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Help. I bought a few Nibro magnets for my Valco lapsteels and would like to find a few more as the herd seems to multiply. I can't seem to track down Rick Aiello who made them anywhere. Does anyone ...

Hawaiian Wedding Song - 1959, on my Roy Smeck Special that I bought with my paperboy money.

Hawaiian Wedding Song - 1959, on my Roy Smeck Special that I bought with my paperboy money.

I've got a metal body Dobro that's pretty mellow sounding. I'd like to experiment with different bridge saddles to see if I can get a bit more of a rockin' sound out of it. Right now there's an ebony ...

I've got a steel body Dobro from the mid-80'. I'd appreciate any suggestions on what strings to use on it. I play country blues on it and like a sharper sound and haven't been entirely happy with ph ...

Does anybody know of anyone who can make a custom stainless bar? I have a particular shape I really like, but stock they're too long. So I have to cut them down, then they score easliy (probably beca ...

I'm gettin' pretty tired of lugging a mike and stand around...any suggestions for an add-on pickup for my metal bodied Dobro? I play mostly country blues on this particular instrument and want to kee ...

Any suggestions on a pick up for a metal bodied dobro? I play mostly country blues on it and would like to keep the "metal" sound (and stop lugging microphones and stands around).
Thanks ...

I keep a couple of bars in cases and my favorite speed bar (right now a cut down Robert Randolph #1) in my gig bag in a zippered pouch. Then in my pack I carry around some picks and an old stevens ba ...

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Pete

I'm thinking of ditching my Holy Grail reverb in favor of a tube unit...always liked the tube sound better. I had a Premier about 40 years ago and if I think back through the fog of the sixties, I re ...

Thanks, Guys,

I'm sure that the Roberts driver would work, but I can't resist Ken's tip of something with the actual name of a "Weird Head Screwdirver" from fliptops.com.

Thanks again, ...

I went to clean out my early 60's Ampeg amp and tried to remove the chassis to get some of the layers of gunk out of the pots, etc. When I went to unscrew the faceplate I found that it was held in pl ...

Thanks, Doug!
Pete

I have a Roy Smeck Special Gibson EH-150 that is missing a knob. It's a bakelite rosette knob like all the EH-150's.
How can I find a replacement knob?
Does anyone know a good source of replacemen ...

I'll pay top dollar for a knob for my EH-150

Help.

Pete Hunt

I read the solutions for the Supro with masking tape gunk on it...I'm wondering if anyone has experience getting decals off? I've got a Valco MOTS 6 string that someone pasted decals up the neck for ...

Whoa!
I just got two sets of nibro magnets and installed them in my Supro double six.
Whoa!
Rick Aiello is the god of magnetism....well, a saint, anyway...
Whoa!!!!

There's a "Kahlman" lap steel on ebay. Item 380015122704 (sorry, I don't know how to do a link). Never saw anything like it in my limited experience. Anybody know anything about it?
Thank ...

When I started playing lap I used flat wound stainless Black Diamond strings and a thumb and 2 finger picks. After brief tries on electric standard guitar playing "Telestar" and "Wipeo ...

I do it pretty regularly. Security always asks what they are, so I put them in one of the bins rather than in my carry on bag. I say they're for playing a "country steel guitar" and just c ...

When I was 12 and carrying my EH 150 on the bus to lessons, I'd have to say, "It's NOT a violin!" when the other kids snickered. Now I just call it a lapsteel.

That was a really nice piece to see. Seems to be a bonus, too. There's a great cut by Bukka White (Listed as Booker White) playing slide guitar in the column to the right of the clip. If you listen ...

I vote for vintage, too. I got a few vintage lapsteels off of ebay with nothing but good instruments at a fair price (although maybe this is the one area in life where I'm lucky). I still go into pa ...

Thanks, folks, for all the information. It's really great to have such a wealth of knowledge available. I'm going to check out the suggestions. The Solemate clip is impressive. Maybe, though, I j ...

