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Topic: Cool keyless lap |
Johnie King
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Tennessee, USA
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Johnie King
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 24 May 2020 10:05 am |
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Johnie King
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 24 May 2020 10:13 am
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Gene Tani
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Pac NW
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Posted 24 May 2020 1:29 pm
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Very cool, has a vaguely Steinberger vibe.
Alright, Johnie how do you get it to change color like that?
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Last edited by Gene Tani on 25 May 2020 3:49 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Daniel McKee
From:
Corinth Mississippi
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Posted 24 May 2020 11:50 pm
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| I keep hoping they will offer a 7 string version of this or atleast 8. I think the Fouke instruments look super cool, especially these new travel size lap steels |
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Joe Elk
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 25 May 2020 4:46 am
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Cool looking Steel!
Joe Elk Central Ohio |
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K Maul
From:
Hadley, NY/Hobe Sound, FL
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Posted 25 May 2020 4:54 am
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Steinberger made the tuners, so it’s more than vague!
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Jon Zimmerman
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California, USA
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Posted 25 May 2020 7:24 pm Diff string wrap ends
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The white guitar has its strings going “over the falls†on a single roller. Black one has that very peculiar “under, then over†double roll device. Hmmm .. wouldn’t your bar hand tend to collide with the upper � Or worse, the bar on a slant, etc. Jes Thinkin.. am I wrong?
Does the black model have on-the-fly pitch changer? Both are really solid builds overall. |
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Bill Hatcher
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Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 25 May 2020 8:43 pm Re: Diff string wrap ends
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| Jon Zimmerman wrote: |
The white guitar has its strings going “over the falls†on a single roller. Black one has that very peculiar “under, then over†double roll device. Hmmm .. wouldn’t your bar hand tend to collide with the upper � Or worse, the bar on a slant, etc. Jes Thinkin.. am I wrong?
Does the black model have on-the-fly pitch changer? Both are really solid builds overall. |
noticed that. if you press down with the bar hard enough, you will remove the string from the nut, which is the bar on top. the other guitar just has the bottom piece as would be a traditional nut.
also, i see the steinberger style tuner...hopefully these are NOT double ball strings. |
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Jon Zimmerman
From:
California, USA
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Posted 25 May 2020 8:53 pm Twin rollers
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| You’re correct Bill, I guess it’s to keep string hysteresis (sp) at minimum, while ring and sustain are full. Who knows..If it has pitch change at p/up end, might be for tuning stabilty? Or our old friend, Les Drag? |
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Allan Revich
From:
Victoria, BC
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Posted 27 May 2020 8:34 am
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| Daniel McKee wrote: |
| I keep hoping they will offer a 7 string version of this or atleast 8. I think the Fouke instruments look super cool, especially these new travel size lap steels |
Chris Fouke is very nice, and very easy to deal with. You can get in touch with him through his website, Facebook, or PM him here. He’d need to get a hold of a keyless bridge to do a 7 string version, but I feel confident that he’d work with you on some sort of 7 string travel sized lap steel if you decided to go for it.
https://www.industrialguitar.com/
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Current Tunings:
6 String | G – D G D G B D
7 String | G9 – D G B D F A D
https://papadafoe.com/lap-steel-tuning-database |
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Allan Revich
From:
Victoria, BC
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Posted 27 May 2020 8:40 am Re: Diff string wrap ends
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| Jon Zimmerman wrote: |
The white guitar has its strings going “over the falls†on a single roller. Black one has that very peculiar “under, then over†double roll device. Hmmm .. wouldn’t your bar hand tend to collide with the upper � Or worse, the bar on a slant, etc. Jes Thinkin.. am I wrong?
Does the black model have on-the-fly pitch changer? Both are really solid builds overall. |
It’s a string height leveller. Maybe not much use on a close tuning like C6, but could be a godsend on open D where you might go from 13-62 |
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Jerry Wagner
From:
California, USA
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Posted 27 May 2020 8:21 pm
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| This looks like an updated Magnatone Melodier. The only thing I don't like about this design is tuning with the right hand...not very convenient with picks on. But maybe OK if you don't use picks. |
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