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The nickel plating is only a few thousanths of an inch thick - not enough to contribute to the output of a magnetic pickup. Despite their appearance, they're basically bronze windings as far as amplif ...

I find it easier to do everything with a Stevens bar - especially slants. The cutouts on the side allow for much greater control.

Needing to replace or repair tuners is worth 100.00 easy. And putting new buttons on old tuners is not an easy job. I think that definitely should be considered when buying a guitar

If it's easy fo ...

I think someone took a bunch of Magnatone parts and put them on a custom body, plus those intriguing tuners and control plates.

A lot of these had Kluson tuners, and a lot of them had buttons that crumble over time. The buttons can be replaced and are not really a detriment to the instrument's value, though you'll get more for ...

Certainly a lot less often than the strings on a Spanish guitar.

It's made by a different company in a different factory in a different country from what OP has. It's not the same design, and it's not the same speaker, even if they do happen to have the same power ...

The later ones are rated for 50W. Earlier ones are rated for quite a bit less. Is this an Italian or US-made speaker? There should be a date code starting with "220" on the rim.

As explai ...

I believe the P15N entered the 1950s rated at 20W. I have old documentation showing that, but I don't have a firm date for it. By the 1960s I believe it was up to 50W, and I think there was also an in ...

The later ones are rated for 50W. Earlier ones are rated for quite a bit less. Is this an Italian or US-made speaker? There should be a date code starting with "220" on the rim.

Pickups don't really deteriorate by themselves. Really old designs like Rickenbacker horseshoes sometimes use magnets that slowly lose their charge, but a post-War National would have Alnico that's qu ...

Usually on a National D8 it will be on the underside of the body. It will be stamped into a metal tag which is nailed to the body somewhere; if it's still there, it won't be hidden. But sometimes they ...

It should be a solid but affordable option for anyone looking for a T8.

It's refinished, missing the pickup covers, and has replacement fretboards, but:

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/9094_03_4.jpg

Mine is a 7-string with the Alnico pickup. I'm not a big fan of CC pickups on steels in general, but the Alnico is indeed a lot fuller sounding, closer in sound to Gibson's post-War pickups. It's also ...

I should mention that some folks are perfectly happy with the sustain of the EH-150. I'm just not one of them, partly because I've been spoiled by my EH-185 Very Happy

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Are you looking at examples with t ...

Correct, the "classic" EH-150 has much less sustain than any of Gibson's solid body steels. Later EH-150s used a different pickup and the backs were glued on; those two screws are for pickup ...

You may just want to use C6 material and transpose 3 frets.

The bridge will rip off the screws before the top gives way. It has happened many times to these.

The biggest concern is the bridge ripping off. Looks like it's halfway there already. I would go with the lowest amount of tension that keeps the strings playable.

That's not a crazy price for one that's all original, but given the red refinish, I think the asking price is quite high.

Since the tuner cover plates are red, I'm guessing that red was the origina ...

That's not a crazy price for one that's all original, but given the red refinish, I think the asking price is quite high.

It's really impossible to give an informed answer without knowing what condition it's in now.

I keep mine in the same A6 tuning as my electric lap steels. Easy to switch back and forth.

Yup, no part of that is from Rick.

