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Regarding strings: After doing some research on correspondence of Indian and Western notes I figure that I want to tune my first string (thinnest string) to either G or G# when struck on the open. The ...

Hello Friends,

I am very happy to report that the knobs on my guitar got fixed. I got tremendous help from this group and especially from Jack. My deepest and warmest THANKS!!!

I ordered the kno ...

Great posts and responses.

As Tim said, finding a vintage guitar takes effort, time and knowledge combined with a certain element of risk. This is why I am inquiring about the brand new guitars. ...

Are the new ones considered as good as vintage guitars?

Are there still manufacturers who make lap steel guitars or is it only vintage stuff that is available?

If so, are there any makers which produce decent stuff?

Are they able to use new technolo ...

I've gotten vintage parts for banjos, guitars etc from Bob Smakula: http://www.smakula.com/VGP.html

You can try other vintage dealers like Gryphon, Carter's, Elderly. If none of them have the butt ...

StewMac produced both a video tutorial and a data sheet on replacing the plastic buttons. Scroll down in the listing above to view. Personally, I use a slightly different method. PM me for more in ...

Erv, Jack. Thanks. The difference between Ultratone and Century is little subtle. Color is different and where the strings and tuner is, something is different.

Is the Century considered lower val ...

I'm for replacing the buttons.. I've done many of these over the years, most of the old tuners have plenty of life left in them.

Thanks. The tuner seems to be fine, just the plastic button/knob is ...

This link includes both the parts and a tutorial on how to replace them. I am NOT saying that any one of these is the correct replacement part. This I do not know. You will need to confirm this by ...

Actually, the guitar in the photo is a Gibson Century-6 that was manufactured from 1947 to 1951.

I've replaced several of the white plastic buttons on old Klusons with StewMac ...

A far more ele ...

The tuning knobs on my lap steel Guitar are crumbling. The guitar is a Gibson Ultratone, probably 40-50 years old. When I try to tighten the strings, the plastic knob crumbles in my hand. Picture is a ...

What Bob, in the message above, mentions is correct. If you live near any large area where there are a lot of Indian immigrants, like Chicago, NYC, DC, LA, San Francisco, Vancouver BC, Toronto, you ar ...

" From Here to Eternity " starring Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr, and most importantly Montogemery Clift (and another singer/actor whose name escapes me) had Hawiaan guitar in the background. It was a ...

I am reading the forum after a long while (been busy & travelling and a little sick). Pleasantly surprised to know that I have suddenly become so popular on the forum!!!

Hawaiian guitar has been very ...

Lefty,
The gibson that you refer to, is it an Ultratone?
-SS[This message was edited by Surinder Singh on 16 October 2000 at 04:30 PM.][This message was edited by Surinder Singh on 16 October 2000 a ...

I went through this excersice in the last two months. I am not an expert on lap steels by any means, but this is what I did:

I checked out the local stores and played their guitars. Asked people on t ...

With all due regard, the Magnatone and Dickerson, even in good condition, are student-type guitar. The ones I have played sounded plain and, well, student-like.

-Surinder

I have just started playing my newly obtained Ultratone Gibson Lap steel. I find my neck aching after playing since my neck is bent down to the left looking at the fret board. Do others experience thi ...

Are these champs "Student Guitars"? There is another Fender guitar called Champ, is that different or the same as Champion? I think I might have read in a Fender book that Champion name was changed to ...

Is it possible for people who do/can not contribute songs but still get these songs? I don't have any Jerry Byrd songs to add but I would sure like to listen and own any recordings of his. I could con ...

I live in the suburbs of Portland, OR, and I drove down to Sierra's factory one day. Don is a very nice guy and he let me play a Sierra Lap steel, and it blew my mind away. I cannot get that sound out ...

Jim, Yes, I do have recording of Indian classical on lap steel, as do I have recordings of popular songs. What I don't know is a way how to convert it into a music file for a web site Sad

... If I can ...

It struck me today that I have never encountered lap steel guitar used in Western Classical music. Why is lap steel not popular in that? It would be great if some lap steel expert made a recording of ...

In our great city of Portland is the Sierra Peddle Guitar Company. I went there yesterday and talked to Don, the owner. He let me play their Lap Steel guitar. That guitar was something: incredibly mel ...

