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Thanks for replying Damir—somehow when I left the app after reading your answer my post “reposted itself” again! LOL!!

Damir-what are those L-shaped brackets between the fifth and sixth fingers and the aluminum blocks mounted behind the changers?

NEVER use WD-40. It’s formulated to displace water, not properly lubricate. It will eventually turn to a dried up amber sludge and attract and trap dust. Light machine oil or a synthetic like Tri Fl ...

Another 70s song I’ve always loved—not just for the steel part—is “Joanne” by Mike Nesmith’s First National Band. But Red Rhodes’ steel comes in strong and sings throughout the number. ...

Early 70s pop classic “It’s so nice to be with you” by one-hit-wonders Gallery. Always loved the steel solo (which basically follows the chorus melody)—and I just learned that it was (a very ...

Here is one of the few non-pedal S-8 consoles the Jacksons have made. From their early Shot Jackson Commemorative line. Great look and has the same singing tone as my Sho-Bud Pro-I pedal steel. Buil ...

Here is one of the few non-pedal S-8 consoles the Jacksons have made. From their early Shot Jackson Commemorative line. Great look and has the same singing tone as my Sho-Bud Pro-I pedal steel. Buil ...

If you want to move into pedal steel, Travis Toy has an outstanding online course “Travis Toy Tutorials.” It goes from very basics to well advanced. The subscription is $30 a month - basically, a ...

Beautiful job! I love the song and the sound and feel you bring to it. I’d love to hear you do a medley of this with the Perry Mason Theme sandwiched in the middle—both cut from the same orchest ...

Love it, Doug! Those rolling high riffs are sweet but the real star of the show is the second run through—the simple melody line you play down low with the open strings. Transitions from the bar to ...

Thanks Jim, Tim, Andy! So much fun to put lap steel into older (40s-50s) horn and guitar based R&B, Andy--it does help give a guitar based combo a horn section feel, as we were doing on the head ...

Yes Miles — I’ve heard some call the black panel Princeton Reverb “ground zero for tone!” And yes, Jim, Per Hanson is the best in traditional electric blues drumming. Both he and Jon Ross, ano ...

Thanks Joe, Doug. It was fun indeed. Totally unexpected/untehearsed. I had some crackling from the amp or a cable about 2/3 of the way thru so I laid back until I doubled on the head at the end. I ...

My blues band, Blues on Sunday Quartet, has stellar core players who have recorded or toured with the likes of James Cotton, Ronnie Earl, Duke Robillard, Link Wray, Ronnie Hawkins, Debbie Davies, Mar ...

Great advice from Jack. Doug Beaumier has a wealth of songs on YouTube where you'll hear great playing: melody, tone and touch.

Also, listen to legendary country and western swing masters like Han ...

I've seen this listing for a few weeks now and it's seems like a weird copedent. A look at the changer end and at the barrels on the underside show there are no pedal changes at all on the bottom 4 st ...

Lap steel just won a Grammy.

That’s right: tonight Larkin Poe, which prominently features Megan Lovell on lap steel (and who got many a shout out in the responses above) took Grammy honors for ...

Sawyer – to get back to the fundamental reason you started this thread, you said you wanted to explore “to make the lap steel accessible to more musicians and the general populace as a whole” co ...

Simply beautiful! Thanks, Mike..

Very cool project, Sawyer. Like my fellow forum members say, the lap steel was late to the party when electrified combos began to rule in the 50s and 60s. Guitars and saxophones looked cool on stage - ...

I stumbled on my ZB in Guitar Center when I went in to buy an XLR snake. It wasn’t a great deal, but it wasn’t bad. And I really, really love it, so definitely worked out well! It’s beautiful an ...

Thanks for posting the link, Brad. By the way, I have no personal stake in this listing – I just thought it might be of interest to forum members.

That said, I did look at the seller’s fe ...

There’s a Sho-Bud Maverick listed on Reverb.com asking $650. It looks well played and has been stripped for parts – no pedals on the pedal rack, pedal rods, or pull rods, though the tear drop knee ...

That's a beauty!

As far as Guitar Center being the last place to see a guitar like this, sometimes you get lucky. If you're a regular "scanner" of Guitar Center sites you might find every ...

Beautiful instrument! I love the vintage look of the key head and the tuners.

Thanks Doug! Yes, very old school with the more angular Permanent-era style key head The tuners are Grovers - they app ...

