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Thanks for all your advice guys. I'm now looking out for a 22 1/2" guitar, but can't justify the cost (or afford) a vintage Gibson or Fender. Anyone have any experience of the Epiphone Electar (r ...

Hi. I see that both Jerry Byrd and Chris Scruggs recommend 22.5 scale lap steels for easier bar slants, and especially easier behind-the-bar bends. Chris has a video interview on YouTube where he show ...

I play lap steel using a round pedal-steel type bar. I've tried three weights of Dunlop and settled on a medium weight. But I find reverse slants a bit awkward, and I'm now trying to master behind the ...

I'm working on this technique and finding it really difficult - keeping hold of the bar properly when I bend, and just the strength need to pull up to pitch. I'm about to try lighter strings.
There's ...

I'm currently trying to master behind-the-bar string bending, and finding it very difficult. Partly due to how I hold the (round) bar, but maybe due to how much strength it takes to pull the strings. ...

Just changed the pot inside my Goodrich L120 pedal - to the Dunlop, sounds and feels good. But I had trouble finding a hex key to fit the set screw which holds the brass collar round the pot shaft. I ...

Oh please don't be like that about Reba. She may not be my all-time favourite, but I saw her do a very small promo gig in the corner of a record store here in London afew years ago, and the profession ...

I'd go along with retuning the bottom C string up to C#. This gives you a big dom 7th chord on the bottom four strings, and a diminished chord on the bottom 3 if you're into jazzy changes. Also - you ...

The pot has gone scratchy in my Goodrich pedal - I know, same old problem. If I could get inside it, I'd spray it with cleaner, but sooner or later I know I'll have to replace it. I've read good repor ...

Thanks, Sean. I'll give those a try. This forum is great!

I have a program on my Mac which I'm tying to delete - I think it's Windows Media Player. I can put it in the trash, but when I try to empty the trash, it tells me that it contains parts that are 'loc ...

I play C6/A7 on 6-string, but I'm thinking that adding a seventh string A would give a big major triad on the bottom, and a root to the A7 and A minor shapes....

When I was first learning lapsteel and had just discovered his Timewarp Tophands albums, I wrote to Tom, asking about his tuning. He replied with a friendly hand-written letter (which I probably still ...

In the mid-sixties when I was about fourteen, my Dad and I built a six-string lap steel, roughly based on the Hofner Artiste (?) - basically just a plank with a pickup - no attempt at fancy body shapi ...

I have a 6-string in black, number 006 - fabulous guitar!

Engineering in the studio, I've been asked,"Can you give me a bit more in the Desperates?" - Desperate Dans = cans!

I play C# E G A C E (low to high) on a 6-string. Always thought a 7th string underneath would be useful as an A. Root for big majors, sevenths and minor chords.

I always thought that was an old Irish tune, a tribute to a car dealer in Dublin... the original title was "Mulligan's Tyres"...!!

A few years ago I wrote to Tom Morrell, from an address on the back of one of his CDs, to ask which tuning he used, because I loved his playing on those swing albums. I got a nice hand written letter ...

http://www.tdpri.com/forum/bad-dog-cafe/71770-western-swing-nuts.html

Just in case you haven't seen this, the Time Jumpers on video. Great singing and playing from everyone.

I see Fender are making coily cords again but they say with better properties than those from the Sixties - but they don't give a figure for the capacitance. They also make special cords for acoustic ...

I play C6/A7 - top to bottom ECAGEC# - and sometimes think a seventh string underneath, A, would be useful for a BIG major triad on the bottom three strings (A major), a big seventh, or a minor with t ...

And don't forget Cindy Cashdollar's two videos.

And the C#min7th tuning listed by Mike Neer above, I would think of as E6 - after all, it contains three E's!