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Topic: Tuning Knob for Lap Steel Guitar
Sur Singh Replies: 21 Views: 5454	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Nov 2019 9:03 am Subject: Tuning Knob for Lap Steel Guitar
Sur Singh Replies: 21 Views: 5454	Regarding strings: After doing some research on correspondence of Indian and Western notes I figure that I want to tune my first string (thinnest string) to either G or G# when struck on the open. The ...
Topic: Tuning Knob for Lap Steel Guitar
Sur Singh Replies: 21 Views: 5454	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Nov 2019 8:04 pm Subject: Tuning Knob for Lap Steel Guitar
Sur Singh Replies: 21 Views: 5454	Hello Friends, I am very happy to report that the knobs on my guitar got fixed. I got tremendous help from this group and especially from Jack. My deepest and warmest THANKS!!! I ordered the kno ...
Topic: New New Hawaiian Lap Steel Guitar
Sur Singh Replies: 23 Views: 6045	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 Oct 2019 9:07 am Subject: New New Hawaiian Lap Steel Guitar
Sur Singh Replies: 23 Views: 6045	Great posts and responses. As Tim said, finding a vintage guitar takes effort, time and knowledge combined with a certain element of risk. This is why I am inquiring about the brand new guitars. ...
Topic: New New Hawaiian Lap Steel Guitar
Sur Singh Replies: 23 Views: 6045	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 Oct 2019 11:03 am Subject: New New Hawaiian Lap Steel Guitar
Sur Singh Replies: 23 Views: 6045	Are the new ones considered as good as vintage guitars?
Topic: New New Hawaiian Lap Steel Guitar
Sur Singh Replies: 23 Views: 6045	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Oct 2019 6:12 pm Subject: New New Hawaiian Lap Steel Guitar
Sur Singh Replies: 23 Views: 6045	Are there still manufacturers who make lap steel guitars or is it only vintage stuff that is available? If so, are there any makers which produce decent stuff? Are they able to use new technolo ...
Topic: Tuning Knob for Lap Steel Guitar
Sur Singh Replies: 21 Views: 5454	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Oct 2019 6:10 pm Subject: Tuning Knob for Lap Steel Guitar
Sur Singh Replies: 21 Views: 5454	I've gotten vintage parts for banjos, guitars etc from Bob Smakula: http://www.smakula.com/VGP.html You can try other vintage dealers like Gryphon, Carter's, Elderly. If none of them have the butt ...
Topic: Tuning Knob for Lap Steel Guitar
Sur Singh Replies: 21 Views: 5454	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Oct 2019 8:00 pm Subject: Tuning Knob for Lap Steel Guitar
Sur Singh Replies: 21 Views: 5454	StewMac produced both a video tutorial and a data sheet on replacing the plastic buttons. Scroll down in the listing above to view. Personally, I use a slightly different method. PM me for more in ...
Topic: Tuning Knob for Lap Steel Guitar
Sur Singh Replies: 21 Views: 5454	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Oct 2019 7:58 pm Subject: Tuning Knob for Lap Steel Guitar
Sur Singh Replies: 21 Views: 5454	Erv, Jack. Thanks. The difference between Ultratone and Century is little subtle. Color is different and where the strings and tuner is, something is different. Is the Century considered lower val ...
Topic: Tuning Knob for Lap Steel Guitar
Sur Singh Replies: 21 Views: 5454	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Oct 2019 7:55 pm Subject: Tuning Knob for Lap Steel Guitar
Sur Singh Replies: 21 Views: 5454	I'm for replacing the buttons.. I've done many of these over the years, most of the old tuners have plenty of life left in them. Thanks. The tuner seems to be fine, just the plastic button/knob is ...
Topic: Tuning Knob for Lap Steel Guitar
Sur Singh Replies: 21 Views: 5454	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Oct 2019 8:24 pm Subject: Tuning Knob for Lap Steel Guitar
Sur Singh Replies: 21 Views: 5454	This link includes both the parts and a tutorial on how to replace them. I am NOT saying that any one of these is the correct replacement part. This I do not know. You will need to confirm this by ...
Topic: Tuning Knob for Lap Steel Guitar
Sur Singh Replies: 21 Views: 5454	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Oct 2019 8:21 pm Subject: Tuning Knob for Lap Steel Guitar
Sur Singh Replies: 21 Views: 5454	Actually, the guitar in the photo is a Gibson Century-6 that was manufactured from 1947 to 1951. I've replaced several of the white plastic buttons on old Klusons with StewMac ... A far more ele ...
Topic: Tuning Knob for Lap Steel Guitar
Sur Singh Replies: 21 Views: 5454	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Oct 2019 9:42 pm Subject: Tuning Knob for Lap Steel Guitar
Sur Singh Replies: 21 Views: 5454	The tuning knobs on my lap steel Guitar are crumbling. The guitar is a Gibson Ultratone, probably 40-50 years old. When I try to tighten the strings, the plastic knob crumbles in my hand. Picture is a ...
Topic: You mean you don't have one of these?
Sur Singh Replies: 17 Views: 4718	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 Oct 2000 9:28 am Subject: You mean you don't have one of these?
