From: Lafayette, CO USA Posted 1:43 pm This is something I've been looking for, and have resigned myself to trying a crude do-it-yourself project. I call this lap steel guitar simple because it is basi- cally just a.ДЄnybody know what I'm talking about and have a copy? I'd be eternally grateful to you for sharing it with me. I can't find it anymore on the web.ДЇitting the fretboard dot markers 52. This was a fantastic application and I wish I had a copy of it now (it's long gone). You could also display chord forms for a very large number of types of chords (maj,min,7th,9th,11th etc). You could then tell it to display any scale for you and markers with the note numbers would appear on the fretboard over the appropriate string and fret position. The app allowed you to specify the number of strings and the notes for each given string (a virtual steel guitar!). Sidebar: In the early days of the Java language, there was a freeware application available that showed the fretboard of a guitar. I also agree with Brad about the need for a C E G A C E (C6) tuning template.

These were designed for use on our 2x4 Lap Steel kit. This is a clear acrylic fretboard, laser-engraved with fret markings for a 23-inch scale. Product Modellist: Pins,Fret Guitar,Six String Guitar,Dread Slope Shoulder Guitar,Tenor Guitar,Baritone Guitar,Flamenco. What is a lap steel guitar? 7 Building a lap steel is easy 8. I think it's far more useful to have the actual notes rather than the scale steps (for a given tuning) as it enables you to find other chords and scales for all keys in that tuning (rather than just the major scale notes for the tuning). From: Santa Cruz, CA, USA Posted 9:42 am In response to Brad's comment, I would respectfully disagree. Since open E and open D are the same tuning but one whole step apart, couldn't you just create a template that references the scale steps (1- rather than the notes (E-e or D-d)? - Brad's Page of Steel: A web site devoted to acoustic & electric lap steel guitars.

From: San Francisco, CA Posted 8:48 am Well, I use open D, open E, open G and C6/Am7 tunings on different lap steels, so I think if it doesn't cost you that much, it won't hurt to have them available in all tunings.

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