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  Topic: Cracks in fretboard
Bill Hatcher

Replies: 6
Views: 386

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 22 Mar 2024 10:51 am   Subject: Cracks in fretboard
Lemon or tung oil... the cracks will recede.

https://www.stewmac.com/search/?q=fretboard+oil

no. use some ebony dust and super glue.

the oil will not make this crack close. this has happ ...
  Topic: Spring is Here.....9 string
Bill Hatcher

Replies: 0
Views: 209

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 19 Mar 2024 6:59 am   Subject: Spring is Here.....9 string
Yep....Spring is Here. recorded this years ago with a 9 string i built. i dont remember the tuning. nice song, nice chords.

https://www.mediafire.com/file/1oqjp85b485ex7e/Spring_Is_Here_9_Strin ...
  Topic: Setting power tube bias on Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb
Bill Hatcher

Replies: 19
Views: 1632

PostForum Section: Electronics   Posted: 7 Feb 2024 8:21 pm   Subject: Setting power tube bias on Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb
You can bias using current draw. Look up the Trainwrecknamp pages. Here is some info from there.

Conventional amplifier designs using fixed bias generally run 10-40 milliamperes per tube. Unsolde ...
  Topic: You have no excuses……
Bill Hatcher

Replies: 4
Views: 768

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 5 Feb 2024 5:43 pm   Subject: You have no excuses……
Check this guy out.

https://youtu.be/ffTaW32gOFc?si=gkK9aZEk8DYFti3b
  Topic: Does anyone know where to get bars smoothed/polished?
Bill Hatcher

Replies: 21
Views: 1810

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 4 Feb 2024 6:33 am   Subject: Does anyone know where to get bars smoothed/polished?
Find a machine shop. Might cost as much as a new bar.

If you need chrome plating, find a motorcycle shop. They will know who does plating.
  Topic: Lap Steel Guitar: Accessibility and Design Questions
Bill Hatcher

Replies: 39
Views: 2937

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 27 Jan 2024 7:27 pm   Subject: Lap Steel Guitar: Accessibility and Design Questions
You should have been more skeptical when you saw that the site named after what you are seeking had nobody interested.
  Topic: Steel guitar without pedals is a long game
Bill Hatcher

Replies: 16
Views: 1491

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 25 Jan 2024 10:23 am   Subject: Steel guitar without pedals is a long game
no way you sounded "bad".....

i had a conversation with reese anderson. i told him what i liked most about his playing was that it did not take long for me to forget that he was playing a ...
  Topic: 3 bass lines
Bill Hatcher

Replies: 6
Views: 721

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 19 Jan 2024 7:32 pm   Subject: 3 bass lines
So great to see you posting videos of you playing the instrument you envisioned. There is not another one like it in the entire universe! Best to you!
  Topic: A Lap Steel with a piezo pickup ??
Bill Hatcher

Replies: 3
Views: 593

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 9 Jan 2024 8:30 am   Subject: A Lap Steel with a piezo pickup ??
You can add a piezo to any lap steel. Easy way would be the stick on type with a 1/4” out.
  Topic: Christmas song
Bill Hatcher

Replies: 1
Views: 400

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 23 Dec 2023 9:13 pm   Subject: Christmas song
Haven’t put this tune up in a few. Merry Christmas all!

https://www.mediafire.com/file/yywvzvnkdgg/Christmas_Song.mp3/file
  Topic: 12 string lap steel
Bill Hatcher

Replies: 4
Views: 563

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 19 Dec 2023 8:57 am   Subject: Re: 12 string lap steel
I will soon have a 12 string lap guitar. To play country should I y tune it to E9th?