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Topic: Short scale lap steel?
Tony Harris Replies: 12 Views: 2132	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Jul 2023 6:17 am Subject: Short scale lap steel?
Tony Harris Replies: 12 Views: 2132	Thanks for all your advice guys. I'm now looking out for a 22 1/2" guitar, but can't justify the cost (or afford) a vintage Gibson or Fender. Anyone have any experience of the Epiphone Electar (r ...
Topic: Short scale lap steel?
Tony Harris Replies: 12 Views: 2132	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Jun 2023 6:12 am Subject: Short scale lap steel?
Tony Harris Replies: 12 Views: 2132	Hi. I see that both Jerry Byrd and Chris Scruggs recommend 22.5 scale lap steels for easier bar slants, and especially easier behind-the-bar bends. Chris has a video interview on YouTube where he show ...
Topic: Round tone bar - or change to shubb?
Tony Harris Replies: 9 Views: 1942	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Jun 2023 3:55 am Subject: Round tone bar - or change to shubb?
Tony Harris Replies: 9 Views: 1942	I play lap steel using a round pedal-steel type bar. I've tried three weights of Dunlop and settled on a medium weight. But I find reverse slants a bit awkward, and I'm now trying to master behind the ...
Topic: String bends behind the bar - - HELP!
Tony Harris Replies: 30 Views: 9597	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Jun 2023 7:12 am Subject: String bends behind the bar - - HELP!
Tony Harris Replies: 30 Views: 9597	I'm working on this technique and finding it really difficult - keeping hold of the bar properly when I bend, and just the strength need to pull up to pitch. I'm about to try lighter strings. There's ...
Topic: C6 String Gauges?
Tony Harris Replies: 3 Views: 2205	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Jun 2023 10:39 pm Subject: C6 String Gauges?
Tony Harris Replies: 3 Views: 2205	I'm currently trying to master behind-the-bar string bending, and finding it very difficult. Partly due to how I hold the (round) bar, but maybe due to how much strength it takes to pull the strings. ...
Topic: Little screw inside Goodrich L120 pedal?
Tony Harris Replies: 1 Views: 811	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 7 May 2009 6:30 am Subject: Little screw inside Goodrich L120 pedal?
Tony Harris Replies: 1 Views: 811	Just changed the pot inside my Goodrich L120 pedal - to the Dunlop, sounds and feels good. But I had trouble finding a hex key to fit the set screw which holds the brass collar round the pot shaft. I ...
Topic: Reba.....What Album?
Tony Harris Replies: 19 Views: 3587	Forum Section: Music Posted: 7 Apr 2009 9:03 am Subject: Reba.....What Album?
Tony Harris Replies: 19 Views: 3587	Oh please don't be like that about Reba. She may not be my all-time favourite, but I saw her do a very small promo gig in the corner of a record store here in London afew years ago, and the profession ...
Topic: A7, B7, C7, D7, E7, F7, G7 Chords on 6 string lap steel C6
Tony Harris Replies: 28 Views: 27578	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Apr 2009 1:59 am Subject: A7, B7, C7, D7, E7, F7, G7 Chords on 6 string lap steel C6
Tony Harris Replies: 28 Views: 27578	I'd go along with retuning the bottom C string up to C#. This gives you a big dom 7th chord on the bottom four strings, and a diminished chord on the bottom 3 if you're into jazzy changes. Also - you ...
Topic: Replacement pot for Goodrich Volume?
Tony Harris Replies: 5 Views: 3629	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 8 Oct 2008 8:46 am Subject: Replacement pot for Goodrich Volume?
Tony Harris Replies: 5 Views: 3629	The pot has gone scratchy in my Goodrich pedal - I know, same old problem. If I could get inside it, I'd spray it with cleaner, but sooner or later I know I'll have to replace it. I've read good repor ...
Topic: Can any Mac experts help me empty the trash??
Tony Harris Replies: 2 Views: 1104	Forum Section: Computers Posted: 23 Sep 2008 12:29 am Subject: Can any Mac experts help me empty the trash??
Tony Harris Replies: 2 Views: 1104	Thanks, Sean. I'll give those a try. This forum is great!
Topic: Can any Mac experts help me empty the trash??
Tony Harris Replies: 2 Views: 1104	Forum Section: Computers Posted: 22 Sep 2008 1:12 am Subject: Can any Mac experts help me empty the trash??
Tony Harris Replies: 2 Views: 1104	I have a program on my Mac which I'm tying to delete - I think it's Windows Media Player. I can put it in the trash, but when I try to empty the trash, it tells me that it contains parts that are 'loc ...
Topic: Seven strings for C6 tuning question
Tony Harris Replies: 11 Views: 2968	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Sep 2008 5:32 am Subject: Seven strings for C6 tuning question
