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Yes!
The pickups Bigsby put on a lot of the guitars he made had black oxide cap screws as the pole pieces.

I'm using Fusion 360 for CAD and CAM, it's a pretty powerful program for $500 a year. There was a bit of tear out on the birdseye, I'm trying to figure how to address it, I'm gonna try some spot appli ...

Hi Greg,

I use a space in Claremont, Nh.
The spot is very well equipped, woodshop has good quality table saws, 20 inch bandsaw, helical 8 inch long bed jointer, 20 inch helical planer, shopbot CN ...

Anyone know who played steel on Wynn Stewart's Wishful Thinking?

Here are my attempts at making Bigsby style PUs

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/21863_pickup_1.jpg

Here is a 8 string rail, I cast the cover, the rail is chromoly and the base is ho ...

There is a little mess up on the head of the casting but it's not too severe. I use one of those $140 Gongyi propane furnace kits from Amazon for melting the aluminum, it takes about 10 minutes to mel ...

Yeah the birdseye turned out to have quite a lot of figure, the eyes are small but there are a lot of them, it's sort of difficult to determine how it will look when it is rough sawn at the lumber yar ...

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/21863_IMG_07691_1.jpg

okeydokey
some of the routing done, more machining on the cast parts. Was able to fly cut the faces of the head, drill most holes ...

That looks awesome. What sort of wood is used for the fretboard?

Yes, although I think the ones I have a slightly larger than the ones used on the Grady Martin and Hezzy Hall guitars. Bigsby seemed to use different knobs on almost every one of his builds.

Got the laser cut stuff in today, was able to joint and plane the birdseye I picked up, milled flats on the head for the tuners (the pattern has a 2 degree draft on all sides in order to make it easy ...

Have you tried this before?

No! Laughing

I've built about 7 complete guitars, never a lap steel. Doing the design for it has been deceptively difficult, I suppose it's just being a bit unfami ...

I think the perceivable impact on sound that tubes provide is almost always vastly overblown. It's mostly in audiophile la-la land. Ruby is not a manufacturer but a distributor, there are only a hand ...

Hey, thanks!

pickups are CNCed
Bridge, tremolo parts are cast

I finished this one here are some pics

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/21863_hh_1.jpg

https://bb.steelguitar ...

Hi
New member
I'm currently building a 28.5 scale baritone 8 string with benders. Thought I might as well make a build thread.
I've been casting hardware for guitars for a bit, I did this head las ...

That's awesome Whoa!

Thanks for the advice.

Ill probably go with just 2 palm levers, maybe go with E7 tuning transposed down 5 steps?

Digging around it seems like people have issues using palm levers/multibenders w ...

I'm in the process of building a baritone 8 string console. I know very little about lap, console and pedal steel, I know zip about music theory...this is just sort of a project to build a thing I can ...

A bronze tone bar seems like a great idea, but don't see them. Is there a problem or maybe the material is just too expensive? I'd like to try making one but not if there is no benefit.

I used to e ...

Raw stock of bronze for flat bar seems incredibly expensive, but round bar stock seems a lot more affordable but still pretty expensive, I'm seeing about $40 per 1 inch x 12 inch round bar, which woul ...

Have you tried different outlets in your house?

The backing plate is low carbon steel, 0.072" thick. I could go up to about 0.100" thick steel.

I had contacted an owner of some of his steels and he had his pickups rewound, those were the specs I got from him. I'm just going through his writings and he says that the pickups for the steels had ...

Thank you so much for those photos, it clears up a lot!
Do you know if the hex screw pole piece pickups Bigsby made had the same magnet arrangement? I'm having a hard time envisioning 5000-5500 wind ...

Lennox bi-metal blade on my upright 14" Grizzly for cutting features, I have a 7x12 horizontal too for everything else.
Helps to chalk or wax the blade when cutting aluminum since it can easily ...

