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Very nice and well done. I like that tune. Thank for posting.

Wow,right on schedule. Three weeks is normal delivery time from USA to Thailand. Andy Volk shipped my book on 2nd January and I received it today, 24 Jan. Looks good. Thank you Andy Volk.

Ahh, now, ...

Thank you.

Is there such a thing? Other than 2X4 kits. I am handy at woodwork and would like to try and build a lap guitar. What amount, volume of sound should one expect from a non-electric?

I swear, itâ€™s a maze that leads to a bottomless pit.

Wow, I have never heard anything more truthfully said. I think I have been falling into a bottomless pit for many years and still falli ...

OK, to be honest I agree with both of you. I have played guitar in Open G, Open D, and DADGAD. Of the three I think I like the sound of Open D the best. However, between D and G I sometimes change my ...

I see from the comments that I made a good choice. Day before yesterday I just ordered your book, exploring open D and related tunings.

I can see that they are two different instruments with slightly different sounds. But what are the other differences. What has one got that the other does not?

Hi John, I'm down in the islands somewhere north of Koh Samui. Got a good few old lap steels for sale here - wartime Rickenbacker 7 string bakelite in v good condition and a beat up 6 string wartime a ...

Look at Joe Wilson's site alone which has a wealth of material in G tuning, free for the asking.

Do you have a link for Joe's site?

Do you have a link to Joe's site?

Welcome John

The question is What genre of Music would you LOVE to be able to play?

What are your aspirations?

Not sure. As a child and up until around age 30 I was country. Raised on Hank Wi ...

Is anyone else on this forum living in Thailand? If so please contact me.I can speak some Thai, a little, plus some sign language. LOL.

John

If I want to play in open D tuning and keep my guitar in open D tuning can I play from any song book written for any other tuning simply by transposing. Or would it be better to just play from the mus ...

Hello, I am John Hartle from New Orleans, La. Retired now and living in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. I am learning to play lap steel now on my 12 string that I converted to a 6 string lap steel. I am ...

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Topic: New Kid On The Block
John Hartle Replies: 15 Views: 3570	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 Jan 2018 8:08 pm Subject: New Kid On The Block
John Hartle Replies: 15 Views: 3570	Very nice and well done. I like that tune. Thank for posting.
Topic: New Kid On The Block
John Hartle Replies: 15 Views: 3570	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 Jan 2018 1:39 am Subject: New Kid On The Block
John Hartle Replies: 15 Views: 3570	Wow,right on schedule. Three weeks is normal delivery time from USA to Thailand. Andy Volk shipped my book on 2nd January and I received it today, 24 Jan. Looks good. Thank you Andy Volk. Ahh, now, ...
Topic: Happy New Year Forum! Here's Danny Boy in DADGAD
John Hartle Replies: 2 Views: 3796	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Jan 2018 7:56 am Subject: Happy New Year Forum! Here's Danny Boy in DADGAD
John Hartle Replies: 2 Views: 3796	Thank you.
Topic: Non Electric 6 String Lap Steel Kit
John Hartle Replies: 5 Views: 2124	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 Dec 2017 11:24 pm Subject: Non Electric 6 String Lap Steel Kit
John Hartle Replies: 5 Views: 2124	Is there such a thing? Other than 2X4 kits. I am handy at woodwork and would like to try and build a lap guitar. What amount, volume of sound should one expect from a non-electric?
Topic: I play only one neck and ....
John Hartle Replies: 18 Views: 4738	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 Dec 2017 10:40 pm Subject: I play only one neck and ....
John Hartle Replies: 18 Views: 4738	I swear, itâ€™s a maze that leads to a bottomless pit. Wow, I have never heard anything more truthfully said. I think I have been falling into a bottomless pit for many years and still falli ...
Topic: New Kid On The Block
John Hartle Replies: 15 Views: 3570	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 Dec 2017 9:33 pm Subject: New Kid On The Block
John Hartle Replies: 15 Views: 3570	OK, to be honest I agree with both of you. I have played guitar in Open G, Open D, and DADGAD. Of the three I think I like the sound of Open D the best. However, between D and G I sometimes change my ...
Topic: New book on Open D is at the printer!
John Hartle Replies: 19 Views: 6821	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 Dec 2017 5:58 am Subject: New book on Open D is at the printer!
John Hartle Replies: 19 Views: 6821	I see from the comments that I made a good choice. Day before yesterday I just ordered your book, exploring open D and related tunings.
Topic: Difference between 6 String Lap Steel and a Dobro
John Hartle Replies: 16 Views: 7889	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 30 Dec 2017 5:08 am Subject: Difference between 6 String Lap Steel and a Dobro
John Hartle Replies: 16 Views: 7889	I can see that they are two different instruments with slightly different sounds. But what are the other differences. What has one got that the other does not?
Topic: Thailand
John Hartle Replies: 6 Views: 2254	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Dec 2017 8:41 pm Subject: Thailand
John Hartle Replies: 6 Views: 2254	Hi John, I'm down in the islands somewhere north of Koh Samui. Got a good few old lap steels for sale here - wartime Rickenbacker 7 string bakelite in v good condition and a beat up 6 string wartime a ...
Topic: New Kid On The Block
John Hartle Replies: 15 Views: 3570	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Dec 2017 6:38 pm Subject: New Kid On The Block
John Hartle Replies: 15 Views: 3570	Look at Joe Wilson's site alone which has a wealth of material in G tuning, free for the asking. Do you have a link for Joe's site?
Topic: New Kid On The Block
John Hartle Replies: 15 Views: 3570	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Dec 2017 6:34 pm Subject: New Kid On The Block
John Hartle Replies: 15 Views: 3570	Do you have a link to Joe's site?
Topic: New Kid On The Block
John Hartle Replies: 15 Views: 3570	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Dec 2017 8:37 am Subject: New Kid On The Block
John Hartle Replies: 15 Views: 3570	Welcome John The question is What genre of Music would you LOVE to be able to play? What are your aspirations? Not sure. As a child and up until around age 30 I was country. Raised on Hank Wi ...
Topic: Thailand
John Hartle Replies: 6 Views: 2254	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Dec 2017 6:48 am Subject: Thailand
John Hartle Replies: 6 Views: 2254	Is anyone else on this forum living in Thailand? If so please contact me.I can speak some Thai, a little, plus some sign language. LOL. John
Topic: Transposing
John Hartle Replies: 1 Views: 1013	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Dec 2017 6:43 am Subject: Transposing
John Hartle Replies: 1 Views: 1013	If I want to play in open D tuning and keep my guitar in open D tuning can I play from any song book written for any other tuning simply by transposing. Or would it be better to just play from the mus ...
Topic: New Kid On The Block
John Hartle Replies: 15 Views: 3570	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Dec 2017 12:26 am Subject: New Kid On The Block
John Hartle Replies: 15 Views: 3570	Hello, I am John Hartle from New Orleans, La. Retired now and living in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. I am learning to play lap steel now on my 12 string that I converted to a 6 string lap steel. I am ...