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Well here's a new adventure, at 80 i'm going to start on a new career, Lap Steel, after 40 odd years on pedal steel I now no longer have a pedal steel, only a standy up 10 string lap steel which started out life as a Springfield, but was hard to keep in tune, so I gutted it but left the changer mech on, lots of practice is due i.e. Blues, Western Swing and anything else that takes my fancy, so who knows I may be a confident player in a couple of years and Bill and myself will, I think be one of or even the only duo in the country using a lap, wish me luck, and it's a lot lighter than pedal steel.

Hope you enjoy your new found adventure.
What tuning are you using on that ten string please ?

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Best wishes Slimbo but I have heard you play lap steel before TOP MAN.

Basil Henriques wrote:Hope you enjoy your new found adventure. As for the only duo using lap, NOPE there's Rod and Rosemary King, and also Basil & Pat do lap steel some of the time.
What tuning are you using on that ten string please ?

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Hi Baz, at the moment C6, but have been looking at some of the tunings of Doug Beaumier as I would like to play some of the tunes he plays as the old folks would know some of the tunes, but any suggestions from you that would cover most tunes would be welcome.

Ken Byng wrote:Good move Slim. I have a 10 string lap steel that I've tuned to C6. It's a standard pedal steel C6 tuning with a D on top. I've taken it out several times in a band, and it is great for swing and standards. Good luck with the duo and the non pedal journey.

Thanks Ken hope i'm up to the job.

Uncle Roy wrote:Best wishes Slimbo but I have heard you play lap steel before TOP MAN.

Thanks Roy, something new for me to go for.

Slim
Best wishes on your " new " venture, not wishing to be accused of " trying to teach my grannie how to suck eggs " you will find the Springfield pick up string spacing is a bit tight for close slants, but it can be achieved with a smaller diameter bar, which might be good idea anyway.
No doubt "someone" could advise you where to obtain the right size bar of the correct weight and even made in a colour of your choice. it could even have been advertised in an earlier post
If you want any help regards C6th tab send me a pm and I'll try to sort something that may be suitable.
Good luck and "Welcome to my world"
Cheers
Robert

Thanks Robert, funny thing, I kept the first bar I ever had and it's smaller so I will give it a go.Slim.P.

Go for it Slim, if anyone can do it you can!
Kindest Regards
Dave