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I use the D'Addario NS Micro Violin Tuner mentioned by Lloyd Graves on my lap steel with a 1.5 inch thickness. It works quite well.

Ironically, our young fiddle player doesn't own a tuner. She has ...

Allen,

I sent you a private message re: my old McKenna 7 string. It might be available.

Bogue

I've owned both 7 string and 8 string McKenna's. The 8 is my everyday go on stage axe. I recently sold the 7 so it would get played. Greg built the 7 strings with the spider offset factored into the s ...

This looks like a possibility in the #7054 tobacco brown tint:

https://www.stewmac.com/luthier-tools-and-supplies/supplies/finishing-supplies/colortone-touch-up-marker.html

I'd be interested in ...

I used a .026w for that G on a 23" scale National neck tuned to G13. On my current 23" lap steel in D13, I use a .024w for an A and a .028w for F#. All three seem to sound and feel good.

...

Keweenaw Brewgrass 12/28/19. A 55 year age gap between the dobro and the fiddle. The talent gap is much wider.
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2020-03/10459_122819_Orpheum_by_Dee_1.jpg

The danger of repetitive stress injuries from practicing too long should be taken seriously. I learned it the hard way, with some permanent damage in each hand. If you start to hurt or tire, take a b ...

I've used the Goldtone ABS-C for at least 6 years now with good results. For concerts I plug directly into the PA which supplies the necessary phantom power. For smaller settings, I use an "off t ...

Sweet looking guitars! What tunings will you use?

I have a stool similar to the one below.

https://www.amazon.com/Trademark-Gameroom-Black-Cushioned-Folding/dp/B007V5JKP8

18" is about the right height for me. Soft ground, like in a a park ...

If it's stainless steel or delrin plastic, you might be able to save it if the nicks aren't too deep. I've used 320 grit and progressively finer sand papers to take out some bad scratches then metal p ...

You might also consider the Lace Tonebar 10- 4.0" version, specifically intended for steel guitar. I have the Tonebar 12 - 4.5" on a 10 string lap with wide spacing.

A quick measurement on my trusty old McKenna 8 string gave:

Nut = 8 mm

Bridge = 10 mm

the same as Howard's Beard values for all practical purposes.

My cover plate is a standard Bea ...

Awesome rendition, Sebastian! In my wildest dreams, I couldn't pull that off.

I shared the link with my son, a professional sax player in the Twin Cities. He and a friend fish for muskellunge on La ...

I've played 8 string dobro with a 24 fret board as my main gigging instrument for about 12 years now. Rarely do I go above fret 21, except for clowning around.

On other guitars, ear and eyeball ge ...

Jerry,

I'm a retired civl engineer who doesn't know zip about electronics. But any condenser mic requires phantom or on-board power. The larger acoustic amps often supply phantom as do many PA sys ...

The Gold Tone condenser mic has worked well for me over the past five years or so. I go through an ART Phantom Pro II into the mic channel on a Roland AC-33 for brew pub gigs and direct to house sound ...

Check out Todd Clinesmith's bars, too:

https://www.clinesmithinstruments.com/clinesmith-bars-and-accessories

I've used one of his (13/16 x 2-3/4) for three years or so on my McKenna 8 string r ...

I use Doug Beaumier's E13 shifted down to D13:

Hi->Lo F#, E, D, B, A, F#, E, D, C, A

Gages: .0135, .015, .017, .020, .024w, .028w, .032w, .036w, .040w, .048w

with a target tension of 30 to ...

I'd second Bill Sinclair: A13 with the G on the bottom. The same intervals as Junior Brown's C13. I've used the G13 version of that for 12 years on my 8 string resonator. A13 would sound better I bel ...

The tuners on my 1974 OMI are oriented the same way. Presumably from the factory since I bought it new. The plates on mine are shaped a bit different.

Since I play an 8 string the Fishman isn't an option. So I've used the Gold Tone condenser mic for six years or so and it's works very well for me. I run it through an ART phantom pro II to a Roland ...

The fourth string still covers the tension screw with the offset spider. I used a small, bent flat bar through the front palm strap opening to do final screw adjustment. Going into the screw slot from ...

The "best" thumb pick may be the one that gives you even wear (and contact) across the face of the pick. My thumb is straight like the left one in Fred's picture. But, it won't move back mor ...

I have a 1949 model 1050. The plastic tuner buttons were in tough shape and I replaced them all. A previous owner had removed the amphenol jack and hardwired a big ugly curly cord. I changed it to a 1 ...