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Topic: Would Nickel Bronze strings work with a magnetic pick
Noah Miller Replies: 1 Views: 245	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 1 Nov 2024 12:19 pm Subject: Would Nickel Bronze strings work with a magnetic pick
Noah Miller Replies: 1 Views: 245	The nickel plating is only a few thousanths of an inch thick - not enough to contribute to the output of a magnetic pickup. Despite their appearance, they're basically bronze windings as far as amplif ...
Topic: Tone Bar vs. Bullet-shaped steel on lap steel
Noah Miller Replies: 27 Views: 1909	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Oct 2024 10:06 am Subject: Tone Bar vs. Bullet-shaped steel on lap steel
Noah Miller Replies: 27 Views: 1909	I find it easier to do everything with a Stevens bar - especially slants. The cutouts on the side allow for much greater control.
Topic: Rickenbacker Electro Model "Ace"
Noah Miller Replies: 7 Views: 730	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 23 Oct 2024 1:34 pm Subject: Rickenbacker Electro Model "Ace"
Noah Miller Replies: 7 Views: 730	Needing to replace or repair tuners is worth 100.00 easy. And putting new buttons on old tuners is not an easy job. I think that definitely should be considered when buying a guitar If it's easy fo ...
Topic: Another unusual steel guitar - ID request?
Noah Miller Replies: 1 Views: 476	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Oct 2024 1:08 pm Subject: Another unusual steel guitar - ID request?
Noah Miller Replies: 1 Views: 476	I think someone took a bunch of Magnatone parts and put them on a custom body, plus those intriguing tuners and control plates.
Topic: Rickenbacker Electro Model "Ace"
Noah Miller Replies: 7 Views: 730	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Oct 2024 8:30 am Subject: Rickenbacker Electro Model "Ace"
Noah Miller Replies: 7 Views: 730	A lot of these had Kluson tuners, and a lot of them had buttons that crumble over time. The buttons can be replaced and are not really a detriment to the instrument's value, though you'll get more for ...
Topic: How often do you change strings on a non-pedal steel guitar?
Noah Miller Replies: 15 Views: 1202	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 Oct 2024 10:56 am Subject: How often do you change strings on a non-pedal steel guitar?
Noah Miller Replies: 15 Views: 1202	Certainly a lot less often than the strings on a Spanish guitar.
Topic: Jensen Alnico 5 Speaker
Noah Miller Replies: 10 Views: 691	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 19 Oct 2024 5:37 am Subject: Jensen Alnico 5 Speaker
Noah Miller Replies: 10 Views: 691	It's made by a different company in a different factory in a different country from what OP has. It's not the same design, and it's not the same speaker, even if they do happen to have the same power ...
Topic: Jensen Alnico 5 Speaker
Noah Miller Replies: 10 Views: 691	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 19 Oct 2024 5:27 am Subject: Jensen Alnico 5 Speaker
Noah Miller Replies: 10 Views: 691	The later ones are rated for 50W. Earlier ones are rated for quite a bit less. Is this an Italian or US-made speaker? There should be a date code starting with "220" on the rim. As explai ...
Topic: Jensen Alnico 5 Speaker
Noah Miller Replies: 10 Views: 691	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 19 Oct 2024 4:56 am Subject: Jensen Alnico 5 Speaker
Noah Miller Replies: 10 Views: 691	I believe the P15N entered the 1950s rated at 20W. I have old documentation showing that, but I don't have a firm date for it. By the 1960s I believe it was up to 50W, and I think there was also an in ...
Topic: Jensen Alnico 5 Speaker
Noah Miller Replies: 10 Views: 691	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 19 Oct 2024 3:21 am Subject: Jensen Alnico 5 Speaker
Noah Miller Replies: 10 Views: 691	The later ones are rated for 50W. Earlier ones are rated for quite a bit less. Is this an Italian or US-made speaker? There should be a date code starting with "220" on the rim.
Topic: National Grand Console D8 - Pickups
Noah Miller Replies: 3 Views: 620	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Oct 2024 3:44 pm Subject: National Grand Console D8 - Pickups
Noah Miller Replies: 3 Views: 620	Pickups don't really deteriorate by themselves. Really old designs like Rickenbacker horseshoes sometimes use magnets that slowly lose their charge, but a post-War National would have Alnico that's qu ...
Topic: National Lap Steel Serial Numbers...
Noah Miller Replies: 6 Views: 4466	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Oct 2024 8:33 am Subject: National Lap Steel Serial Numbers...
