notes back and forth hitting the first note with your thumb and as you hit the second note with 1 ...

I love my Paloma Stone grooved slide. He appears to be out of business. If anyone has a 3-1/2" one that they don't use and want to sell, let me know.

It's an old vocalist feedback suppressing trick to tape 2 SM57 or any microphones together to cancel out feedback. The concept may work inside a resonator using mini mics.

Please relist if the sale falls through

i've had 6 string laps around on and off for 40 years or more and would rarely use them. It wasn't until i bought my first 10 string Eharp that i got addicted to playing it. It took a few years until ...

Playing guitar for 56 years and I never liked using finger or thumb picks. So i started my 10 string Eharp lap steel journey a few years ago with no picks. It really does work just fine. There are mul ...

I had settled on using John Bechtel's E9/13 10 string non-pedal tuning due to his recommendation for its versatility if i had only one neck. One day i tuned the middle G# up to an A and was kind of sh ...

Music is everything to me. I need to gig/jam at least once a week to keep my head in a good place. Through 50 years of bands the most important part of my musical enjoyment and growth has always been ...

One member here mentioned a one off Remington T10 so I would think there should be some vintage D10 non-pedal consoles out there. What have you seen/played/owned/heard about?

I've played elec guitar for 50 years but only a few months on 10 string console (Eharp & Holiday). Besides wanting to play big chords and some classic Don Helms & western swing,,,,I really wan ...

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Topic: Playing music not typically played on steel guitar
David Renson Replies: 19 Views: 2582	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Jun 2024 10:22 am Subject: Modernizing steel guitar
David Renson Replies: 19 Views: 2582	I've been playing electric guitar for 58 years and about 8 years ago I bought an Eharp. I quickly noticed that steel guitar really hadn't evolved much at all from it's beginning. I wanted to play what ...
Topic: WTB: Gibson EH-185 10 String Lap Steel
David Renson Replies: 4 Views: 630	Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 25 May 2024 10:49 am Subject: string spacing
David Renson Replies: 4 Views: 630	I had read about the narrow spacing of the Century. The EH-185 10 string is slightly wider than 3/8" which is the widest 10 string spacing i'm aware of. The Eharp spacing is 3/8". The Eharp ...
Topic: WTB: Gibson EH-185 10 String Lap Steel
David Renson Replies: 4 Views: 630	Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 24 May 2024 1:56 pm Subject: WTB: Gibson EH-185 10 String Lap Steel
David Renson Replies: 4 Views: 630	There was one on eBay,starting bid $2500, a few months ago but it was quickly pulled off eBay as someone probably offered more (off eBay) or he decided to keep it. I would have bid at least 3k. Maybe ...
Topic: WTB: Gibson EH-185 10 String Lap Steel
David Renson Replies: 4 Views: 630	Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 22 May 2024 4:09 pm Subject: WTB: Gibson EH-185 10 String Lap Steel
David Renson Replies: 4 Views: 630	Not many made but I'm hoping someone on the forum has one they don't use. I have Eharps but the Gibson has slightly wider string spacing for my fat fingers.
Topic: Alkire Ten String Steel Guitar
David Renson Replies: 6 Views: 1820	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 18 May 2024 2:31 pm Subject: Alkire Ten String Steel Guitar
David Renson Replies: 6 Views: 1820	The serial number posted, x62289 is a Valco serial number from 1956, not an Epiphone. The Epiphone Eharps had a 3 digit serial number ranging for 101 to 371, the last being made in 1950. Valco made ma ...
Topic: Finger picks or no finger picks?
David Renson Replies: 50 Views: 8860	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Mar 2024 8:10 am Subject: Muting techniques without picks is much better.
David Renson Replies: 50 Views: 8860	You can expand your chops playing leads if you don't use picks by muting with your fingers. Practice 2 notes back and forth hitting the first note with your thumb and as you hit the second note with 1 ...
Topic: Your favorite bars
David Renson Replies: 29 Views: 5477	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Jun 2023 7:11 am Subject: Your favorite bars
David Renson Replies: 29 Views: 5477	I love my Paloma Stone grooved slide. He appears to be out of business. If anyone has a 3-1/2" one that they don't use and want to sell, let me know.
Topic: Resonator amplification options?
David Renson Replies: 50 Views: 10422	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Feb 2023 1:23 pm Subject: 2 mini microphones taped together reducing feedback
David Renson Replies: 50 Views: 10422	It's an old vocalist feedback suppressing trick to tape 2 SM57 or any microphones together to cancel out feedback. The concept may work inside a resonator using mini mics.
Topic: Sale or Trade: VERY Rare D10 Eharp (sale pending)
David Renson Replies: 7 Views: 2540	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 27 Oct 2022 9:28 am Subject: Sale or Trade: VERY Rare D10 Eharp (sale pending)
David Renson Replies: 7 Views: 2540	Please relist if the sale falls through
Topic: Lap Steel Guitars: the pros and cons of 6, 8, and 10 strings
David Renson Replies: 22 Views: 4472	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Jun 2022 3:13 pm Subject: 10 string is the way to go
David Renson Replies: 22 Views: 4472	i've had 6 string laps around on and off for 40 years or more and would rarely use them. It wasn't until i bought my first 10 string Eharp that i got addicted to playing it. It took a few years until ...
Topic: Picks, I don't need no stinking picks!
David Renson Replies: 6 Views: 1358	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 May 2022 11:45 am Subject: Picks, I don't need no stinking picks!
David Renson Replies: 6 Views: 1358	Playing guitar for 56 years and I never liked using finger or thumb picks. So i started my 10 string Eharp lap steel journey a few years ago with no picks. It really does work just fine. There are mul ...
Topic: 10-String non-pedal Tunings
David Renson Replies: 36 Views: 19240	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Oct 2021 3:44 pm Subject: Tune that E13 middle G# up to an A
David Renson Replies: 36 Views: 19240	I had settled on using John Bechtel's E9/13 10 string non-pedal tuning due to his recommendation for its versatility if i had only one neck. One day i tuned the middle G# up to an A and was kind of sh ...
Topic: Musical Friendships Matter!
David Renson Replies: 12 Views: 3760	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Feb 2016 2:13 pm Subject: Musical Friendships Matter!
David Renson Replies: 12 Views: 3760	Music is everything to me. I need to gig/jam at least once a week to keep my head in a good place. Through 50 years of bands the most important part of my musical enjoyment and growth has always been ...
Topic: Any vintage D10 consoles?
David Renson Replies: 11 Views: 4190	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 Jan 2016 4:05 pm Subject: Any vintage D10 consoles?
David Renson Replies: 11 Views: 4190	One member here mentioned a one off Remington T10 so I would think there should be some vintage D10 non-pedal consoles out there. What have you seen/played/owned/heard about?
Topic: Does anyone play with fingers only?
David Renson Replies: 44 Views: 19378	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 Jan 2016 2:21 pm Subject: Does anyone play with fingers only?
David Renson Replies: 44 Views: 19378	I've played elec guitar for 50 years but only a few months on 10 string console (Eharp & Holiday). Besides wanting to play big chords and some classic Don Helms & western swing,,,,I really wan ...