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Nice choice and great work, Mike.

I use fingernails (plus John Pearse thumbpick)

Love my McKenna 8

You might try doing a forum search under the heading For Sale: Steel Guitars. You should be able to find the most recent sales of that same guitar. Good luck.

For what it's worth, Cindy Cashdollar suggests:

D B G E B G
16 18 26 34 46 56

If you like to go back and forth between the regular G tuning and the G6th, keep the 34 gauge string on ...

FWIW keyboard instruments and bowed strings instruments have gone low-to-high for centuries. Violin, viola, etc. list 4th string to 1st string.

I use 8 (A13, like a Junior Brown C13) and I wish I had 9. I could not go back to 6. I use the low strings a lot for both chords and melodic lines.

I think it depends on the instrument/person matchup. To be a top-flight instrumentalist you must have "athletic" hands for your particular instrument and your brain needs to be wired properl ...

Devon, this section is exclusively for guitars played with a steel bar. You need to be listed in the "Other Instruments" section.

That's the length from nut to bridge? That would be beyond long, into the baritone range.

FWIW, the scale that the author of the first article refers to as ("newer, fresher") "jazz minor scale" has been around for ages and is properly known as the ascending melodic mino ...

After years of tuning only by ear, I've recently started using a Boss TU-2. I'm satisfied with the results, and it's much quicker than what I did before.

My 8-string (McKenna) resonator guitar has a string length around 24 3/4 to 24 7/8 inches. I think my strings are standard tension. I bought it used and have had it for several years with no problem ...

I have heard from Todd (my emails were in his spam folder) and have the info I need. Please close. Thanks.

I'm trying to order a Clinesmith tone bar for my son, but for some reason there is no weight listed for his 1" bar. Are there options? Does anyone have info to share about this?

Also, I have ...

I'm a converted classical guitarist who uses fingernails on dobro and lap steel (I do use a thumbpick, which took a while to get used to). I can't stand those banjo fingerpicks. If a nail breaks I c ...

Does anyone know why there is no weight listed for the 1-inch bars on Clinesmith's website? It's the only one with no weight listed.

I have emailed Todd (twice) and have had no response (a week or ...

When I bought my T-8 six or seven years back, the D-8s were bringing more than the T-8s. I think the gap has only increased since. This is based on SGF ads, not the world at-large. Asking prices on ...

Zither?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-W5ktOR2ts

Glenn, I'm just three half-steps below you--
G A C# E F# A C# E, low-to-high. Gauges are .056 to .015, a standard Scotty's/SIT A6th set

I played that tuning for a while, eventually dropped it down to A13, which fits well with a modified B11 on the other neck. It is essentially the same tuning as your C13.

My Stringmaster is currently a D-8 with no switch, so both necks are hot all the time. Sometimes the sound from the sympathetic vibration is noticeable. I like being able to jump from one to the oth ...

Stephen,

yes, thanks, I did, with a C-clamp pressing the plate down a bit. Strangely, I think it may have moved the "dead zone" a bit higher. The sound is better, I think, but still not ...

I think it must be the jack, which means I have to remove all those screws in the plate (except the pickup screws). This neck never had an output jack. The one I added is your standard through the b ...

Okay, it's a stand-alone neck that has been removed (nothing has been altered that would be noticed when it's re-assembled as a T-8 down the road). I have a D-8 and an S-8 that originally were/was a ...