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Topic: clip on tuner
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 16 Views: 1985	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 Jul 2024 4:55 pm Subject: clip on tuner
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 16 Views: 1985	I use the D'Addario NS Micro Violin Tuner mentioned by Lloyd Graves on my lap steel with a 1.5 inch thickness. It works quite well. Ironically, our young fiddle player doesn't own a tuner. She has ...
Topic: 7 & 8 string Dobro/Shobro bridge question, help appreciated!
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 17 Views: 1665	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Jan 2024 2:00 pm Subject: 7 & 8 string Dobro/Shobro bridge question, help appreciated!
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 17 Views: 1665	Allen, I sent you a private message re: my old McKenna 7 string. It might be available. Bogue
Topic: 7 & 8 string Dobro/Shobro bridge question, help appreciated!
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 17 Views: 1665	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 Jan 2024 2:01 pm Subject: 7 & 8 string Dobro/Shobro bridge question, help appreciated!
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 17 Views: 1665	I've owned both 7 string and 8 string McKenna's. The 8 is my everyday go on stage axe. I recently sold the 7 so it would get played. Greg built the 7 strings with the spider offset factored into the s ...
Topic: Touch up lacquer for brown McKenna?
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 1 Views: 873	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Apr 2021 3:17 pm Subject: Touch up lacquer for brown McKenna?
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 1 Views: 873	This looks like a possibility in the #7054 tobacco brown tint: https://www.stewmac.com/luthier-tools-and-supplies/supplies/finishing-supplies/colortone-touch-up-marker.html I'd be interested in ...
Topic: Does anyone use a wound second string?
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 3 Views: 1213	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 Feb 2021 7:00 pm Subject: Does anyone use a wound second string?
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 3 Views: 1213	I used a .026w for that G on a 23" scale National neck tuned to G13. On my current 23" lap steel in D13, I use a .024w for an A and a .028w for F#. All three seem to sound and feel good. ...
Topic: Let's see your band picture
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 472 Views: 293099	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 11 Dec 2020 7:44 am Subject: Let's see your band picture
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 472 Views: 293099	Keweenaw Brewgrass 12/28/19. A 55 year age gap between the dobro and the fiddle. The talent gap is much wider. https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2020-03/10459_122819_Orpheum_by_Dee_1.jpg
Topic: Question to pros about practice endurance
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 40 Views: 7534	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 10 Dec 2020 10:06 am Subject: Question to pros about practice endurance
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 40 Views: 7534	The danger of repetitive stress injuries from practicing too long should be taken seriously. I learned it the hard way, with some permanent damage in each hand. If you start to hurt or tire, take a b ...
Topic: clip on mic for 8 string reso?
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 3 Views: 1073	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Dec 2020 11:11 am Subject: clip on mic for 8 string reso?
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 3 Views: 1073	I've used the Goldtone ABS-C for at least 6 years now with good results. For concerts I plug directly into the PA which supplies the necessary phantom power. For smaller settings, I use an "off t ...
Topic: My 2 New Adams Resonator Guitars!!
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 9 Views: 3544	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 23 Aug 2020 5:17 am Subject: My 2 New Adams Resonator Guitars!!
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 9 Views: 3544	Sweet looking guitars! What tunings will you use?
Topic: I need a portable seat for sitting playing dobro
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 13 Views: 5255	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Aug 2020 4:41 pm Subject: I need a portable seat for sitting playing dobro
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 13 Views: 5255	I have a stool similar to the one below. https://www.amazon.com/Trademark-Gameroom-Black-Cushioned-Folding/dp/B007V5JKP8 18" is about the right height for me. Soft ground, like in a a park ...
Topic: Dropped tone bar on side walk - can it be smoothed out?
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 2 Views: 1110	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Mar 2020 3:00 pm Subject: Dropped tone bar on side walk - can it be smoothed out?
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 2 Views: 1110	If it's stainless steel or delrin plastic, you might be able to save it if the nicks aren't too deep. I've used 320 grit and progressively finer sand papers to take out some bad scratches then metal p ...
Topic: 8 string pickup recommendations
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 12 Views: 2475	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Feb 2020 4:31 pm Subject: 8 string pickup recommendations
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 12 Views: 2475	You might also consider the Lace Tonebar 10- 4.0" version, specifically intended for steel guitar. I have the Tonebar 12 - 4.5" on a 10 string lap with wide spacing.
Topic: string spacing on 8 string dobro
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 7 Views: 2461	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Jan 2020 7:42 am Subject: string spacing on 8 string dobro
