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Whelp, that was easy! Adjusting the poles did the trick, thanks for the help!

Hi all, been a minute since I posted, but I am now the proud owner of a National New Yorker Lap steel, listed as 1939 but I think it's a 1940. Anyhow, love playing it so far, but I have a strange issu ...

LOVE hermanos Gutierez, just a great vibe on all their records.

I played fingerstyle guitar before steel, and i've just never used picks. Steinar is right that picks help projection a lot in acoustic situations, and i know from experience that if you show up to a ...

i was looking around the Superior Weissenborn website and they linked to this video of a player named Fernando Perez playing one of their guitars. I know nothing about him, but he can play! [url=http ...

love the steel guitar with the swing rhythm. Keep up the good work

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Last week I was given the opportunity to perform on Netmusic, a weekly radio show on UW-Madison's student run station WSUM. It was a great time, and I was able to get the audio and post it on the int ...

i like my beard capo, although it's the only one i've used.
As for the bar, conventional wisdom is just to use what works best for you. I was told by many people that the Shubb SG bar was great, but ...

this isn't lap steel (although i'm sure some lap steel players have done it), but Duane Allman used to make bird-like sounds by playing quick slides above the fretboad with a bottleneck slide. Exampl ...

i agree with Steinar about Rob A's site; i can't say enough good things about it.

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my music: [url=http://www.myspace.com/mattlangemusic]www.myspace.com/mattlangemusic

I love the gypsy jazz stuff, but have only played a teeny bit on lap steel. The whole theory of it is a bit over my head. How would one go about starting to play in that style on steel?

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Fantastic! I'm glad to see a good musician getting a good instrument. I like that second song especially. Keep up the good work and enjoy that guitar!

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Douglas is the best. Thanks for sharing this Steinar

as i said on my other post where i posted the same video http://steelguitarforum.com/redface.gif , i really like Kaki's music, and i love the lap steel stuff. I do agree that the loops can get old, ...

wow, brad posted the same thing, ignore this!

Kaki King is a very unique musician, mostly known for her innovative acoustic playing, but in the past few years she's been adding more lap steel to her live shows. Here's a video of her playing the ...

The other day i recorded a song i had written on dobro, called reluctantly rolling. My brother decided that the song should have something extra, so i overdubbed a bass part and a little percussion, ...

Rob's site is great; tons of tabs with some great instruction, great interviews, and this comp section are all very valuble. His newest interview is with Rob Ickes!

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i wouldn't try to put the Martin in high bass G "dobro" tuning no matter what strings you put on it. The neck isn't made for high tunings like that and will likely warp. You can easily put on a pair ...

Welcome to the forum and to a great instrument! A couple of famous players who play without picks are Ben Harper and Kelly Joe Phelps (two of my very favorites). Harper is a rock player, Phelps more ...

if you're talking about the Bruce Springstein "Seeger sessions" album, there isn't any steel on the record. He must have added that for the live gig.
P.S. the dvd included with the disk is really int ...

June 24th 8:00 PM
Dunn Bros- Freight House
201 3rd Ave. S Mpls
Minneapolis, MN 55408
free
Solo show, 2 short sets featuring some acoustic lap steel.

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I just wanted to remind everyone who's in the Minneapolis area that i'll be playing a show tomorrow, Saturday June 24th, at the Freight House Dunn Bros. in Downtown Minneapolis.
June 24th 8:00 PM
Dunn ...

I agree with Bill as far as what I would like to see personally, but I don't know how many of those video's they'd sell (but I could be wrong). I play primarily in open D, and the only instruction ou ...

Thanks for the kind words guys.
Ben, thanks for your thoughts, i'll try to keep melody in mind a bit more when writing solo pieces.
In response to your question, i'm playing on an old acoustic of ...