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Topic: A Town Without Pity
Mike Harris Replies: 19 Views: 1094	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Apr 2024 5:27 am Subject: Town Without Pity
Mike Harris Replies: 19 Views: 1094	Nice choice and great work, Mike.
Topic: Finger picks or no finger picks?
Mike Harris Replies: 50 Views: 4425	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Feb 2024 5:45 am Subject: picks or no picks?
Mike Harris Replies: 50 Views: 4425	I use fingernails (plus John Pearse thumbpick)
Topic: McKenna 8 string Dobro for sale
Mike Harris Replies: 7 Views: 1930	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 17 Feb 2024 4:20 am Subject: Mckenna 8-string dobro
Mike Harris Replies: 7 Views: 1930	Love my McKenna 8
Topic: Jerry Byrd Sho Bud Fry Pan
Mike Harris Replies: 3 Views: 1406	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 29 Jan 2024 8:05 am Subject: price of guitar
Mike Harris Replies: 3 Views: 1406	You might try doing a forum search under the heading For Sale: Steel Guitars. You should be able to find the most recent sales of that same guitar. Good luck.
Topic: Working an alternate Tuning for Weissenborn (G6 ?)
Mike Harris Replies: 11 Views: 1274	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Jan 2024 4:44 am Subject: G6 tuning options
Mike Harris Replies: 11 Views: 1274	For what it's worth, Cindy Cashdollar suggests: D B G E B G 16 18 26 34 46 56 If you like to go back and forth between the regular G tuning and the G6th, keep the 34 gauge string on ...
Topic: Big List of Eighty 8-String Tunings with Degrees
Mike Harris Replies: 15 Views: 3505	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Nov 2023 10:40 am Subject: string order
Mike Harris Replies: 15 Views: 3505	FWIW keyboard instruments and bowed strings instruments have gone low-to-high for centuries. Violin, viola, etc. list 4th string to 1st string.
Topic: 8 vs 6
Mike Harris Replies: 21 Views: 6980	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Nov 2023 11:33 am Subject: 6 or 8 strings
Mike Harris Replies: 21 Views: 6980	I use 8 (A13, like a Junior Brown C13) and I wish I had 9. I could not go back to 6. I use the low strings a lot for both chords and melodic lines.
Topic: Difficulty of pedal steel vs other instruments.
Mike Harris Replies: 96 Views: 25994	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 21 Oct 2023 7:48 am Subject: most difficult instrument
Mike Harris Replies: 96 Views: 25994	I think it depends on the instrument/person matchup. To be a top-flight instrumentalist you must have "athletic" hands for your particular instrument and your brain needs to be wired properl ...
Topic: buy aiersi brand bell brass resonator guitar
Mike Harris Replies: 4 Views: 875	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 16 Oct 2023 1:28 pm Subject: aersi guitars
Mike Harris Replies: 4 Views: 875	Devon, this section is exclusively for guitars played with a steel bar. You need to be listed in the "Other Instruments" section.
Topic: Trying to identify - any ideas?
Mike Harris Replies: 4 Views: 1995	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Oct 2023 4:21 pm Subject: identify
Mike Harris Replies: 4 Views: 1995	That's the length from nut to bridge? That would be beyond long, into the baritone range.
Topic: Some theory for playing in Minor keys
Mike Harris Replies: 22 Views: 4197	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Oct 2023 4:10 am Subject: minor keys
Mike Harris Replies: 22 Views: 4197	FWIW, the scale that the author of the first article refers to as ("newer, fresher") "jazz minor scale" has been around for ages and is properly known as the ascending melodic mino ...
Topic: tuning your D8 stringmaster?
Mike Harris Replies: 7 Views: 1354	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Oct 2023 9:55 am Subject: tuner
Mike Harris Replies: 7 Views: 1354	After years of tuning only by ear, I've recently started using a Boss TU-2. I'm satisfied with the results, and it's much quicker than what I did before.
Topic: String tension effect on resonator? 8 string resonators
Mike Harris Replies: 14 Views: 1986	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Sep 2023 6:24 am Subject: String tension effect on resonators
Mike Harris Replies: 14 Views: 1986	My 8-string (McKenna) resonator guitar has a string length around 24 3/4 to 24 7/8 inches. I think my strings are standard tension. I bought it used and have had it for several years with no problem ...
Topic: Trying to order a Clinesmith bar
Mike Harris Replies: 2 Views: 851	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 19 Sep 2023 5:34 am Subject: Clinesmith tone bar