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Topic: What Is it? BETTER PIC
Dan Otranto Replies: 29 Views: 8854	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 4 Jan 2023 1:15 pm Subject: What Is it? BETTER PIC
Dan Otranto Replies: 29 Views: 8854	Yes! The pickups Bigsby put on a lot of the guitars he made had black oxide cap screws as the pole pieces.
Topic: 28.5 scale Lap/Console with Bender project
Dan Otranto Replies: 16 Views: 5323	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 16 Dec 2022 5:57 pm Subject: 28.5 scale Lap/Console with Bender project
Dan Otranto Replies: 16 Views: 5323	I'm using Fusion 360 for CAD and CAM, it's a pretty powerful program for $500 a year. There was a bit of tear out on the birdseye, I'm trying to figure how to address it, I'm gonna try some spot appli ...
Topic: 28.5 scale Lap/Console with Bender project
Dan Otranto Replies: 16 Views: 5323	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 16 Dec 2022 4:41 am Subject: 28.5 scale Lap/Console with Bender project
Dan Otranto Replies: 16 Views: 5323	Hi Greg, I use a space in Claremont, Nh. The spot is very well equipped, woodshop has good quality table saws, 20 inch bandsaw, helical 8 inch long bed jointer, 20 inch helical planer, shopbot CN ...
Topic: The Steel Ride that Got You Hooked
Dan Otranto Replies: 147 Views: 36763	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 13 Dec 2022 1:35 pm Subject: The Steel Ride that Got You Hooked
Dan Otranto Replies: 147 Views: 36763	Anyone know who played steel on Wynn Stewart's Wishful Thinking?
Topic: Bigsby pickup repro?
Dan Otranto Replies: 53 Views: 23630	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 12 Dec 2022 1:47 pm Subject: Bigsby pickup repro?
Dan Otranto Replies: 53 Views: 23630	Here are my attempts at making Bigsby style PUs https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/21863_pickup_1.jpg Here is a 8 string rail, I cast the cover, the rail is chromoly and the base is ho ...
Topic: 28.5 scale Lap/Console with Bender project
Dan Otranto Replies: 16 Views: 5323	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 21 Nov 2022 3:09 pm Subject: 28.5 scale Lap/Console with Bender project
Dan Otranto Replies: 16 Views: 5323	There is a little mess up on the head of the casting but it's not too severe. I use one of those $140 Gongyi propane furnace kits from Amazon for melting the aluminum, it takes about 10 minutes to mel ...
Topic: 28.5 scale Lap/Console with Bender project
Dan Otranto Replies: 16 Views: 5323	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 21 Nov 2022 7:17 am Subject: 28.5 scale Lap/Console with Bender project
Dan Otranto Replies: 16 Views: 5323	Yeah the birdseye turned out to have quite a lot of figure, the eyes are small but there are a lot of them, it's sort of difficult to determine how it will look when it is rough sawn at the lumber yar ...
Topic: 28.5 scale Lap/Console with Bender project
Dan Otranto Replies: 16 Views: 5323	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 20 Nov 2022 8:41 am Subject: 28.5 scale Lap/Console with Bender project
Dan Otranto Replies: 16 Views: 5323	https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/21863_IMG_07691_1.jpg okeydokey some of the routing done, more machining on the cast parts. Was able to fly cut the faces of the head, drill most holes ...
Topic: Fibson 10 String Build
Dan Otranto Replies: 8 Views: 2695	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 15 Nov 2022 10:28 am Subject: Fibson 10 String Build
Dan Otranto Replies: 8 Views: 2695	That looks awesome. What sort of wood is used for the fretboard?
Topic: Bigsby pickup magnet orientation/layout?
Dan Otranto Replies: 13 Views: 2902	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 14 Nov 2022 4:31 pm Subject: Bigsby pickup magnet orientation/layout?
Dan Otranto Replies: 13 Views: 2902	Yes, although I think the ones I have a slightly larger than the ones used on the Grady Martin and Hezzy Hall guitars. Bigsby seemed to use different knobs on almost every one of his builds.
Topic: 28.5 scale Lap/Console with Bender project
Dan Otranto Replies: 16 Views: 5323	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 14 Nov 2022 2:34 pm Subject: 28.5 scale Lap/Console with Bender project
