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Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I’ve ordered a pair of the ProPik Reso picks to experiment with.

I am trying to learn to play lap steel and one of the big challenges for me is using fingerpicks. In particular when positioning my right hand so it’s comfortable and I can mute strings I find mysel ...

That looks to me like a piece of angle aluminum, not pot metal. Many bridges and nuts are made just like yours and work fine. I have my doubts about epoxying a piece of bone to the back of yours. ...

maybe the photo its misleading..but that looks like nowhere near half..
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/10922_20490_IMG_0580_1_1.jpg

Right. The strings currently sit on top of the brid ...

maybe the photo its misleading..but that looks like nowhere near half..
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/10922_20490_IMG_0580_1_1.jpg

Right. The strings currently sit on top of the brid ...

Note that conventional wisdom suggests that the string should be half into the slot, so only half the string protrudes above the nut...that way the slot grabs the string and might prevent the buzz... ...

Thank you all for the tips and suggestions. I have developed a plan based on the suggestions here. It may take a little while before I get this done but I will post back when it is done and I have som ...

From the side picture it looks like the string breaks where the flat and the relief angle meet. When I make a nut I put a much steeper angle on the and make the flat portion pretty thin so the string ...

It's NOT a matter of gaining break angle. It's making sure that the string "breaks" cleanly from the fretboard side of the nut (and pickup side of the bridge) If it contacts further back it ...

It probably just needs to go back to whoever enlarged the slots to finesse them and angle the high d down at the bridge end. 2 minutes work.

Looking at the photo do you think there is much break an ...

The low D string probably needs the slot angle increased. the thick strings can be problematic since they are rather inflexible.
The high D probably has a similar thing happening at the bridge or the ...

I recently decided to change tuning on a lap steel to Open D. This required significantly heavier strings than what were on there. I had the nut slots opened up to accommodate the heavier strings but ...

Low to high open D gauges
D-60
A-48
D-38
F#-28
A-22
D-18

Not too floppy, not too tight, clean and bright, juuuuust right!😎

Thanks. I ordered a slightly lighter gauge, 16 thru 60. Lookin ...

Im not in the USA and specialized lap string sets are not very available,so I generally make up a set from singles from 16 to 56 or 60.
In Nickle wound not bronze.

Thank you for the info. Much app ...

Hi Scott,
Retuning to open D is lowering the string tension, especially on the bass strings, The low D is nearly an octave below the C you currently have. You will not break strings, but they will fe ...

Hello,

I have a 23.5” scale lap steel currently tuned to C6 with string gauges from .015 through .036. I would like to experiment with open D tuning but most of the string sets I see for that tun ...

