books.google.com.au - FrettedThe term "steel guitar" can refer to instruments with multiple tunings, 6 to 14 strings, and even multiple fretboards. To add even more confusion, the term "Hawaiian guitar" refers to an instrument played flat on the lap with a steel bar outside of Hawaii, but in Hawaii, it is the early term for...http://books.google.com.au/books/about/The_Hawaiian_Steel_Guitar_and_Its_Great.html?id=WlDSDopg3HoC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Hawaiian Steel Guitar and Its Great Hawaiian Musicians