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Need to ask for opinions, RE the antique 1930's cast Aluminum Vega rescue project I'm working on. I'm going at it with the premise that it can only be all original once - until its not. Mine was a ba ...

work Is moving along at a good pace, considering all the research,& scraping together funds to proceed. Immediately after cleaning years of dirt & huge petrified crushed Cicada (BUG), I notice ...

I bought a Cast Aluminum VEGA from a scrap dealer - JUST the bare cast body - in very good condition. I don't know how it became stripped - either an interrupted restoration, or plan to sell the alumi ...

The later bodies like that with hand rests did not have rail poles but individual ones.

https://imgur.com/icKvIrb.jpg

That is good news - I think - providing I can find some that will fit, tha ...

Craig,

What is wrong with the existing fret board? If you can see the fret lines, no need to replace it.

I assume that you plugged it in and you get no noise from it.

Make sure the pot is go ...

I liked the Idea of Aluminum Lap steels, ever since becoming aware of them & had a chance to buy this one from a scrap dealer. It is/WAS a 1930'S VEGA I don't Know the model or year. This looks li ...

Hi All I've read that heavy gauge strings are best for Lap Steels - & read so many personal preferences I'm a bit confused. Looking through the FORUM STORE - the prices seem reasonable, & ther ...

Hello All, With some interest & curiosity, I've observed a number of vintage lap steels having covered pickups & wondered about the purpose & reasons for them.
Older Supro's had a large p ...

I have 3 lap steels: a modified rogue, a pretty 1939 Vega model 100, + NOW - A NEW ONE, seen on Ebay & Amazon @ $119. & $129. it was pictured as a "G STYLE" brand.
It appears to b ...

Some years ago I saw & purchased what was described as an ATOMIC GLASS guitar slide. It's a thick walled citrine green glass tube with a closed curved bullet shaped end. I bought it as a slide to ...

You can measure the pots and cap to see what their values are. Sometimes very old electrics use pot values that aren't common anymore, but 250K-ohm or 500K-ohm would be standard modern replacements. I ...

Hello Jack. I agree with Noah's advice. & second your sentiments. I'd been experimenting to improve my scavenged Rogue - but NOTHING will make it as good as the VEGA. In cleaning the VEGA up I beg ...

Hello all, i'm 77, retired, & southern by choice. Ever since the early 1950's I've been thrilled by steel guitar music. I've waited so long to act on it because a world of info has opened up to in ...