What kind of “country” are you wanting to play?
  Topic: Sturdy Lightweight adjustable height lap steel stand $5.00
Bill Hatcher

Replies: 8
Views: 966

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 14 Dec 2023 8:01 am   Subject: Sturdy Lightweight adjustable height lap steel stand $5.00
heres from 2010..... https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=188705&highlight=walker+stand
  Topic: Laura - G/Em7 tuning
Bill Hatcher

Replies: 8
Views: 1966

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 7 Dec 2023 11:53 am   Subject: Laura - G/Em7 tuning
Wow, Bill .... just wow.

i enjoyed your dobro version. you picked quite an ambitious tune!

i counted the strings and that was a 12 string guitar. had a real low note on it!
  Topic: Laura - G/Em7 tuning
Bill Hatcher

Replies: 8
Views: 1966

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 7 Dec 2023 8:20 am   Subject: Laura - G/Em7 tuning
several years ago, i made a lap steel for a fellow and i used HIS tuning and made a demo of the guitar. the song Laura came to mind and i worked it out. on this demo, you first hear the tuning of th ...
  Topic: West Side Story “Something’s Coming”, bass, steel, voc
Bill Hatcher

Replies: 8
Views: 2248

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 7 Dec 2023 8:10 am   Subject: West Side Story “Something’s Coming”, bass, steel, voc
Nice!!!
  Topic: 8 vs 6
Bill Hatcher

Replies: 21
Views: 6246

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 6 Nov 2023 9:16 am   Subject: 8 vs 6
You can always add HIGHER strings on the bottom that are different. The strings don’t have to continue going down in pitch. If you don’t think you will use the lower two strings, then find anothe ...
  Topic: Has anyone used Seymour Duncan Model ‘59 pickups for Steel?
Bill Hatcher

Replies: 7
Views: 3248

PostForum Section: Electronics   Posted: 29 Oct 2023 8:09 am   Subject: Has anyone used Seymour Duncan Model ‘59 pickups for Steel?
i posted this video years ago playing a freddie king blues tune using a duncan 59. its a good sounding pickup.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKdeid_MBqo
  Topic: Custom Pickup: can it be made?
Bill Hatcher

Replies: 14
Views: 5475

PostForum Section: Electronics   Posted: 24 Oct 2023 8:24 pm   Subject: Custom Pickup: can it be made?
You might consider using two pickups on your guitar. You could have a 12 string in the traditional bridge area and add another pickup towards the neck. It could even be a 6 string pickup to cover on ...
  Topic: best compact reverb delay pedal for PSG.
Bill Hatcher

Replies: 30
Views: 9666

PostForum Section: Electronics   Posted: 20 Oct 2023 4:54 am   Subject: best compact reverb delay pedal for PSG.
Moore delay/reverb. Very small.
  Topic: best compact reverb delay pedal for PSG.
Bill Hatcher

Replies: 30
Views: 9666

PostForum Section: Electronics   Posted: 20 Oct 2023 4:53 am   Subject: best compact reverb delay pedal for PSG.
Mooer delay/reverb. Very small.
  Topic: Lap steel tip #4: the importance of simple diatonic harmony
Bill Hatcher

Replies: 21
Views: 4416

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 16 Oct 2023 3:01 pm   Subject: Lap steel tip #4: the importance of simple diatonic harmony
Bill, the George Van Eps Guitar Method was recommended to me by Mike Stern back in the 80s when I was at a lesson. Needless to say, I ran out and bought a copy pronto. Much later on, maybe 10 years ...
  Topic: Lap steel tip #4: the importance of simple diatonic harmony
Bill Hatcher

Replies: 21
Views: 4416

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 16 Oct 2023 10:02 am   Subject: Lap steel tip #4: the importance of simple diatonic harmony
I have really been getting into handwritten diagrams lately. It is what I use for my own personal notes and lately what I use with some students.

Does anyone remember Ted Greene's books, especiall ...
  Topic: 1958 Bigsby Pedal Steel Guitar
Bill Hatcher

Replies: 11
Views: 5279

PostForum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars   Posted: 5 Oct 2023 6:45 am   Subject: 1958 Bigsby Pedal Steel Guitar
was this bigsby known about or is this one that was "lost" and just resurfaced?
  Topic: Sound of Silence Lap Steel
Bill Hatcher

Replies: 3
Views: 813

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 4 Oct 2023 3:10 pm   Subject: Sound of Silence Lap Steel
got to thinking about this song today so i recorded a track of it. sound of silence by simon and garfunkle. i remember buying this on a 45 record when it came out back in the day. interesting track i ...
  Topic: Q8 trio8 console steelguitar
Bill Hatcher

Replies: 3
Views: 1854

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 4 Oct 2023 7:21 am   Subject: Q8 trio8 console steelguitar
there is a 3 neck stringmaster on the forum buy/sell.
 
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