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I didn't know a stand like that is available. Thanks.

I decided that since I couldn't make up my mind which tuning to stick to, I would build me a double neck. I have a couple of 6 string singles, and I'm going to reshape and join them together. I have a ...

Thanks for the help folks. Decisions, decisions!

Forgot to say, it's a 6 string.

I dabbled a few years back but other things got in the way. Now I have the time and inclination to learn, but I'm at a loss to know which tuning to pursue. I don't want to chop and change, just pick o ...

Hi Levi. It's a no name. the only reference I found was a sticker saying it was made in Palmerston North. It's quite crude but plays and sounds OK. A few years back I bought a pedal steel, a NZ made M ...

G'day! I live in Napier. I'm primarily a double bass player (I play in four bands of differing genres), and I've had a NZ made lap steel gathering dust for so long I've decided I'd better pull it out ...

I have a Lomax, made in New Zealand by Doug Lomax.

CTS pot, Orange Drop cap and a Switchcraft jack socket?

Here's a list of active and defunct steel brands that we began compiling on the Scandinavian Steel Guitar Forum a couple of years ago; the list gets updated as soon as anyone has additional info. &quo ...

I'm a newbie too, so take my advice with a pinch of salt. As a longtime guitar and bass player, I got frustrated with C6th. It did not seem logical. After experimenting with tunings, I found open E. V ...

I'm teaching myself. I purchased some online lessons in C6th but have ditched those and changed to open E, which for me is more intuitive. I just learned Steel Guitar Rag to performance level by liste ...

Haha.... I get this a lot with my double bass. People want to know if I play the real bass.... ya know, the one that looks like a geetar. I dont even bother to tell them the double bass was around for ...

I'm a beginner too, at 67. However I have played bass guitar and double bass for decades, and have been gigging since I was 14. My advice, for what it's worth, is that bedroom practice is fine, but th ...

Sorted. Thanks for the help. I've now got A and C about 2" off the floor, and B about 1 3/4".

I have dropped the pedal bar already, if you read the first post you would see that. I'm just looking to see if I have it at the right height, more or less. I have enough length on the pedal rods, jus ...

To me, 4" is way too high. Somewhere between 2 1/2" and 3" is more normal, I think. (This will depend on the guitar, and how it's set up.) Of course, most guitars allow you to adjus ...

Help. I find I cant hold my foot up over the pedals, and I was thinking about building a board for my foot, to reduce the angle. Then I thought, well that's not fixing the cause. I measured my pedal h ...

Hi John, and welcome to the SGF
Here is a link to Sierra Steel Guitars website, there you will find several free lap steel lessons by Joe Wright. I started with these and they got me off on the right ...

Yes,I'm inclined to agree, the more I listen. And Teddy Thompson is the son of Richard Thompson ( ex Fairport Convention!) so that explains the obvious talent!
Ps: Give my regards to the Bay of Isla ...

Now that beats hands down most all the crap coming out of Nashville these days. I don't think he's using a volume pedal, it's just his deft and masterful touch.

I am a noob, so my opinion matters little, but check out Joe Wright on Youtube. He's playing pedal steel, and he's tearing it up, and half the time he's not looking at his instrument. Now I know this ...

Wonderful!

Pedal steels are usually tuned "out of tune" so they sound better. Does anyone do this with lap steel, or is it not worth considering?

As a beginner, I've been fluctuating between tunings, trying to settle on one that suits me, but I'm struggling. The goal is to play the lap on some songs in my band (in which I play double bass). The ...