Sur Singh Replies: 17 Views: 4718	What Bob, in the message above, mentions is correct. If you live near any large area where there are a lot of Indian immigrants, like Chicago, NYC, DC, LA, San Francisco, Vancouver BC, Toronto, you ar ...
Topic: Hawaiian Steel in old movies
Sur Singh Replies: 18 Views: 4345	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Oct 2000 10:11 am Subject: Hawaiian Steel in old movies
Sur Singh Replies: 18 Views: 4345	" From Here to Eternity " starring Burt Lancaster, Deborah Kerr, and most importantly Montogemery Clift (and another singer/actor whose name escapes me) had Hawiaan guitar in the background. It was a ...
Topic: You mean you don't have one of these?
Sur Singh Replies: 17 Views: 4718	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Oct 2000 5:49 pm Subject: You mean you don't have one of these?
Sur Singh Replies: 17 Views: 4718	I am reading the forum after a long while (been busy & travelling and a little sick). Pleasantly surprised to know that I have suddenly become so popular on the forum!!! Hawaiian guitar has been very ...
Topic: Favorite Lap Steel
Sur Singh Replies: 33 Views: 8367	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Oct 2000 3:30 pm Subject: Favorite Lap Steel
Sur Singh Replies: 33 Views: 8367	Lefty, The gibson that you refer to, is it an Ultratone? -SS[This message was edited by Surinder Singh on 16 October 2000 at 04:30 PM.][This message was edited by Surinder Singh on 16 October 2000 a ...
Topic: Advice for Buying 1st Lap Steel
Sur Singh Replies: 13 Views: 3927	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Aug 2000 8:47 am Subject: Advice for Buying 1st Lap Steel
Sur Singh Replies: 13 Views: 3927	I went through this excersice in the last two months. I am not an expert on lap steels by any means, but this is what I did: I checked out the local stores and played their guitars. Asked people on t ...
Topic: Nice
Sur Singh Replies: 3 Views: 1213	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 Aug 2000 12:56 pm Subject: Nice
Sur Singh Replies: 3 Views: 1213	With all due regard, the Magnatone and Dickerson, even in good condition, are student-type guitar. The ones I have played sounded plain and, well, student-like. -Surinder
Topic: Tendonitis in the wrist
Sur Singh Replies: 8 Views: 2176	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 Aug 2000 8:33 am Subject: Tendonitis in the wrist
Sur Singh Replies: 8 Views: 2176	I have just started playing my newly obtained Ultratone Gibson Lap steel. I find my neck aching after playing since my neck is bent down to the left looking at the fret board. Do others experience thi ...
Topic: ? on Fender Champion lapsteel
Sur Singh Replies: 3 Views: 1403	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 Aug 2000 8:31 am Subject: ? on Fender Champion lapsteel
Sur Singh Replies: 3 Views: 1403	Are these champs "Student Guitars"? There is another Fender guitar called Champ, is that different or the same as Champion? I think I might have read in a Fender book that Champion name was changed to ...
Topic: Unauthorized" Jerry Byrd Fan Club
Sur Singh Replies: 14 Views: 3532	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Aug 2000 7:34 pm Subject: Unauthorized" Jerry Byrd Fan Club
Sur Singh Replies: 14 Views: 3532	Is it possible for people who do/can not contribute songs but still get these songs? I don't have any Jerry Byrd songs to add but I would sure like to listen and own any recordings of his. I could con ...
Topic: Sierra Lap Steel
Sur Singh Replies: 4 Views: 1553	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 Jul 2000 6:41 pm Subject: Sierra Lap Steel
Sur Singh Replies: 4 Views: 1553	I live in the suburbs of Portland, OR, and I drove down to Sierra's factory one day. Don is a very nice guy and he let me play a Sierra Lap steel, and it blew my mind away. I cannot get that sound out ...
Topic: Classical Music on Lap Steel
Sur Singh Replies: 5 Views: 1602	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Jul 2000 9:26 pm Subject: Classical Music on Lap Steel
Sur Singh Replies: 5 Views: 1602	Jim, Yes, I do have recording of Indian classical on lap steel, as do I have recordings of popular songs. What I don't know is a way how to convert it into a music file for a web site ... If I can ...
Topic: Classical Music on Lap Steel
Sur Singh Replies: 5 Views: 1602	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Jul 2000 8:00 pm Subject: Classical Music on Lap Steel
Sur Singh Replies: 5 Views: 1602	It struck me today that I have never encountered lap steel guitar used in Western Classical music. Why is lap steel not popular in that? It would be great if some lap steel expert made a recording of ...
Topic: Sierra Lap Guitars
Sur Singh Replies: 2 Views: 1119	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Jul 2000 7:54 pm Subject: Sierra Lap Guitars
Sur Singh Replies: 2 Views: 1119	In our great city of Portland is the Sierra Peddle Guitar Company. I went there yesterday and talked to Don, the owner. He let me play their Lap Steel guitar. That guitar was something: incredibly mel ...