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Topic: New Yorker inconsistent string volume
Matt Lange Replies: 2 Views: 688	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Mar 2023 6:34 pm Subject: New Yorker inconsistent string volume
Matt Lange Replies: 2 Views: 688	Whelp, that was easy! Adjusting the poles did the trick, thanks for the help!
Topic: New Yorker inconsistent string volume
Matt Lange Replies: 2 Views: 688	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Mar 2023 1:03 pm Subject: New Yorker inconsistent string volume
Matt Lange Replies: 2 Views: 688	Hi all, been a minute since I posted, but I am now the proud owner of a National New Yorker Lap steel, listed as 1939 but I think it's a 1940. Anyhow, love playing it so far, but I have a strange issu ...
Topic: Hermanos Gutiérrez's - lap steel in a Latin groove
Matt Lange Replies: 2 Views: 1133	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Mar 2023 5:54 am Subject: Hermanos Gutiérrez's - lap steel in a Latin groove
Matt Lange Replies: 2 Views: 1133	LOVE hermanos Gutierez, just a great vibe on all their records.
Topic: picks or just fingers?
Matt Lange Replies: 19 Views: 3363	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Mar 2007 7:23 am Subject: picks or just fingers?
Matt Lange Replies: 19 Views: 3363	I played fingerstyle guitar before steel, and i've just never used picks. Steinar is right that picks help projection a lot in acoustic situations, and i know from experience that if you show up to a ...
Topic: Fernando Perez, Weissenborn
Matt Lange Replies: 2 Views: 1262	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Dec 2006 9:33 am Subject: Fernando Perez, Weissenborn
Matt Lange Replies: 2 Views: 1262	i was looking around the Superior Weissenborn website and they linked to this video of a player named Fernando Perez playing one of their guitars. I know nothing about him, but he can play! [url=http ...
Topic: New Tune HSGA - Let It Snow - Jeff Au Hoy
Matt Lange Replies: 31 Views: 4731	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Dec 2006 5:42 pm Subject: New Tune HSGA - Let It Snow - Jeff Au Hoy
Matt Lange Replies: 31 Views: 4731	love the steel guitar with the swing rhythm. Keep up the good work ------------------ my music: [url=http://www.myspace.com/mattlangemusic]www.myspace.com/mattlangemusic
Topic: Radio show performance!
Matt Lange Replies: 0 Views: 576	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Dec 2006 2:31 pm Subject: Radio show performance!
Matt Lange Replies: 0 Views: 576	Last week I was given the opportunity to perform on Netmusic, a weekly radio show on UW-Madison's student run station WSUM. It was a great time, and I was able to get the audio and post it on the int ...
Topic: Capo for dobro? what about bars?
Matt Lange Replies: 20 Views: 5244	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Dec 2006 2:27 pm Subject: Capo for dobro? what about bars?
Matt Lange Replies: 20 Views: 5244	i like my beard capo, although it's the only one i've used. As for the bar, conventional wisdom is just to use what works best for you. I was told by many people that the Shubb SG bar was great, but ...
Topic: Siren-like sounds in open D tuning
Matt Lange Replies: 3 Views: 890	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Dec 2006 2:23 pm Subject: Siren-like sounds in open D tuning
Matt Lange Replies: 3 Views: 890	this isn't lap steel (although i'm sure some lap steel players have done it), but Duane Allman used to make bird-like sounds by playing quick slides above the fretboad with a bottleneck slide. Exampl ...
Topic: Dobro players got some questions for ya'll
Matt Lange Replies: 8 Views: 1139	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Dec 2006 2:06 pm Subject: Dobro players got some questions for ya'll
Matt Lange Replies: 8 Views: 1139	i agree with Steinar about Rob A's site; i can't say enough good things about it. ------------------ my music: [url=http://www.myspace.com/mattlangemusic]www.myspace.com/mattlangemusic
Topic: Non pedal steel = Gigs !
Matt Lange Replies: 25 Views: 4430	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Dec 2006 11:23 am Subject: Non pedal steel = Gigs !
Matt Lange Replies: 25 Views: 4430	I love the gypsy jazz stuff, but have only played a teeny bit on lap steel. The whole theory of it is a bit over my head. How would one go about starting to play in that style on steel? ----------- ...
Topic: My new Lazy River Weissenborn!!!
Matt Lange Replies: 19 Views: 6807	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Nov 2006 12:57 pm Subject: My new Lazy River Weissenborn!!!
Matt Lange Replies: 19 Views: 6807	Fantastic! I'm glad to see a good musician getting a good instrument. I like that second song especially. Keep up the good work and enjoy that guitar! ------------------ my music: [url=http://www. ...
Topic: Duelling resos - Jerry Douglas and Andy Hall
Matt Lange Replies: 4 Views: 1243	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Nov 2006 12:49 pm Subject: Duelling resos - Jerry Douglas and Andy Hall