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Topic: Building a double neck.
Marty Forrer Replies: 4 Views: 2070	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 23 Dec 2018 12:47 pm Subject: Building a double neck.
Marty Forrer Replies: 4 Views: 2070	I didn't know a stand like that is available. Thanks.
Topic: Building a double neck.
Marty Forrer Replies: 4 Views: 2070	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 23 Dec 2018 12:43 am Subject: Building a double neck.
Marty Forrer Replies: 4 Views: 2070	I decided that since I couldn't make up my mind which tuning to stick to, I would build me a double neck. I have a couple of 6 string singles, and I'm going to reshape and join them together. I have a ...
Topic: Revisiting lap steel.
Marty Forrer Replies: 29 Views: 6591	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Dec 2018 10:31 am Subject: Revisiting lap steel.
Marty Forrer Replies: 29 Views: 6591	Thanks for the help folks. Decisions, decisions!
Topic: Revisiting lap steel.
Marty Forrer Replies: 29 Views: 6591	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Dec 2018 12:10 am Subject: Revisiting lap steel.
Marty Forrer Replies: 29 Views: 6591	Forgot to say, it's a 6 string.
Topic: Revisiting lap steel.
Marty Forrer Replies: 29 Views: 6591	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Dec 2018 11:35 pm Subject: Revisiting lap steel.
Marty Forrer Replies: 29 Views: 6591	I dabbled a few years back but other things got in the way. Now I have the time and inclination to learn, but I'm at a loss to know which tuning to pursue. I don't want to chop and change, just pick o ...
Topic: Non-pedal steelers in New Zealand
Marty Forrer Replies: 20 Views: 9631	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Apr 2017 8:20 pm Subject: Non-pedal steelers in New Zealand
Marty Forrer Replies: 20 Views: 9631	Hi Levi. It's a no name. the only reference I found was a sticker saying it was made in Palmerston North. It's quite crude but plays and sounds OK. A few years back I bought a pedal steel, a NZ made M ...
Topic: Non-pedal steelers in New Zealand
Marty Forrer Replies: 20 Views: 9631	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Apr 2017 2:30 pm Subject: Non-pedal steelers in New Zealand
Marty Forrer Replies: 20 Views: 9631	G'day! I live in Napier. I'm primarily a double bass player (I play in four bands of differing genres), and I've had a NZ made lap steel gathering dust for so long I've decided I'd better pull it out ...
Topic: Pedal Steel Companies
Marty Forrer Replies: 92 Views: 57887	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 25 Feb 2015 8:29 pm Subject: Pedal Steel Companies
Marty Forrer Replies: 92 Views: 57887	I have a Lomax, made in New Zealand by Doug Lomax.
Topic: Adding tone and output jack to my Supro Student Deluxe
Marty Forrer Replies: 5 Views: 3043	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 23 Feb 2015 12:45 pm Subject: Adding tone and output jack to my Supro Student Deluxe
Marty Forrer Replies: 5 Views: 3043	CTS pot, Orange Drop cap and a Switchcraft jack socket?
Topic: Pedal Steels no longer being made
Marty Forrer Replies: 64 Views: 36629	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 16 Feb 2015 1:13 am Subject: Pedal Steels no longer being made
Marty Forrer Replies: 64 Views: 36629	Here's a list of active and defunct steel brands that we began compiling on the Scandinavian Steel Guitar Forum a couple of years ago; the list gets updated as soon as anyone has additional info. &quo ...
Topic: Need advice as to how to get started
Marty Forrer Replies: 15 Views: 5268	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Feb 2015 2:16 pm Subject: Need advice as to how to get started
Marty Forrer Replies: 15 Views: 5268	I'm a newbie too, so take my advice with a pinch of salt. As a longtime guitar and bass player, I got frustrated with C6th. It did not seem logical. After experimenting with tunings, I found open E. V ...
Topic: Self Taught
Marty Forrer Replies: 31 Views: 14725	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Feb 2015 1:10 pm Subject: Self Taught
Marty Forrer Replies: 31 Views: 14725	I'm teaching myself. I purchased some online lessons in C6th but have ditched those and changed to open E, which for me is more intuitive. I just learned Steel Guitar Rag to performance level by liste ...
Topic: A "REAL" Steel guitar?
Marty Forrer Replies: 30 Views: 20500	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Feb 2015 1:24 am Subject: A "REAL" Steel guitar?