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Topic: very nice Remington D10 $2850
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 11 Views: 6109	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 31 May 2024 2:56 pm Subject: very nice Remington D10 $2850
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 11 Views: 6109	Thanks for replying Damir—somehow when I left the app after reading your answer my post “reposted itself” again! LOL!!
Topic: very nice Remington D10 $2850
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 11 Views: 6109	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 31 May 2024 8:22 am Subject: very nice Remington D10 $2850
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 11 Views: 6109	Damir-what are those L-shaped brackets between the fifth and sixth fingers and the aluminum blocks mounted behind the changers?
Topic: E9 knee levers don't return string back completely
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 17 Views: 1851	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 14 May 2024 4:51 pm Subject: E9 knee levers don't return string back completely
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 17 Views: 1851	NEVER use WD-40. It’s formulated to displace water, not properly lubricate. It will eventually turn to a dried up amber sludge and attract and trap dust. Light machine oil or a synthetic like Tri Fl ...
Topic: Iconic pedal steel
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 33 Views: 3594	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 7 May 2024 5:49 pm Subject: Iconic pedal steel
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 33 Views: 3594	Another 70s song I’ve always loved—not just for the steel part—is “Joanne” by Mike Nesmith’s First National Band. But Red Rhodes’ steel comes in strong and sings throughout the number. ...
Topic: Iconic pedal steel
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 33 Views: 3594	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 7 May 2024 5:35 pm Subject: Iconic pedal steel
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 33 Views: 3594	Early 70s pop classic “It’s so nice to be with you” by one-hit-wonders Gallery. Always loved the steel solo (which basically follows the chorus melody)—and I just learned that it was (a very ...
Topic: Show Us Your Jackson
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 19 Views: 3543	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 7 May 2024 4:19 am Subject: Show Us Your Jackson
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 19 Views: 3543	Here is one of the few non-pedal S-8 consoles the Jacksons have made. From their early Shot Jackson Commemorative line. Great look and has the same singing tone as my Sho-Bud Pro-I pedal steel. Buil ...
Topic: Show Us Your Jackson
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 19 Views: 3543	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 7 May 2024 3:21 am Subject: Show Us Your Jackson
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 19 Views: 3543	Here is one of the few non-pedal S-8 consoles the Jacksons have made. From their early Shot Jackson Commemorative line. Great look and has the same singing tone as my Sho-Bud Pro-I pedal steel. Buil ...
Topic: Resources to take the next step
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 6 Views: 1093	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Apr 2024 7:18 am Subject: Resources to take the next step
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 6 Views: 1093	If you want to move into pedal steel, Travis Toy has an outstanding online course “Travis Toy Tutorials.” It goes from very basics to well advanced. The subscription is $30 a month - basically, a ...
Topic: A Town Without Pity
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 20 Views: 3858	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Apr 2024 8:16 pm Subject: A Town Without Pity
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 20 Views: 3858	Beautiful job! I love the song and the sound and feel you bring to it. I’d love to hear you do a medley of this with the Perry Mason Theme sandwiched in the middle—both cut from the same orchest ...
Topic: New Video - Take These Chains From My Heart - A6
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 13 Views: 1920	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Mar 2024 8:34 pm Subject: New Video - Take These Chains From My Heart - A6
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 13 Views: 1920	Love it, Doug! Those rolling high riffs are sweet but the real star of the show is the second run through—the simple melody line you play down low with the open strings. Transitions from the bar to ...
Topic: “T-Bone Shuffle”
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 10 Views: 1707	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Mar 2024 8:57 am Subject: “T-Bone Shuffle”
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 10 Views: 1707	Thanks Jim, Tim, Andy! So much fun to put lap steel into older (40s-50s) horn and guitar based R&B, Andy--it does help give a guitar based combo a horn section feel, as we were doing on the head ...
Topic: “T-Bone Shuffle”
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 10 Views: 1707	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Mar 2024 10:45 am Subject: “T-Bone Shuffle”
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 10 Views: 1707	Yes Miles — I’ve heard some call the black panel Princeton Reverb “ground zero for tone!” And yes, Jim, Per Hanson is the best in traditional electric blues drumming. Both he and Jon Ross, ano ...
Topic: “T-Bone Shuffle”
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 10 Views: 1707	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Mar 2024 5:53 pm Subject: “T-Bone Shuffle”