Matt Lange Replies: 4 Views: 1243	Douglas is the best. Thanks for sharing this Steinar
Topic: YouTube: Kaki King on lap steel
Matt Lange Replies: 17 Views: 3024	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Sep 2006 2:43 pm Subject: YouTube: Kaki King on lap steel
Matt Lange Replies: 17 Views: 3024	as i said on my other post where i posted the same video http://steelguitarforum.com/redface.gif , i really like Kaki's music, and i love the lap steel stuff. I do agree that the loops can get old, ...
Topic: Kaki King on lap steel
Matt Lange Replies: 2 Views: 1093	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Sep 2006 2:39 pm Subject: Kaki King on lap steel
Matt Lange Replies: 2 Views: 1093	wow, brad posted the same thing, ignore this!
Topic: Kaki King on lap steel
Matt Lange Replies: 2 Views: 1093	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Sep 2006 1:24 pm Subject: Kaki King on lap steel
Matt Lange Replies: 2 Views: 1093	Kaki King is a very unique musician, mostly known for her innovative acoustic playing, but in the past few years she's been adding more lap steel to her live shows. Here's a video of her playing the ...
Topic: New dobro tune
Matt Lange Replies: 1 Views: 656	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Aug 2006 9:55 am Subject: New dobro tune
Matt Lange Replies: 1 Views: 656	The other day i recorded a song i had written on dobro, called reluctantly rolling. My brother decided that the song should have something extra, so i overdubbed a bass part and a little percussion, ...
Topic: Rob Anderlik comparing various resonator guitars
Matt Lange Replies: 1 Views: 798	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Jul 2006 1:21 am Subject: Rob Anderlik comparing various resonator guitars
Matt Lange Replies: 1 Views: 798	Rob's site is great; tons of tabs with some great instruction, great interviews, and this comp section are all very valuble. His newest interview is with Rob Ickes! ------------------ my music: [url ...
Topic: Stringing a Martin for Dobro w/out Damaging It
Matt Lange Replies: 9 Views: 1209	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 Jul 2006 10:41 am Subject: Stringing a Martin for Dobro w/out Damaging It
Matt Lange Replies: 9 Views: 1209	i wouldn't try to put the Martin in high bass G "dobro" tuning no matter what strings you put on it. The neck isn't made for high tunings like that and will likely warp. You can easily put on a pair ...
Topic: Starting Steel
Matt Lange Replies: 17 Views: 2095	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Jul 2006 4:42 pm Subject: Starting Steel
Matt Lange Replies: 17 Views: 2095	Welcome to the forum and to a great instrument! A couple of famous players who play without picks are Ben Harper and Kelly Joe Phelps (two of my very favorites). Harper is a rock player, Phelps more ...
Topic: steel on the Seeger sessions?
Matt Lange Replies: 6 Views: 1257	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 7 Jul 2006 6:21 am Subject: steel on the Seeger sessions?
Matt Lange Replies: 6 Views: 1257	if you're talking about the Bruce Springstein "Seeger sessions" album, there isn't any steel on the record. He must have added that for the live gig. P.S. the dvd included with the disk is really int ...
Topic: June 23 &24. . .Where are you playing Steel
Matt Lange Replies: 11 Views: 1339	Forum Section: Upcoming Event Announcements Posted: 24 Jun 2006 4:49 am Subject: June 23 &24. . .Where are you playing Steel
Matt Lange Replies: 11 Views: 1339	June 24th 8:00 PM Dunn Bros- Freight House 201 3rd Ave. S Mpls Minneapolis, MN 55408 free Solo show, 2 short sets featuring some acoustic lap steel. ------------------ my music: [url=http://www.myspa ...
Topic: Minneapolis area shows
Matt Lange Replies: 2 Views: 725	Forum Section: Upcoming Event Announcements Posted: 23 Jun 2006 10:43 am Subject: Minneapolis area shows
Matt Lange Replies: 2 Views: 725	I just wanted to remind everyone who's in the Minneapolis area that i'll be playing a show tomorrow, Saturday June 24th, at the Freight House Dunn Bros. in Downtown Minneapolis. June 24th 8:00 PM Dunn ...
Topic: Open D tuning instructions
Matt Lange Replies: 8 Views: 1360	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Jun 2006 1:33 pm Subject: Open D tuning instructions
Matt Lange Replies: 8 Views: 1360	I agree with Bill as far as what I would like to see personally, but I don't know how many of those video's they'd sell (but I could be wrong). I play primarily in open D, and the only instruction ou ...
Topic: Some new acoustic lap songs
Matt Lange Replies: 4 Views: 930	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Jun 2006 6:02 pm Subject: Some new acoustic lap songs
Matt Lange Replies: 4 Views: 930	Thanks for the kind words guys. Ben, thanks for your thoughts, i'll try to keep melody in mind a bit more when writing solo pieces. In response to your question, i'm playing on an old acoustic of ...