Mike Harris Replies: 2 Views: 851	I have heard from Todd (my emails were in his spam folder) and have the info I need. Please close. Thanks.
Topic: Trying to order a Clinesmith bar
Mike Harris Replies: 2 Views: 851	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 16 Sep 2023 4:05 am Subject: Trying to order a Clinesmith bar
Mike Harris Replies: 2 Views: 851	I'm trying to order a Clinesmith tone bar for my son, but for some reason there is no weight listed for his 1" bar. Are there options? Does anyone have info to share about this? Also, I have ...
Topic: I'm bumming about finger picking
Mike Harris Replies: 26 Views: 6566	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Sep 2023 4:11 am Subject: fingerpicks
Mike Harris Replies: 26 Views: 6566	I'm a converted classical guitarist who uses fingernails on dobro and lap steel (I do use a thumbpick, which took a while to get used to). I can't stand those banjo fingerpicks. If a nail breaks I c ...
Topic: Clinesmith Tone Bar!
Mike Harris Replies: 9 Views: 3085	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Sep 2023 3:58 am Subject: clinesmith bars
Mike Harris Replies: 9 Views: 3085	Does anyone know why there is no weight listed for the 1-inch bars on Clinesmith's website? It's the only one with no weight listed. I have emailed Todd (twice) and have had no response (a week or ...
Topic: 1957 Fender D-8 Blondie Value?
Mike Harris Replies: 26 Views: 5844	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Sep 2023 3:42 am Subject: price per neck formula
Mike Harris Replies: 26 Views: 5844	When I bought my T-8 six or seven years back, the D-8s were bringing more than the T-8s. I think the gap has only increased since. This is based on SGF ads, not the world at-large. Asking prices on ...
Topic: Another strange bird spotted in antique store
Mike Harris Replies: 7 Views: 1447	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Sep 2023 9:10 am Subject: another strange bird
Mike Harris Replies: 7 Views: 1447	Zither? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-W5ktOR2ts
Topic: How many other folks are playing high C13 on eight string?
Mike Harris Replies: 12 Views: 1749	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 Aug 2023 8:34 am Subject: high C13 tuning
Mike Harris Replies: 12 Views: 1749	Glenn, I'm just three half-steps below you-- G A C# E F# A C# E, low-to-high. Gauges are .056 to .015, a standard Scotty's/SIT A6th set
Topic: How many other folks are playing high C13 on eight string?
Mike Harris Replies: 12 Views: 1749	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Aug 2023 12:11 pm Subject: C13 tuning
Mike Harris Replies: 12 Views: 1749	I played that tuning for a while, eventually dropped it down to A13, which fits well with a modified B11 on the other neck. It is essentially the same tuning as your C13.
Topic: Multi necks - do you play all on or individually?
Mike Harris Replies: 11 Views: 1728	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 Aug 2023 7:54 am Subject: multi-necks all on?
Mike Harris Replies: 11 Views: 1728	My Stringmaster is currently a D-8 with no switch, so both necks are hot all the time. Sometimes the sound from the sympathetic vibration is noticeable. I like being able to jump from one to the oth ...
Topic: Stringmaster making weird sounds 12-17th fret positions
Mike Harris Replies: 20 Views: 2138	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Aug 2023 6:43 pm Subject: Stringmaster making weird sounds 12-17th fret positions
Mike Harris Replies: 20 Views: 2138	Stephen, yes, thanks, I did, with a C-clamp pressing the plate down a bit. Strangely, I think it may have moved the "dead zone" a bit higher. The sound is better, I think, but still not ...
Topic: Stringmaster making weird sounds 12-17th fret positions
Mike Harris Replies: 20 Views: 2138	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Aug 2023 3:07 pm Subject: Stringmaster making weird sounds 12-17th fret positions
Mike Harris Replies: 20 Views: 2138	I think it must be the jack, which means I have to remove all those screws in the plate (except the pickup screws). This neck never had an output jack. The one I added is your standard through the b ...
Topic: Stringmaster making weird sounds 12-17th fret positions
Mike Harris Replies: 20 Views: 2138	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Aug 2023 12:17 pm Subject: Stringmaster making weird sounds 12-17th fret positions
Mike Harris Replies: 20 Views: 2138	Okay, it's a stand-alone neck that has been removed (nothing has been altered that would be noticed when it's re-assembled as a T-8 down the road). I have a D-8 and an S-8 that originally were/was a ...