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Topic: Angled Fingerpicks
Scott Vita Replies: 10 Views: 2127	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 Jan 2023 9:47 pm Subject: Angled Fingerpicks
Scott Vita Replies: 10 Views: 2127	Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I’ve ordered a pair of the ProPik Reso picks to experiment with.
Topic: Angled Fingerpicks
Scott Vita Replies: 10 Views: 2127	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Jan 2023 11:44 pm Subject: Angled Fingerpicks
Scott Vita Replies: 10 Views: 2127	I am trying to learn to play lap steel and one of the big challenges for me is using fingerpicks. In particular when positioning my right hand so it’s comfortable and I can mute strings I find mysel ...
Topic: Lap Steel Issues
Scott Vita Replies: 22 Views: 2610	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Dec 2022 7:10 am Subject: Lap Steel Issues
Scott Vita Replies: 22 Views: 2610	That looks to me like a piece of angle aluminum, not pot metal. Many bridges and nuts are made just like yours and work fine. I have my doubts about epoxying a piece of bone to the back of yours. ...
Topic: Lap Steel Issues
Scott Vita Replies: 22 Views: 2610	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Dec 2022 5:46 am Subject: Lap Steel Issues
Scott Vita Replies: 22 Views: 2610	maybe the photo its misleading..but that looks like nowhere near half.. https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/10922_20490_IMG_0580_1_1.jpg Right. The strings currently sit on top of the brid ...
Topic: Lap Steel Issues
Scott Vita Replies: 22 Views: 2610	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Dec 2022 7:44 pm Subject: Lap Steel Issues
Scott Vita Replies: 22 Views: 2610	maybe the photo its misleading..but that looks like nowhere near half.. https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/10922_20490_IMG_0580_1_1.jpg Right. The strings currently sit on top of the brid ...
Topic: Lap Steel Issues
Scott Vita Replies: 22 Views: 2610	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Dec 2022 5:57 pm Subject: Lap Steel Issues
Scott Vita Replies: 22 Views: 2610	Note that conventional wisdom suggests that the string should be half into the slot, so only half the string protrudes above the nut...that way the slot grabs the string and might prevent the buzz... ...
Topic: Lap Steel Issues
Scott Vita Replies: 22 Views: 2610	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 Dec 2022 5:28 pm Subject: Lap Steel Issues
Scott Vita Replies: 22 Views: 2610	Thank you all for the tips and suggestions. I have developed a plan based on the suggestions here. It may take a little while before I get this done but I will post back when it is done and I have som ...
Topic: Lap Steel Issues
Scott Vita Replies: 22 Views: 2610	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 Dec 2022 3:08 am Subject: Lap Steel Issues
Scott Vita Replies: 22 Views: 2610	From the side picture it looks like the string breaks where the flat and the relief angle meet. When I make a nut I put a much steeper angle on the and make the flat portion pretty thin so the string ...
Topic: Lap Steel Issues
Scott Vita Replies: 22 Views: 2610	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 Dec 2022 2:12 am Subject: Lap Steel Issues
Scott Vita Replies: 22 Views: 2610	It's NOT a matter of gaining break angle. It's making sure that the string "breaks" cleanly from the fretboard side of the nut (and pickup side of the bridge) If it contacts further back it ...
Topic: Lap Steel Issues
Scott Vita Replies: 22 Views: 2610	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Dec 2022 9:56 pm Subject: Lap Steel Issues
Scott Vita Replies: 22 Views: 2610	It probably just needs to go back to whoever enlarged the slots to finesse them and angle the high d down at the bridge end. 2 minutes work. Looking at the photo do you think there is much break an ...
Topic: Lap Steel Issues
Scott Vita Replies: 22 Views: 2610	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Dec 2022 6:22 pm Subject: Lap Steel Issues
Scott Vita Replies: 22 Views: 2610	The low D string probably needs the slot angle increased. the thick strings can be problematic since they are rather inflexible. The high D probably has a similar thing happening at the bridge or the ...
Topic: Lap Steel Issues
Scott Vita Replies: 22 Views: 2610	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Dec 2022 3:43 pm Subject: Lap Steel Issues
Scott Vita Replies: 22 Views: 2610	I recently decided to change tuning on a lap steel to Open D. This required significantly heavier strings than what were on there. I had the nut slots opened up to accommodate the heavier strings but ...
Topic: Open D String Gauges
Scott Vita Replies: 6 Views: 1448	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Dec 2022 6:14 pm Subject: Open D String Gauges
Scott Vita Replies: 6 Views: 1448	Low to high open D gauges D-60 A-48 D-38 F#-28 A-22 D-18 Not too floppy, not too tight, clean and bright, juuuuust right!😎 Thanks. I ordered a slightly lighter gauge, 16 thru 60. Lookin ...
Topic: Open D String Gauges
Scott Vita Replies: 6 Views: 1448	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Dec 2022 6:15 pm Subject: Open D String Gauges
Scott Vita Replies: 6 Views: 1448	Im not in the USA and specialized lap string sets are not very available,so I generally make up a set from singles from 16 to 56 or 60. In Nickle wound not bronze. Thank you for the info. Much app ...
Topic: Open D String Gauges
Scott Vita Replies: 6 Views: 1448	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Dec 2022 3:09 am Subject: Open D String Gauges
Scott Vita Replies: 6 Views: 1448	Hi Scott, Retuning to open D is lowering the string tension, especially on the bass strings, The low D is nearly an octave below the C you currently have. You will not break strings, but they will fe ...
Topic: Open D String Gauges
Scott Vita Replies: 6 Views: 1448	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Dec 2022 1:32 am Subject: Open D String Gauges
Scott Vita Replies: 6 Views: 1448	Hello, I have a 23.5” scale lap steel currently tuned to C6 with string gauges from .015 through .036. I would like to experiment with open D tuning but most of the string sets I see for that tun ...