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Thank you for your posts man!! I'm just starting out and find them really helpful! Earl

This may sound cruel, but the thing to do is look at what the guitar is worth, and add the cost of repairs. Then look at the price of a Diana with a flat neck. They are not expensive.

Yeah...I kn ...

I agree with Tom. If it plays good and the intonation is accurate over the frets I would leave it alone.

Thanks Doug! I probably will leave it alone for now. I'm a regular 6 string Les Paul, Stra ...

A little bowing is not surprising with an unreinforced thin neck design like that. It can be straightened, but without some reinforcement, it will most likely bend back once strung up and under consta ...

If it were mine, I would try using a good 2x4, a few clamps, and some leather "soft jaws" to press it back into shape. Then find a safe hot place to store it for a month and see if that brin ...

Earl, I have a Diana also. On mind the string are 5/16 at the nut above the fret board and 6/16 at the bridge.

Hey Dennis,

Yeah...that's not too much of a difference. Mine is about the same as ...

I know of one repair shop that would fix standard guitar necks, mostly older archtops, with the same problem. He had built special heating element and neck jig. He would remove the strings, brace/bloc ...

Thanks for the reply David. Just curious if this is something that's fixable or not? There isn't a truss rod on this like a regular guitar. Sad

Hello,

Found this Oahu lap steel guitar. I know that it's a Diana model but not knowledgeable about lap steels at all in general. I noticed that it has a neck bow in it though. Does this bow see ...

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Topic: Beginners Notes #328-Second string simple...
Earl Steely Replies: 4 Views: 1994	Forum Section: Tablature Posted: 3 Dec 2015 11:07 am Subject: Beginners Notes #328-Second string simple...
Earl Steely Replies: 4 Views: 1994	Thank you for your posts man!! I'm just starting out and find them really helpful! Earl
Topic: Oahu Lap Steel
Earl Steely Replies: 16 Views: 4351	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Nov 2015 12:42 pm Subject: Oahu Lap Steel
Earl Steely Replies: 16 Views: 4351	This may sound cruel, but the thing to do is look at what the guitar is worth, and add the cost of repairs. Then look at the price of a Diana with a flat neck. They are not expensive. Yeah...I kn ...
Topic: Oahu Lap Steel
Earl Steely Replies: 16 Views: 4351	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Nov 2015 8:09 am Subject: Oahu Lap Steel
Earl Steely Replies: 16 Views: 4351	I agree with Tom. If it plays good and the intonation is accurate over the frets I would leave it alone. Thanks Doug! I probably will leave it alone for now. I'm a regular 6 string Les Paul, Stra ...
Topic: Oahu Lap Steel
Earl Steely Replies: 16 Views: 4351	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Nov 2015 7:12 am Subject: Oahu Lap Steel
Earl Steely Replies: 16 Views: 4351	A little bowing is not surprising with an unreinforced thin neck design like that. It can be straightened, but without some reinforcement, it will most likely bend back once strung up and under consta ...
Topic: Oahu Lap Steel
Earl Steely Replies: 16 Views: 4351	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Nov 2015 7:41 pm Subject: Oahu Lap Steel
Earl Steely Replies: 16 Views: 4351	If it were mine, I would try using a good 2x4, a few clamps, and some leather "soft jaws" to press it back into shape. Then find a safe hot place to store it for a month and see if that brin ...
Topic: Oahu Lap Steel
Earl Steely Replies: 16 Views: 4351	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Nov 2015 5:44 pm Subject: Oahu Lap Steel
Earl Steely Replies: 16 Views: 4351	Earl, I have a Diana also. On mind the string are 5/16 at the nut above the fret board and 6/16 at the bridge. Hey Dennis, Yeah...that's not too much of a difference. Mine is about the same as ...
Topic: Oahu Lap Steel
Earl Steely Replies: 16 Views: 4351	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Nov 2015 3:55 pm Subject: Oahu Lap Steel
Earl Steely Replies: 16 Views: 4351	I know of one repair shop that would fix standard guitar necks, mostly older archtops, with the same problem. He had built special heating element and neck jig. He would remove the strings, brace/bloc ...
Topic: Oahu Lap Steel
Earl Steely Replies: 16 Views: 4351	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Nov 2015 1:55 pm Subject: Oahu Lap Steel
Earl Steely Replies: 16 Views: 4351	Thanks for the reply David. Just curious if this is something that's fixable or not? There isn't a truss rod on this like a regular guitar.
Topic: Oahu Lap Steel
Earl Steely Replies: 16 Views: 4351	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Nov 2015 11:19 am Subject: Oahu Lap Steel
Earl Steely Replies: 16 Views: 4351	Hello, Found this Oahu lap steel guitar. I know that it's a Diana model but not knowledgeable about lap steels at all in general. I noticed that it has a neck bow in it though. Does this bow see ...