It's Easy to Build Your Own Lap Steel Guitar

Author: Martin Koch
Publisher: Koch Martin
ISBN: 9783901314094
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 120

Book Description
With 225 photos and 40 line drawings, Koch shows how to make two different lap steel guitars in simple, easy-to-follow steps. He even explains how to make a guitar pickup using the world's simplest pickup winder. (Music)

Making Poor Man's Guitars

Author: Shane Speal
Publisher: Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN: 1607655470
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 434

Book Description
This book presents the authentic stories of American DIY music with step-by-step projects, photo studies of antique instruments, interviews with music legends, and historical accounts. Shane Speal, the “King of the Cigar Box Guitar,” shows how anyone can build amazing musical instruments from found items.

Basic C6th Nonpedal Lap Steel Method

Author: DeWitt Scott
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Incorporated
ISBN: 9780786688197
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Made famous by the legendary Jerry Byrd, the C6 tuning [CEGACE] for the non- pedal lap steel guitar has many advantages due to its versatility. The tuning isespecially useful in playing two and three-string chord combinations and for easy single-string passages. Patience, dedication and many hours of practice areneeded to perfect the "slant" bar positions, especially the reverse slants, but the end result is well worth the effort. This excellent text, written by Steel Guitarand Country Music Hall of Fame member DeWitt Scott, is written in standard notation and tablature. Audio download available online.

The Hal Leonard Lap Steel Guitar Method

Author: Johnie Helms
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1495031810
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 85

Book Description
(Instructional). The Hal Leonard Lap Steel Guitar Method is designed for anyone just learning to play the six-string lap steel guitar. This comprehensive and easy-to-use beginner's guide by country music veteran Johnie Helms includes many fun songs and hot licks to learn and play. The accompanying audio features 95 demonstration and play along tracks. Topics include tunings, chords, scales, key positions, right- and left-hand techniques, vibrato, string pulls, slants, music reading, and much more!

First Lessons Pedal Steel

Author: Jay Leach
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1619114941
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 69

Book Description
This book is an excellent introduction to one of America's most quintessential instruments, the pedal steel. The first part of the book covers the skills required to play the instrument, including technique for the pedals and knee levers, bar control, and picking. The second half includes songs and licks that illustrate the full spectrum of the pedal steel's capabilities. Exercises and songs are presented in tablature and standard notation. The book comes with accompanying audio and video download available online, including play-along tracks

Making an Archtop Guitar

Author: Robert Benedetto
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 9781574240009
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 280

Book Description
(Guitar). The definitive work on the design and construction of an acoustic archtop guitar by one of the most talented luthiers of the twentieth century. Benedetto walks the reader through all aspects of construction through to marketing your finished work. Includes a list of suppliers to acquire all the tools and materials listed; a list of serial numbers for Benedetto guitars; full-color plates featuring the author's models; photos from the author's personal scrapbook of players who endorse his guitars; and fold-out templates for construction. 8-1/2 x 11 .

Building Electric Guitars

Author: Martin Koch
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783901314148
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 388

Book Description
This book explains step by step, with over 1800 photos and more than 600 illustrations how to layout and build your own electric guitar. Build an entire guitar in a small room on a homemade multifunctional work table. Only a router and some easy-to-make jigs are required to prepare the wood.

Pedal Steel Guitar

Author: Winnie Winston
Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
ISBN:
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 138

Book Description
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A Stolen Life

Author: Jaycee Dugard
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1451629192
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 293

Book Description
A revelatory memoir about a young woman whose life was stolen when she was kidnapped in 1991 and remained an object of captivity for 18 years.

First Lessons Lap Steel Guitar

Author: Jay Leach
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1619110776
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 41

Book Description
First Lessons Lap Steel is a fun and easy approach to learning the lap steel guitar. Author Jay Leach explains the basics of the instrument including bar control, picking, and string groups, with fun exercises to play. This book also includes several catchy tunes and an accompanying CD with play-along tracks.