Tony Harris Replies: 11 Views: 2968	I play C6/A7 on 6-string, but I'm thinking that adding a seventh string A would give a big major triad on the bottom, and a root to the A7 and A minor shapes....
Topic: tom morrell
Tony Harris Replies: 15 Views: 4385	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Sep 2008 2:23 am Subject: tom morrell
Tony Harris Replies: 15 Views: 4385	When I was first learning lapsteel and had just discovered his Timewarp Tophands albums, I wrote to Tom, asking about his tuning. He replied with a friendly hand-written letter (which I probably still ...
Topic: Cyril Proctor question for the UK guys.
Tony Harris Replies: 1 Views: 1306	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 May 2008 7:31 am Subject: Cyril Proctor question for the UK guys.
Tony Harris Replies: 1 Views: 1306	In the mid-sixties when I was about fourteen, my Dad and I built a six-string lap steel, roughly based on the Hofner Artiste (?) - basically just a plank with a pickup - no attempt at fancy body shapi ...
Topic: Six String Sierra
Tony Harris Replies: 17 Views: 4295	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Dec 2007 3:31 am Subject: Six String Sierra
Tony Harris Replies: 17 Views: 4295	I have a 6-string in black, number 006 - fabulous guitar!
Topic: Musical cockney rhyming slang
Tony Harris Replies: 3 Views: 2417	Forum Section: Music Posted: 11 Sep 2007 8:35 am Subject: Musical cockney rhyming slang
Tony Harris Replies: 3 Views: 2417	Engineering in the studio, I've been asked,"Can you give me a bit more in the Desperates?" - Desperate Dans = cans!
Topic: 7 strings C6 + A7 vs C6 + Bb
Tony Harris Replies: 9 Views: 2480	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 May 2007 3:32 am Subject: 7 strings C6 + A7 vs C6 + Bb
Tony Harris Replies: 9 Views: 2480	I play C# E G A C E (low to high) on a 6-string. Always thought a 7th string underneath would be useful as an A. Root for big majors, sevenths and minor chords.
Topic: Mull Of Kyntyre
Tony Harris Replies: 8 Views: 1495	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Apr 2007 4:26 am Subject: Mull Of Kyntyre
Tony Harris Replies: 8 Views: 1495	I always thought that was an old Irish tune, a tribute to a car dealer in Dublin... the original title was "Mulligan's Tyres"...!!
Topic: Are two really better than one?
Tony Harris Replies: 35 Views: 6528	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Apr 2007 8:10 am Subject: Are two really better than one?
Tony Harris Replies: 35 Views: 6528	A few years ago I wrote to Tom Morrell, from an address on the back of one of his CDs, to ask which tuning he used, because I loved his playing on those swing albums. I got a nice hand written letter ...
Topic: Western Swing on Youtube - John Hughey
Tony Harris Replies: 15 Views: 4683	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 26 Mar 2007 2:43 am Subject: Oooops - here's the lkink, via the Telecaster website...
Tony Harris Replies: 15 Views: 4683	http://www.tdpri.com/forum/bad-dog-cafe/71770-western-swing-nuts.html
Topic: Western Swing on Youtube - John Hughey
Tony Harris Replies: 15 Views: 4683	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 26 Mar 2007 2:41 am Subject: Western Swing on Youtube - John Hughey
Tony Harris Replies: 15 Views: 4683	Just in case you haven't seen this, the Time Jumpers on video. Great singing and playing from everyone.
Topic: Curly cords coming back??
Tony Harris Replies: 14 Views: 3159	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 15 Mar 2007 5:01 am Subject: Curly cords coming back??
Tony Harris Replies: 14 Views: 3159	I see Fender are making coily cords again but they say with better properties than those from the Sixties - but they don't give a figure for the capacitance. They also make special cords for acoustic ...
Topic: Jerry Bryds 7 string tuning
Tony Harris Replies: 5 Views: 1027	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Dec 2006 1:47 am Subject: Jerry Bryds 7 string tuning
Tony Harris Replies: 5 Views: 1027	I play C6/A7 - top to bottom ECAGEC# - and sometimes think a seventh string underneath, A, would be useful for a BIG major triad on the bottom three strings (A major), a big seventh, or a minor with t ...
Topic: C6 Instruction
Tony Harris Replies: 18 Views: 2785	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 Nov 2006 6:09 am Subject: C6 Instruction
Tony Harris Replies: 18 Views: 2785	And don't forget Cindy Cashdollar's two videos.
Topic: Sol Hoopi's C# minor 7th tuning ?
Tony Harris Replies: 12 Views: 2235	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 Nov 2006 6:05 am Subject: Sol Hoopi's C# minor 7th tuning ?
Tony Harris Replies: 12 Views: 2235	And the C#min7th tuning listed by Mike Neer above, I would think of as E6 - after all, it contains three E's!