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Looking for the one with the Fishman, gold foil and Lollor pick ups. No benders. Thanks!

I have a Bakelite Rickenbacher and I have a tuning question. In open E if I tune all the strings to a tuner ( you know where I'm going with this ) the third string, G# is sharp. Smile

Is this normal wit ...

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Can someone steer me to the Rickenbacher site/page that has wiring diagrams for the Bakelite lap steels. I didnâ€™t bookmark it and now I canâ€™t find it. Thanks.

Thanks for the answers, it's in the shop now

Don't buy Stew Macs cheapest plate tuners. I had to send them back.

I have a late 40's National Dynamic. Do any of you have experience with changing out the tone control assembly with something that gives you more options tone wise. I know that the pick up is a single ...

There are some outrageous asking prices and they mostly don't sell but sit. I look at it this way. The price of well known guitars from the 30's to the 50's is much more than the well known laps steel ...

Thanks for the tip, I put a lubricant on all the tuners gears, put new strings on and it tuned right up. I've got a 46 on the low string and if I hit the string moderately hard it hits the bottom of ...

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https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2020-03/16968_Ricky1_3.jpg Just got my new (maybe 40's) Rickenbacher Panda last night. It has ...

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I've been ought of the loop on lap steels, but is fender making new lap steels? I went to their site, couldn't find anything, but found this on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Fender-DELUXE-8-STEEL-GUI ...

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I have a video of Mr. Dave playing with Jackson Brown in the 70's from a tv studio concert. In it Dave switches between a Telecaster and his lap steel. The amp looks like tweed deluxe. The sound stays ...

The lap steel only has a volume control.

What value and type should the potentiometer and capacitor be in a 1950's Supro Lap steel? Thanks

I'm in the process of building an eight string lap steel. I'm looking for a single pole (stringmaster?) type, but noiseless. No batteries, it will be string through the body construction. I'm looking ...

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Topic: WTB Beard Road-O-Phonic
Don Daringer Replies: 1 Views: 425	Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 13 Aug 2022 3:10 pm Subject: WTB Beard Road-O-Phonic
Don Daringer Replies: 1 Views: 425	Looking for the one with the Fishman, gold foil and Lollor pick ups. No benders. Thanks!
Topic: Tuning question
Don Daringer Replies: 7 Views: 2482	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Oct 2021 3:37 pm Subject: Tuning question
Don Daringer Replies: 7 Views: 2482	I have a Bakelite Rickenbacher and I have a tuning question. In open E if I tune all the strings to a tuner ( you know where I'm going with this ) the third string, G# is sharp. Is this normal wit ...
Topic: Richenbacher lap steel wiring diagram site
Don Daringer Replies: 5 Views: 1316	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Oct 2021 8:31 pm Subject: Richenbacher lap steel wiring diagram site
Don Daringer Replies: 5 Views: 1316	Thank you!
Topic: Richenbacher lap steel wiring diagram site
Don Daringer Replies: 5 Views: 1316	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Oct 2021 6:57 am Subject: Richenbacher lap steel wiring diagram site
Don Daringer Replies: 5 Views: 1316	Can someone steer me to the Rickenbacher site/page that has wiring diagrams for the Bakelite lap steels. I didnâ€™t bookmark it and now I canâ€™t find it. Thanks.
Topic: National Dynamic Lap Steel
Don Daringer Replies: 3 Views: 1442	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Sep 2021 4:53 pm Subject: National Dynamic Lap Steel
Don Daringer Replies: 3 Views: 1442	Thanks for the answers, it's in the shop now
Topic: 1963 Airline lap steel 3 on a plate tuners
Don Daringer Replies: 4 Views: 1411	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Aug 2021 12:13 pm Subject: 1963 Airline lap steel 3 on a plate tuners
Don Daringer Replies: 4 Views: 1411	Don't buy Stew Macs cheapest plate tuners. I had to send them back.
Topic: National Dynamic Lap Steel
Don Daringer Replies: 3 Views: 1442	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Aug 2021 9:00 am Subject: National Dynamic Lap Steel
Don Daringer Replies: 3 Views: 1442	I have a late 40's National Dynamic. Do any of you have experience with changing out the tone control assembly with something that gives you more options tone wise. I know that the pick up is a single ...
Topic: How much would you pay for...
Don Daringer Replies: 13 Views: 4523	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Jul 2021 12:50 pm Subject: How much would you pay for...
Don Daringer Replies: 13 Views: 4523	There are some outrageous asking prices and they mostly don't sell but sit. I look at it this way. The price of well known guitars from the 30's to the 50's is much more than the well known laps steel ...
Topic: New to me B8
Don Daringer Replies: 3 Views: 810	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Apr 2021 6:37 pm Subject: New to me B8
Don Daringer Replies: 3 Views: 810	Thanks for the tip, I put a lubricant on all the tuners gears, put new strings on and it tuned right up. I've got a 46 on the low string and if I hit the string moderately hard it hits the bottom of ...
Topic: New to me B8
Don Daringer Replies: 3 Views: 810	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Apr 2021 3:13 pm Subject: New to me B8
Don Daringer Replies: 3 Views: 810	https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2020-03/16968_Ricky8_4.jpg https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2020-03/16968_Ricky1_3.jpg Just got my new (maybe 40's) Rickenbacher Panda last night. It has ...
Topic: New Fender lap steels
Don Daringer Replies: 2 Views: 1308	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Nov 2018 5:46 am Subject: New Fender lap steels
Don Daringer Replies: 2 Views: 1308	Thanks Brad
Topic: New Fender lap steels
Don Daringer Replies: 2 Views: 1308	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Nov 2018 2:54 pm Subject: New Fender lap steels
Don Daringer Replies: 2 Views: 1308	I've been ought of the loop on lap steels, but is fender making new lap steels? I went to their site, couldn't find anything, but found this on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Fender-DELUXE-8-STEEL-GUI ...
Topic: The David Lindley sound
Don Daringer Replies: 38 Views: 17673	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Nov 2018 2:37 pm Subject: Lindley's sound
Don Daringer Replies: 38 Views: 17673	duplicate post
Topic: The David Lindley sound
Don Daringer Replies: 38 Views: 17673	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Nov 2018 9:49 am Subject: Lindley's sound
Don Daringer Replies: 38 Views: 17673	I have a video of Mr. Dave playing with Jackson Brown in the 70's from a tv studio concert. In it Dave switches between a Telecaster and his lap steel. The amp looks like tweed deluxe. The sound stays ...
Topic: Potentiometer and capacitor
Don Daringer Replies: 6 Views: 2507	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Aug 2017 6:33 pm Subject: Potentiometer and capacitor
Don Daringer Replies: 6 Views: 2507	The lap steel only has a volume control.
Topic: Potentiometer and capacitor
Don Daringer Replies: 6 Views: 2507	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 Aug 2017 8:41 pm Subject: Potentiometer and capacitor
Don Daringer Replies: 6 Views: 2507	What value and type should the potentiometer and capacitor be in a 1950's Supro Lap steel? Thanks
Topic: Lap steel build
Don Daringer Replies: 1 Views: 1235	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 May 2017 9:51 am Subject: Lap steel build
Don Daringer Replies: 1 Views: 1235	I'm in the process of building an eight string lap steel. I'm looking for a single pole (stringmaster?) type, but noiseless. No batteries, it will be string through the body construction. I'm looking ...