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Topic: newbie with Supro |
Dale Bessant
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Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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Posted 3 Sep 2003 5:25 pm |
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Could some of you guys help a newbie lap steel guy out .... I was given this white, Supro 6 string lap guitar and haven't the slightest how its supposed to be tuned,gauges of strings, history of Supro etc. the serial number is T 88126  |
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Steinar Gregertsen
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Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Dale Bessant
From:
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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Posted 3 Sep 2003 5:45 pm
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Thanks Steiner I'll surf on over.....  |
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Dale Bessant
From:
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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Posted 3 Sep 2003 6:34 pm
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| Sorry for the type-o Steinar its a great site thanks... |
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John Bechtel
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Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 3 Sep 2003 9:31 pm
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6 str. C6:
1-E .015p
2-C .018p
3-A .022p
4-G .026w
5-E .032w
6-C .038w
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Steinar Gregertsen
From:
Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 4 Sep 2003 1:55 am
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Dale,- no problem, it happens all the time.
Welcome to the wonderful world of tuning confusion, if I had 20 lap steels I'm sure I could find a different tuning for each one of them.
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Karl Oberlander
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Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 4 Sep 2003 3:43 am
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That serial number indicates it was made in 1962. I've got several steels and tune them all to different tunings so I can just switch and practice different stuff on each of them. John Ely has a good page on the correct string guages for different tunings.
Take a look at his site:
www.hawaiiansteel.com
Kobe
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Dale Bessant
From:
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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Posted 4 Sep 2003 6:33 am
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Thanks, John,Karl, Yes I did some surfin' last nite and found some history on my Supro, the 60's seems about right for the shape and material its made from.Right now I have it tuned to C.E.G.C.E.G although I play pedal steel I was raised on Hank Snow, E.T.and the early days of country music listening to WSM 650 am when I could get a good skip up here in Quebec Canada, so I do really enjoy playing it as well  [This message was edited by Dale Bessant on 04 September 2003 at 10:32 AM.] |
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Chris Scruggs
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 4 Sep 2003 2:40 pm
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If you are a Hank Snow fan, you probably know of Kayton Roberts. He uses an eight string C6 tuning similar to the one John gave you for six strings.
The only difference for the straight C6 and Kaytons C6 is you bring your low C string up to C#.
This makes your high five strings C6, and your low four strings A7. Strings one, two, three, and five are an A minor chord.
Here is another good six string tuning. It is called C#minor, but you play it like an E 13/9 tuning.
1.E
2.C#
3.G#
4.F#
5.E
6.D
Since you are a pedal guy, you might like this tuning, since it is the same chord you get when you push down your first pedal on a pedal steel. This is good for jazz and western swing.It has the same string gauges as C6, too. So it is easy to go back and forth.
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Dale Bessant
From:
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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Posted 4 Sep 2003 3:20 pm
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| Chris,thanks for the tuning it sounds real yeah I like the swing sound of a C6th style and will definately give it a try... yes being Canadian I've heard of Kayton Roberts ... [This message was edited by Dale Bessant on 04 September 2003 at 04:22 PM.] |
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David L. Donald
From:
Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 4 Sep 2003 6:35 pm
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| Dale I have a '60 Supro and it is a nice instrument, have fun with these tunings, there is something cool in each of them. |
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Dale Bessant
From:
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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Posted 5 Sep 2003 5:11 am
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| Thanks David L. I will and yes it is fun to play... |
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