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Topic: Nibros
Pete Hunt Replies: 7 Views: 2133	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Jan 2018 2:12 pm Subject: Nibros
Pete Hunt Replies: 7 Views: 2133	Help. I bought a few Nibro magnets for my Valco lapsteels and would like to find a few more as the herd seems to multiply. I can't seem to track down Rick Aiello who made them anywhere. Does anyone ...
Topic: What's the first song you learned on lap or non-pedal steel?
Pete Hunt Replies: 49 Views: 13093	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Jun 2017 12:51 pm Subject: First song
Pete Hunt Replies: 49 Views: 13093	Hawaiian Wedding Song - 1959, on my Roy Smeck Special that I bought with my paperboy money.
Topic: What's the first song you learned on lap or non-pedal steel?
Pete Hunt Replies: 49 Views: 13093	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Jun 2017 12:02 pm Subject: First song
Pete Hunt Replies: 49 Views: 13093	Hawaiian Wedding Song - 1959, on my Roy Smeck Special that I bought with my paperboy money.
Topic: Bridge Saddle
Pete Hunt Replies: 6 Views: 1747	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 May 2011 10:38 am Subject: Bridge Saddle
Pete Hunt Replies: 6 Views: 1747	I've got a metal body Dobro that's pretty mellow sounding. I'd like to experiment with different bridge saddles to see if I can get a bit more of a rockin' sound out of it. Right now there's an ebony ...
Topic: Strings for a steel Dobro
Pete Hunt Replies: 1 Views: 959	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Oct 2010 8:03 am Subject: Strings for a steel Dobro
Pete Hunt Replies: 1 Views: 959	I've got a steel body Dobro from the mid-80'. I'd appreciate any suggestions on what strings to use on it. I play country blues on it and like a sharper sound and haven't been entirely happy with ph ...
Topic: Custom Bars
Pete Hunt Replies: 3 Views: 1844	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 30 Apr 2009 9:23 am Subject: Custom Bars
Pete Hunt Replies: 3 Views: 1844	Does anybody know of anyone who can make a custom stainless bar? I have a particular shape I really like, but stock they're too long. So I have to cut them down, then they score easliy (probably beca ...
Topic: Pickup for a metal bodied Dobro
Pete Hunt Replies: 5 Views: 1312	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 1 Mar 2009 5:44 pm Subject: Pickup for a metal bodied Dobro
Pete Hunt Replies: 5 Views: 1312	I'm gettin' pretty tired of lugging a mike and stand around...any suggestions for an add-on pickup for my metal bodied Dobro? I play mostly country blues on this particular instrument and want to kee ...
Topic: pickup for a metal-bodied Dobro
Pete Hunt Replies: 4 Views: 1348	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Mar 2009 2:28 pm Subject: pickup for a metal-bodied Dobro
Pete Hunt Replies: 4 Views: 1348	Any suggestions on a pick up for a metal bodied dobro? I play mostly country blues on it and would like to keep the "metal" sound (and stop lugging microphones and stands around). Thanks ...
Topic: what do you keep your bars in?
Pete Hunt Replies: 41 Views: 10582	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Feb 2009 12:41 pm Subject: Where I keep 'em
Pete Hunt Replies: 41 Views: 10582	I keep a couple of bars in cases and my favorite speed bar (right now a cut down Robert Randolph #1) in my gig bag in a zippered pouch. Then in my pack I carry around some picks and an old stevens ba ...
Topic: Please identify the widget: Old guys?
Pete Hunt Replies: 10 Views: 2207	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 12 Oct 2008 6:51 am Subject: Please identify the widget: Old guys?
Pete Hunt Replies: 10 Views: 2207	Here's a link: http://www.petersontuners.com/index.cfm?category=26 Pete
Topic: Valverb vs. Premier Reverb
Pete Hunt Replies: 2 Views: 1049	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 12 Oct 2008 6:33 am Subject: Valverb vs. Premier Reverb
Pete Hunt Replies: 2 Views: 1049	I'm thinking of ditching my Holy Grail reverb in favor of a tube unit...always liked the tube sound better. I had a Premier about 40 years ago and if I think back through the fog of the sixties, I re ...
Topic: Ampeg Rocket Screws
Pete Hunt Replies: 5 Views: 1585	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 29 Sep 2008 6:57 pm Subject: Thanks!
Pete Hunt Replies: 5 Views: 1585	Thanks, Guys, I'm sure that the Roberts driver would work, but I can't resist Ken's tip of something with the actual name of a "Weird Head Screwdirver" from fliptops.com. Thanks again, ...
Topic: Ampeg Rocket Screws
Pete Hunt Replies: 5 Views: 1585	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 29 Sep 2008 9:54 am Subject: Ampeg Rocket Screws
