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- Place of Origin: Hawaii
- Number of Strings: 6 or 8
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A Lap Steel Guitar is a stringed instrument that originates from Hawaii.
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Background
The origin of the Lap Steel guitar dates back to the 1800's.It is played by pressing steel bar against the strings with the guitar placed on the lap or a table. It that can be played acoustically or amplified.
The Lap Steel guitar is commonly associated with traditional Hawaiian music but it is also used in blues and country music.
Tunings
There are as many tuning variations for the Lap Steel as there are for a regular guitar. Though typically, it is tuned to an open tuning.
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A Lap Steel Guitar is a stringed instrument that originates from Hawaii.
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Lap Steel Guitar Questions
are there any free lesson books for the lap top steel guitar that can be sent to my address 1 AnswerFound no free books, but brief articles, videos, mp3 lessons below. GAA's Guide to C6 Lap Steel Resources http://www.planetgaa.com/C6/C6Resources.html Doug Bea... read more
How many laps is the Daytona 500? 2 AnswersI used to think 500 too! There are 200 laps in the Daytona 500. It is a 500-mile NASCAR Nextel Cup race series and Daytona is classified as a superspeedway, wit... read more
What would the abbrevation CA mean in reguards to guitars? 2 Answers----quote--- CA Guitars is Composite Acoustics guitars has produced the world's best travel guitar - lightweight, durable, small, great sound. ---endquote--- read more
Are there any online tuners for tuning a 12-string guitar? 1 Answercheck out http://www.get-tuned.com/12_string_guitar_tuner.php It will teach you how to tune your 12 string guitar. read more
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Fast Facts
- Place of Origin: Hawaii
- Number of Strings: 6 or 8
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Background
</small> The origin of the Lap Steel guitar dates back to the 1800's.It is played by pressing steel bar against the strings with the guitar placed on the lap or a table. It that can be played acoustically or amplified.
The Lap Steel guitar is commonly associated with traditional Hawaiian music but it is also used in blues and country music.
Tunings
</small> There are as many tuning variations for the Lap Steel as there are for a regular guitar. Though typically, it is tuned to an open tuning. </note>Lap Steel Guitar Instruction
- Steel Guitar Forum: Popular Lap and Pedal Steel Forum
- Homespun Tapes: Numerous Lap Steel Instructional Books and Videos
- PedalSteelGuitar.net: Free Lap Steel Guitar Lesson
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