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Topic: Replacing Antique Pickups - question
Craig McClure Replies: 0 Views: 122	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 Sep 2024 6:06 pm Subject: Replacing Antique Pickups - question
Craig McClure Replies: 0 Views: 122	Need to ask for opinions, RE the antique 1930's cast Aluminum Vega rescue project I'm working on. I'm going at it with the premise that it can only be all original once - until its not. Mine was a ba ...
Topic: I love Antiques & challenging Bargains....
Craig McClure Replies: 12 Views: 2071	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Sep 2024 5:32 am Subject: UP DATE on CAST ALUMINUM VEGA PROGRESS
Craig McClure Replies: 12 Views: 2071	work Is moving along at a good pace, considering all the research,& scraping together funds to proceed. Immediately after cleaning years of dirt & huge petrified crushed Cicada (BUG), I notice ...
Topic: Two Vegas from the '30s
Craig McClure Replies: 6 Views: 3929	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 30 Aug 2024 5:24 am Subject: Another Pair of Early VEGAS
Craig McClure Replies: 6 Views: 3929	I bought a Cast Aluminum VEGA from a scrap dealer - JUST the bare cast body - in very good condition. I don't know how it became stripped - either an interrupted restoration, or plan to sell the alumi ...
Topic: I love Antiques & challenging Bargains....
Craig McClure Replies: 12 Views: 2071	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 Aug 2024 7:01 am Subject: REPLY to Noah. about my aluminum Vega
Craig McClure Replies: 12 Views: 2071	The later bodies like that with hand rests did not have rail poles but individual ones. https://imgur.com/icKvIrb.jpg That is good news - I think - providing I can find some that will fit, tha ...
Topic: I love Antiques & challenging Bargains....
Craig McClure Replies: 12 Views: 2071	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Aug 2024 5:54 pm Subject: I love Antiques & challenging Bargains....
Craig McClure Replies: 12 Views: 2071	Craig, What is wrong with the existing fret board? If you can see the fret lines, no need to replace it. I assume that you plugged it in and you get no noise from it. Make sure the pot is go ...
Topic: I love Antiques & challenging Bargains....
Craig McClure Replies: 12 Views: 2071	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 Aug 2024 6:56 pm Subject: I love Antiques & challenging Bargains....
Craig McClure Replies: 12 Views: 2071	I liked the Idea of Aluminum Lap steels, ever since becoming aware of them & had a chance to buy this one from a scrap dealer. It is/WAS a 1930'S VEGA I don't Know the model or year. This looks li ...
Topic: Best C6 String SET for lap steel ?? l
Craig McClure Replies: 3 Views: 1166	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Jul 2024 5:55 pm Subject: Best C6 String SET for lap steel ?? l
Craig McClure Replies: 3 Views: 1166	Hi All I've read that heavy gauge strings are best for Lap Steels - & read so many personal preferences I'm a bit confused. Looking through the FORUM STORE - the prices seem reasonable, & ther ...
Topic: Questions RE: Enclosed Pickups
Craig McClure Replies: 3 Views: 954	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Jul 2024 9:17 am Subject: Questions RE: Enclosed Pickups
Craig McClure Replies: 3 Views: 954	Hello All, With some interest & curiosity, I've observed a number of vintage lap steels having covered pickups & wondered about the purpose & reasons for them. Older Supro's had a large p ...
Topic: New Bargain Lap Steel Is Very Decent Imo
Craig McClure Replies: 1 Views: 863	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 25 Jul 2024 5:56 am Subject: New Bargain Lap Steel Is Very Decent Imo
Craig McClure Replies: 1 Views: 863	I have 3 lap steels: a modified rogue, a pretty 1939 Vega model 100, + NOW - A NEW ONE, seen on Ebay & Amazon @ $119. & $129. it was pictured as a "G STYLE" brand. It appears to b ...
Topic: Differences in types of Tone Bars?
Craig McClure Replies: 16 Views: 5156	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 13 Jul 2024 9:29 am Subject: Atomic Glass Slide
Craig McClure Replies: 16 Views: 5156	Some years ago I saw & purchased what was described as an ATOMIC GLASS guitar slide. It's a thick walled citrine green glass tube with a closed curved bullet shaped end. I bought it as a slide to ...
Topic: New Guy, with a 1939 VEGA model 100
Craig McClure Replies: 6 Views: 1104	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Jul 2024 6:15 pm Subject: New Guy, with a 1939 VEGA model 100
Craig McClure Replies: 6 Views: 1104	You can measure the pots and cap to see what their values are. Sometimes very old electrics use pot values that aren't common anymore, but 250K-ohm or 500K-ohm would be standard modern replacements. I ...
Topic: New Guy, with a 1939 VEGA model 100
Craig McClure Replies: 6 Views: 1104	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Jul 2024 7:59 am Subject: New Guy, with a 1939 VEGA model 100
Craig McClure Replies: 6 Views: 1104	Hello Jack. I agree with Noah's advice. & second your sentiments. I'd been experimenting to improve my scavenged Rogue - but NOTHING will make it as good as the VEGA. In cleaning the VEGA up I beg ...
Topic: New Guy, with a 1939 VEGA model 100
Craig McClure Replies: 6 Views: 1104	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Jul 2024 4:04 pm Subject: New Guy, with a 1939 VEGA model 100
Craig McClure Replies: 6 Views: 1104	Hello all, i'm 77, retired, & southern by choice. Ever since the early 1950's I've been thrilled by steel guitar music. I've waited so long to act on it because a world of info has opened up to in ...