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**** Various artists, Legends of the Incredible Lap Steel Guitar (Horse Rock Records): Anyone familiar with the Sacred Steel movement, the fiery gospel sounds out of the Church of God in Florida, ...

Each week, we look at the tools behind the tunes. Today, it's a simple glass tube that conjures the sound of the Mississippi delta in all its shimmering glory What is it? A style of playing that ...

A lap steel guitar is a compact guitar played in a horizontal position, either in the player’s lap — hence the name — or on a stand or table. Players use a slide known as a tone bar to fret the ...