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 7 Views: 2461	A quick measurement on my trusty old McKenna 8 string gave: Nut = 8 mm Bridge = 10 mm the same as Howard's Beard values for all practical purposes. My cover plate is a standard Bea ...
Topic: By The Waters Of Minnetonka - Video
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 17 Views: 4690	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Dec 2019 7:01 am Subject: By The Waters Of Minnetonka - Video
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 17 Views: 4690	Awesome rendition, Sebastian! In my wildest dreams, I couldn't pull that off. I shared the link with my son, a professional sax player in the Twin Cities. He and a friend fish for muskellunge on La ...
Topic: DIY Dobro fretboard extension?
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 5 Views: 2352	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Dec 2019 7:34 am Subject: DIY Dobro fretboard extension?
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 5 Views: 2352	I've played 8 string dobro with a 24 fret board as my main gigging instrument for about 12 years now. Rarely do I go above fret 21, except for clowning around. On other guitars, ear and eyeball ge ...
Topic: Pick Up for D-60 Dobro
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 21 Views: 6759	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Dec 2019 12:33 pm Subject: Pick Up for D-60 Dobro
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 21 Views: 6759	Jerry, I'm a retired civl engineer who doesn't know zip about electronics. But any condenser mic requires phantom or on-board power. The larger acoustic amps often supply phantom as do many PA sys ...
Topic: Pick Up for D-60 Dobro
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 21 Views: 6759	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Dec 2019 6:49 pm Subject: Pick Up for D-60 Dobro
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 21 Views: 6759	The Gold Tone condenser mic has worked well for me over the past five years or so. I go through an ART Phantom Pro II into the mic channel on a Roland AC-33 for brew pub gigs and direct to house sound ...
Topic: Bars
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 4 Views: 1984	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Nov 2019 1:24 pm Subject: Bars
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 4 Views: 1984	Check out Todd Clinesmith's bars, too: https://www.clinesmithinstruments.com/clinesmith-bars-and-accessories I've used one of his (13/16 x 2-3/4) for three years or so on my McKenna 8 string r ...
Topic: 10-String non-pedal Tunings
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 36 Views: 18684	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 Oct 2019 11:29 am Subject: 10-String non-pedal Tunings
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 36 Views: 18684	I use Doug Beaumier's E13 shifted down to D13: Hi->Lo F#, E, D, B, A, F#, E, D, C, A Gages: .0135, .015, .017, .020, .024w, .028w, .032w, .036w, .040w, .048w with a target tension of 30 to ...
Topic: Building an 8 string Lap steel
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 6 Views: 2068	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Aug 2019 11:37 am Subject: Building an 8 string Lap steel
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 6 Views: 2068	I'd second Bill Sinclair: A13 with the G on the bottom. The same intervals as Junior Brown's C13. I've used the G13 version of that for 12 years on my 8 string resonator. A13 would sound better I bel ...
Topic: Dobro tuner orientation
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 5 Views: 1403	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 May 2019 7:29 am Subject: Dobro tuner orientation
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 5 Views: 1403	The tuners on my 1974 OMI are oriented the same way. Presumably from the factory since I bought it new. The plates on mine are shaped a bit different.
Topic: Gold Tone Condenser mic for dobro
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 5 Views: 1706	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Mar 2019 3:50 pm Subject: Gold Tone Condenser mic for dobro
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 5 Views: 1706	Since I play an 8 string the Fishman isn't an option. So I've used the Gold Tone condenser mic for six years or so and it's works very well for me. I run it through an ART phantom pro II to a Roland ...
Topic: 6 string resonator to 7 string resonator conversion
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 11 Views: 1176	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Feb 2019 4:35 pm Subject: 6 string resonator to 7 string resonator conversion
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 11 Views: 1176	The fourth string still covers the tension screw with the offset spider. I used a small, bent flat bar through the front palm strap opening to do final screw adjustment. Going into the screw slot from ...
Topic: Thumb joint types and pick choice
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 13 Views: 1781	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 12 Feb 2019 4:38 pm Subject: Thumb joint types and pick choice
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 13 Views: 1781	The "best" thumb pick may be the one that gives you even wear (and contact) across the face of the pick. My thumb is straight like the left one in Fred's picture. But, it won't move back mor ...
Topic: National Grand Console
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 14 Views: 3935	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Feb 2019 9:37 pm Subject: National Grand Console
L. Bogue Sandberg Replies: 14 Views: 3935	I have a 1949 model 1050. The plastic tuner buttons were in tough shape and I replaced them all. A previous owner had removed the amphenol jack and hardwired a big ugly curly cord. I changed it to a 1 ...