Our Models
The Lap Steel
A Mya-Moe exclusive with an amazing steel-string, slide voice
Easily tuned to open C, D, G, A, C6, D6
Solid wood construction in any combination for unique personality in aesthetics & voice
Click here to listen to a sound sample of the Mya-Moe lap steel.
Aaron Keim plays
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James Hill plays
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Matsui-san of the Sweet Hollywaiians
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Aaron Keim plays the |
As with other Mya-Moe instruments, the tone is very deep and woody, reflecting the individual personality of the tonewood. For a more "woody" tone, choose woods such as koa, mahogany, sapele or mango. For a more "punchy" tone with more of the resonator cone component, choose the brighter woods with spruce tops.
This instrument features a square neck, making it perfectly designed to sit across the musician's lap. However, we've had many people play it like a slide guitar. They feel that the square neck is ideally suited to put the position of the hand & slide in perfect harmony with the strings.
The standard tuning for the lap steel is open C (G-C-E-g). With the provided strings, it can be retuned to many different tunings including C6 (G-C-E-a), open G (G-B-D-g), open D (A-D-F#-a), and open A (A-C#-E-a) making the instrument extremely versatile.
For more information, visit Design Philospohy.
Who's Playing This Model
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Lap Steel Technical Specs
| Baritone | Tenor |
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Dimensions Total Length Body Length Body Thickness at Neck Body Thickness at Tail Upper Bout Waist Lower Bout |
29" 14" 2 3/4" 3 1/4" 7 1/2" 6 3/8" 10" |
26" 11 3/4" 2 5/8" 3" 6 3/8" 5 3/4" 8 1/2" |
Fretboard Scale Length Number of Frets Inlays Frets-to-Body Width at Nut Width at 12th Fret Fretboard Radius Saddle Compensation |
20" 19 14 1 3/8" 1 3/4" none 5/64" |
17" 19 14 1 3/8" 1 3/4" none 5/64" |
Neck Thickness (incl. fretboard) 1st Fret 10th Fret |
1" 1 1/8" |
1" 1 1/8" |
Tuners |
Geared Machine Heads |
Geared Machine Heads |
Back Dome |
15' |
15' |
Nut Material |
Bone |
Bone |
Bridge & Saddle |
Biscuit & hardwood |
Biscuit & hardwood |