Noah Miller Replies: 6 Views: 4466	Usually on a National D8 it will be on the underside of the body. It will be stamped into a metal tag which is nailed to the body somewhere; if it's still there, it won't be hidden. But sometimes they ...
Topic: Help me ID this triple neck
Noah Miller Replies: 3 Views: 488	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Oct 2024 11:28 am Subject: Help me ID this triple neck
Noah Miller Replies: 3 Views: 488	It should be a solid but affordable option for anyone looking for a T8.
Topic: Help me ID this triple neck
Noah Miller Replies: 3 Views: 488	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Oct 2024 10:35 am Subject: Help me ID this triple neck
Noah Miller Replies: 3 Views: 488	It's refinished, missing the pickup covers, and has replacement fretboards, but: https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/9094_03_4.jpg
Topic: Eh-185?
Noah Miller Replies: 8 Views: 790	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Oct 2024 10:08 am Subject: Eh-185?
Noah Miller Replies: 8 Views: 790	Mine is a 7-string with the Alnico pickup. I'm not a big fan of CC pickups on steels in general, but the Alnico is indeed a lot fuller sounding, closer in sound to Gibson's post-War pickups. It's also ...
Topic: Eh-185?
Noah Miller Replies: 8 Views: 790	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Oct 2024 8:11 am Subject: Eh-185?
Noah Miller Replies: 8 Views: 790	I should mention that some folks are perfectly happy with the sustain of the EH-150. I'm just not one of them, partly because I've been spoiled by my EH-185 . Are you looking at examples with t ...
Topic: Eh-185?
Noah Miller Replies: 8 Views: 790	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Oct 2024 7:14 am Subject: Eh-185?
Noah Miller Replies: 8 Views: 790	Correct, the "classic" EH-150 has much less sustain than any of Gibson's solid body steels. Later EH-150s used a different pickup and the backs were glued on; those two screws are for pickup ...
Topic: A6th Tuning
Noah Miller Replies: 12 Views: 1479	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Oct 2024 4:54 pm Subject: A6th Tuning
Noah Miller Replies: 12 Views: 1479	You may just want to use C6 material and transpose 3 frets.
Topic: Oahu Publishing Co. Lap Steel Guitar Question
Noah Miller Replies: 8 Views: 913	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Oct 2024 5:01 pm Subject: Oahu Publishing Co. Lap Steel Guitar Question
Noah Miller Replies: 8 Views: 913	The bridge will rip off the screws before the top gives way. It has happened many times to these.
Topic: Oahu Publishing Co. Lap Steel Guitar Question
Noah Miller Replies: 8 Views: 913	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Oct 2024 3:31 pm Subject: Oahu Publishing Co. Lap Steel Guitar Question
Noah Miller Replies: 8 Views: 913	The biggest concern is the bridge ripping off. Looks like it's halfway there already. I would go with the lowest amount of tension that keeps the strings playable.
Topic: 1950 National Grand Console D8 Double 8 string Necks Lap?
Noah Miller Replies: 9 Views: 1042	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Oct 2024 2:04 am Subject: Re: National
Noah Miller Replies: 9 Views: 1042	That's not a crazy price for one that's all original, but given the red refinish, I think the asking price is quite high. Since the tuner cover plates are red, I'm guessing that red was the origina ...
Topic: 1950 National Grand Console D8 Double 8 string Necks Lap?
Noah Miller Replies: 9 Views: 1042	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Oct 2024 7:30 am Subject: 1950 National Grand Console D8 Double 8 string Necks Lap?
Noah Miller Replies: 9 Views: 1042	That's not a crazy price for one that's all original, but given the red refinish, I think the asking price is quite high.
Topic: Gibson Console Grande
Noah Miller Replies: 20 Views: 1476	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Sep 2024 5:40 am Subject: Gibson Console Grande
Noah Miller Replies: 20 Views: 1476	It's really impossible to give an informed answer without knowing what condition it's in now.
Topic: Tuning Reso to "A"
Noah Miller Replies: 14 Views: 1272	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Sep 2024 1:19 pm Subject: Tuning Reso to "A"
Noah Miller Replies: 14 Views: 1272	I keep mine in the same A6 tuning as my electric lap steels. Easy to switch back and forth.
Topic: Is this a Rickenbacher
Noah Miller Replies: 10 Views: 1818	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Sep 2024 8:33 am Subject: Is this a Rickenbacher
Noah Miller Replies: 10 Views: 1818	Yup, no part of that is from Rick.