Marty Forrer Replies: 30 Views: 20500	Haha.... I get this a lot with my double bass. People want to know if I play the real bass.... ya know, the one that looks like a geetar. I dont even bother to tell them the double bass was around for ...
Topic: In a Slump
Marty Forrer Replies: 49 Views: 17890	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 30 Jan 2015 5:52 pm Subject: In a Slump
Marty Forrer Replies: 49 Views: 17890	I'm a beginner too, at 67. However I have played bass guitar and double bass for decades, and have been gigging since I was 14. My advice, for what it's worth, is that bedroom practice is fine, but th ...
Topic: Pedal question.
Marty Forrer Replies: 13 Views: 4299	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 23 Jan 2015 12:52 am Subject: Pedal question.
Marty Forrer Replies: 13 Views: 4299	Sorted. Thanks for the help. I've now got A and C about 2" off the floor, and B about 1 3/4".
Topic: Pedal question.
Marty Forrer Replies: 13 Views: 4299	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 21 Jan 2015 6:32 pm Subject: Pedal question.
Marty Forrer Replies: 13 Views: 4299	I have dropped the pedal bar already, if you read the first post you would see that. I'm just looking to see if I have it at the right height, more or less. I have enough length on the pedal rods, jus ...
Topic: Pedal question.
Marty Forrer Replies: 13 Views: 4299	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 21 Jan 2015 5:10 pm Subject: Pedal question.
Marty Forrer Replies: 13 Views: 4299	To me, 4" is way too high. Somewhere between 2 1/2" and 3" is more normal, I think. (This will depend on the guitar, and how it's set up.) Of course, most guitars allow you to adjus ...
Topic: Pedal question.
Marty Forrer Replies: 13 Views: 4299	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 21 Jan 2015 2:54 pm Subject: Pedal question.
Marty Forrer Replies: 13 Views: 4299	Help. I find I cant hold my foot up over the pedals, and I was thinking about building a board for my foot, to reduce the angle. Then I thought, well that's not fixing the cause. I measured my pedal h ...
Topic: Steel Guitar beginner lessons?
Marty Forrer Replies: 25 Views: 13125	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 Jan 2015 9:41 pm Subject: Steel Guitar beginner lessons?
Marty Forrer Replies: 25 Views: 13125	Hi John, and welcome to the SGF Here is a link to Sierra Steel Guitars website, there you will find several free lap steel lessons by Joe Wright. I started with these and they got me off on the right ...
Topic: Volume pedal on a lap steel?
Marty Forrer Replies: 7 Views: 2735	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 Jan 2015 1:10 pm Subject: Re: Volume pedal
Marty Forrer Replies: 7 Views: 2735	Yes,I'm inclined to agree, the more I listen. And Teddy Thompson is the son of Richard Thompson ( ex Fairport Convention!) so that explains the obvious talent! Ps: Give my regards to the Bay of Isla ...
Topic: Volume pedal on a lap steel?
Marty Forrer Replies: 7 Views: 2735	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Jan 2015 5:19 pm Subject: Volume pedal on a lap steel?
Marty Forrer Replies: 7 Views: 2735	Now that beats hands down most all the crap coming out of Nashville these days. I don't think he's using a volume pedal, it's just his deft and masterful touch.
Topic: Intonation problems with electric only!!
Marty Forrer Replies: 26 Views: 8731	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Jan 2015 3:09 pm Subject: Intonation problems with electric only!!
Marty Forrer Replies: 26 Views: 8731	I am a noob, so my opinion matters little, but check out Joe Wright on Youtube. He's playing pedal steel, and he's tearing it up, and half the time he's not looking at his instrument. Now I know this ...
Topic: New guitar, new band...
Marty Forrer Replies: 18 Views: 6754	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 Jan 2015 10:07 pm Subject: New guitar, new band...
Marty Forrer Replies: 18 Views: 6754	Wonderful!
Topic: Temperament?
Marty Forrer Replies: 5 Views: 2403	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Jan 2015 5:43 pm Subject: Temperament?
Marty Forrer Replies: 5 Views: 2403	Pedal steels are usually tuned "out of tune" so they sound better. Does anyone do this with lap steel, or is it not worth considering?
Topic: Tuning for prevalent keys.
Marty Forrer Replies: 26 Views: 11298	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Jan 2015 12:35 am Subject: Tuning for prevalent keys.
Marty Forrer Replies: 26 Views: 11298	As a beginner, I've been fluctuating between tunings, trying to settle on one that suits me, but I'm struggling. The goal is to play the lap on some songs in my band (in which I play double bass). The ...