GregP Posted April 30, 2006 Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 So, I looked on the net and got some guages so that I can make a "custom" set of strings for my lap steel project, using the C6 tuning. I found a site that sells sets with this spec: G = .012 E = .014 C = .017 A = .020 plain G = .026 wound E = .030 wound Now, I'm assuming that the two "E" strings are an octave apart. But a .030 on a low E? Wouldn't that be extra flop-tacular? Or if they're NOT an octave apart, wouldn't that be uber-tight? My lap steel is obviously going to be a different scale length than a pedal steel, but these were listed as "non-pedal" strings, so I assumed for short-ish scales as well. It didn't specify scale length. Can anyone give me insight into lap steel string guages? Particularly for the C6 tuning, which is where I'm going to spend most of my beginning steps with the instrument. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted April 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2006 *bump* in case anyone is wading through the hackiness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted May 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 Desperation bump. Or if you know a forum where I'd be more likely to find an answer...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregP Posted May 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2006 Last bump... nobody here plays lap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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