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 10 Views: 1707	Thanks Joe, Doug. It was fun indeed. Totally unexpected/untehearsed. I had some crackling from the amp or a cable about 2/3 of the way thru so I laid back until I doubled on the head at the end. I ...
Topic: “T-Bone Shuffle”
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 10 Views: 1707	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Mar 2024 12:03 pm Subject: “T-Bone Shuffle”
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 10 Views: 1707	My blues band, Blues on Sunday Quartet, has stellar core players who have recorded or toured with the likes of James Cotton, Ronnie Earl, Duke Robillard, Link Wray, Ronnie Hawkins, Debbie Davies, Mar ...
Topic: How to start a song (C6th lap steel)?
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 5 Views: 1758	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Feb 2024 8:47 am Subject: How to start a song (C6th lap steel)?
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 5 Views: 1758	Great advice from Jack. Doug Beaumier has a wealth of songs on YouTube where you'll hear great playing: melody, tone and touch. Also, listen to legendary country and western swing masters like Han ...
Topic: Interesting Sho Bud
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 6 Views: 2400	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 19 Feb 2024 9:49 am Subject: Interesting Sho Bud
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 6 Views: 2400	I've seen this listing for a few weeks now and it's seems like a weird copedent. A look at the changer end and at the barrels on the underside show there are no pedal changes at all on the bottom 4 st ...
Topic: Lap Steel Guitar: Accessibility and Design Questions
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 39 Views: 6821	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Feb 2024 8:19 pm Subject: Lap Steel Guitar: Accessibility and Design Questions
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 39 Views: 6821	Lap steel just won a Grammy. That’s right: tonight Larkin Poe, which prominently features Megan Lovell on lap steel (and who got many a shout out in the responses above) took Grammy honors for ...
Topic: Lap Steel Guitar: Accessibility and Design Questions
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 39 Views: 6821	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Feb 2024 5:08 am Subject: Lap Steel Guitar: Accessibility and Design Questions
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 39 Views: 6821	Sawyer – to get back to the fundamental reason you started this thread, you said you wanted to explore “to make the lap steel accessible to more musicians and the general populace as a whole” co ...
Topic: The Tennessee Waltz played two ways
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 8 Views: 1478	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Jan 2024 10:28 am Subject: The Tennessee Waltz played two ways
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 8 Views: 1478	Simply beautiful! Thanks, Mike..
Topic: Lap Steel Guitar: Accessibility and Design Questions
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 39 Views: 6821	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 Jan 2024 2:22 pm Subject: Lap Steel Guitar: Accessibility and Design Questions
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 39 Views: 6821	Very cool project, Sawyer. Like my fellow forum members say, the lap steel was late to the party when electrified combos began to rule in the 50s and 60s. Guitars and saxophones looked cool on stage - ...
Topic: Jackson 8-string Console
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 9 Views: 2234	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 Jan 2024 6:37 am Subject: Jackson 8-string Console
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 9 Views: 2234	I stumbled on my ZB in Guitar Center when I went in to buy an XLR snake. It wasn’t a great deal, but it wasn’t bad. And I really, really love it, so definitely worked out well! It’s beautiful an ...
Topic: Sho-Bud Console Opportunity on Reverb.com
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 4 Views: 1072	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Jan 2024 2:42 pm Subject: Sho-Bud Console Opportunity on Reverb.com
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 4 Views: 1072	Thanks for posting the link, Brad. By the way, I have no personal stake in this listing – I just thought it might be of interest to forum members. That said, I did look at the seller’s fe ...
Topic: Sho-Bud Console Opportunity on Reverb.com
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 4 Views: 1072	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 Jan 2024 3:47 pm Subject: Sho-Bud Console Opportunity on Reverb.com
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 4 Views: 1072	There’s a Sho-Bud Maverick listed on Reverb.com asking $650. It looks well played and has been stripped for parts – no pedals on the pedal rack, pedal rods, or pull rods, though the tear drop knee ...
Topic: Jackson 8-string Console
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 9 Views: 2234	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Jan 2024 4:53 pm Subject: Jackson 8-string Console
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 9 Views: 2234	That's a beauty! As far as Guitar Center being the last place to see a guitar like this, sometimes you get lucky. If you're a regular "scanner" of Guitar Center sites you might find every ...
Topic: Jackson 8-string Console
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 9 Views: 2234	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Jan 2024 5:34 am Subject: Jackson 8-string Console
Nelson Checkoway Replies: 9 Views: 2234	Beautiful instrument! I love the vintage look of the key head and the tuners. Thanks Doug! Yes, very old school with the more angular Permanent-era style key head The tuners are Grovers - they app ...