Pete Hunt Replies: 5 Views: 1585	I went to clean out my early 60's Ampeg amp and tried to remove the chassis to get some of the layers of gunk out of the pots, etc. When I went to unscrew the faceplate I found that it was held in pl ...
Topic: Finding a replacement knob
Pete Hunt Replies: 2 Views: 756	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Sep 2008 4:32 pm Subject: Thanks!
Pete Hunt Replies: 2 Views: 756	Thanks, Doug! Pete
Topic: Finding a replacement knob
Pete Hunt Replies: 2 Views: 756	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Sep 2008 8:15 pm Subject: Finding a replacement knob
Pete Hunt Replies: 2 Views: 756	I have a Roy Smeck Special Gibson EH-150 that is missing a knob. It's a bakelite rosette knob like all the EH-150's. How can I find a replacement knob? Does anyone know a good source of replacemen ...
Topic: Knob for Gibson EH-150
Pete Hunt Replies: 1 Views: 778	Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 7 Sep 2008 1:33 pm Subject: Knob for Gibson EH-150
Pete Hunt Replies: 1 Views: 778	I'll pay top dollar for a knob for my EH-150 Help. Pete Hunt
Topic: How about removing decals?
Pete Hunt Replies: 0 Views: 628	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Sep 2008 1:35 pm Subject: How about removing decals?
Pete Hunt Replies: 0 Views: 628	I read the solutions for the Supro with masking tape gunk on it...I'm wondering if anyone has experience getting decals off? I've got a Valco MOTS 6 string that someone pasted decals up the neck for ...
Topic: Nibros
Pete Hunt Replies: 6 Views: 2101	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 May 2008 5:27 pm Subject: Nibros
Pete Hunt Replies: 6 Views: 2101	Whoa! I just got two sets of nibro magnets and installed them in my Supro double six. Whoa! Rick Aiello is the god of magnetism....well, a saint, anyway... Whoa!!!!
Topic: Kahlman (?) lap steel
Pete Hunt Replies: 2 Views: 1285	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Apr 2008 8:34 am Subject: Kahlman (?) lap steel
Pete Hunt Replies: 2 Views: 1285	There's a "Kahlman" lap steel on ebay. Item 380015122704 (sorry, I don't know how to do a link). Never saw anything like it in my limited experience. Anybody know anything about it? Thank ...
Topic: New member / infant non-pedal steeler needs some advice!
Pete Hunt Replies: 24 Views: 5860	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Mar 2008 4:49 am Subject: New member / infant non-pedal steeler needs some advice!
Pete Hunt Replies: 24 Views: 5860	When I started playing lap I used flat wound stainless Black Diamond strings and a thumb and 2 finger picks. After brief tries on electric standard guitar playing "Telestar" and "Wipeo ...
Topic: Fly dates
Pete Hunt Replies: 17 Views: 3969	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 23 Mar 2008 4:08 am Subject: Fly dates
Pete Hunt Replies: 17 Views: 3969	I do it pretty regularly. Security always asks what they are, so I put them in one of the bins rather than in my carry on bag. I say they're for playing a "country steel guitar" and just c ...
Topic: WHAT IS THAT THING CALLED?
Pete Hunt Replies: 50 Views: 16335	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Mar 2008 5:36 pm Subject: WHAT IS THAT THING CALLED?
Pete Hunt Replies: 50 Views: 16335	When I was 12 and carrying my EH 150 on the bus to lessons, I'd have to say, "It's NOT a violin!" when the other kids snickered. Now I just call it a lapsteel.
Topic: Black Ace video
Pete Hunt Replies: 8 Views: 2380	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Mar 2008 10:48 am Subject: Black Ace video
Pete Hunt Replies: 8 Views: 2380	That was a really nice piece to see. Seems to be a bonus, too. There's a great cut by Bukka White (Listed as Booker White) playing slide guitar in the column to the right of the clip. If you listen ...
Topic: entry level lapsteeels
Pete Hunt Replies: 11 Views: 10104	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Mar 2008 9:01 am Subject: entry level lapsteeels
Pete Hunt Replies: 11 Views: 10104	I vote for vintage, too. I got a few vintage lapsteels off of ebay with nothing but good instruments at a fair price (although maybe this is the one area in life where I'm lucky). I still go into pa ...
Topic: Reverb Comparisons
Pete Hunt Replies: 21 Views: 4998	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 9 Mar 2008 6:32 am Subject: Reverb Comparisons
Pete Hunt Replies: 21 Views: 4998	Thanks, folks, for all the information. It's really great to have such a wealth of knowledge available. I'm going to check out the suggestions. The Solemate clip is impressive. Maybe, though, I j ...