Our Models
The Lap Steel tenor
A Mya-Moe exclusive with an amazing steel-string, slide voice
Easily tuned to open C, D, G, A, C6, D6
Available in any wood combination for unique personality in aesthetics & voice
Click here to listen to a sound sample of the Mya-Moe lap steel.
Aaron Keim plays |
James Hill plays |
Matsui-san of the Sweet Hollywaiians |
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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Classic Technical Specs
Ukulele Size: Tenor |
Scale length: 17” |
Frets to body: 14 |
Fretboard radius: none |
Number of fret inlays: 19 |
Back dome: 15’ |
Saddle compensation: 5/64” |
Nut: bone |
Dimensions: Total Length: 26” Body Length: 11 3/4" Body Thickness at Neck: 2 5/8” Body Thickness at Tail: 3” Upper Bout: 6 3/8” Waist: 5 ¾” Lower Bout: 8 1/2"
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Fretboard width: Width at Nut: 1 3/8” Width at 12th Fret: 1 3/4"
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Neck Thickness: 1st Fret: 1" 10th Fret: 1 1/8" |
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Bridge & Saddle: Biscuit & hardwood |
Pickup (optional): K&K Biscuit Bridge |