Dan Otranto Replies: 16 Views: 5323	Got the laser cut stuff in today, was able to joint and plane the birdseye I picked up, milled flats on the head for the tuners (the pattern has a 2 degree draft on all sides in order to make it easy ...
Topic: 28.5 scale Lap/Console with Bender project
Dan Otranto Replies: 16 Views: 5323	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 14 Nov 2022 7:11 am Subject: 28.5 scale Lap/Console with Bender project
Dan Otranto Replies: 16 Views: 5323	Have you tried this before? No! I've built about 7 complete guitars, never a lap steel. Doing the design for it has been deceptively difficult, I suppose it's just being a bit unfami ...
Topic: JJ vs Ruby Tubes
Dan Otranto Replies: 19 Views: 6969	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 13 Nov 2022 5:40 am Subject: JJ vs Ruby Tubes
Dan Otranto Replies: 19 Views: 6969	I think the perceivable impact on sound that tubes provide is almost always vastly overblown. It's mostly in audiophile la-la land. Ruby is not a manufacturer but a distributor, there are only a hand ...
Topic: Bigsby pickup magnet orientation/layout?
Dan Otranto Replies: 13 Views: 2902	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 11 Nov 2022 6:13 pm Subject: Bigsby pickup magnet orientation/layout?
Dan Otranto Replies: 13 Views: 2902	Hey, thanks! pickups are CNCed Bridge, tremolo parts are cast I finished this one here are some pics https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/21863_hh_1.jpg https://bb.steelguitar ...
Topic: 28.5 scale Lap/Console with Bender project
Dan Otranto Replies: 16 Views: 5323	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 11 Nov 2022 3:39 pm Subject: 28.5 scale Lap/Console with Bender project
Dan Otranto Replies: 16 Views: 5323	Hi New member I'm currently building a 28.5 scale baritone 8 string with benders. Thought I might as well make a build thread. I've been casting hardware for guitars for a bit, I did this head las ...
Topic: My many string guitar
Dan Otranto Replies: 13 Views: 2593	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Nov 2022 7:19 am Subject: My many string guitar
Dan Otranto Replies: 13 Views: 2593	That's awesome
Topic: Recommendations for what strings to have benders
Dan Otranto Replies: 3 Views: 1260	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Nov 2022 7:01 am Subject: Recommendations for what strings to have benders
Dan Otranto Replies: 3 Views: 1260	Thanks for the advice. Ill probably go with just 2 palm levers, maybe go with E7 tuning transposed down 5 steps? Digging around it seems like people have issues using palm levers/multibenders w ...
Topic: Recommendations for what strings to have benders
Dan Otranto Replies: 3 Views: 1260	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Nov 2022 11:35 am Subject: Recommendations for what strings to have benders
Dan Otranto Replies: 3 Views: 1260	I'm in the process of building a baritone 8 string console. I know very little about lap, console and pedal steel, I know zip about music theory...this is just sort of a project to build a thing I can ...
Topic: Why no bronze tone bars and parts?
Dan Otranto Replies: 14 Views: 4995	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 12 Sep 2022 8:15 am Subject: Re: Why no bronze tone bars and parts?
Dan Otranto Replies: 14 Views: 4995	A bronze tone bar seems like a great idea, but don't see them. Is there a problem or maybe the material is just too expensive? I'd like to try making one but not if there is no benefit. I used to e ...
Topic: Why no bronze tone bars and parts?
Dan Otranto Replies: 14 Views: 4995	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 10 Sep 2022 2:11 pm Subject: Why no bronze tone bars and parts?
Dan Otranto Replies: 14 Views: 4995	Raw stock of bronze for flat bar seems incredibly expensive, but round bar stock seems a lot more affordable but still pretty expensive, I'm seeing about $40 per 1 inch x 12 inch round bar, which woul ...
Topic: Stomp boxes
Dan Otranto Replies: 6 Views: 1290	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 10 Sep 2022 1:47 pm Subject: Stomp boxes
Dan Otranto Replies: 6 Views: 1290	Have you tried different outlets in your house?
Topic: Bigsby pickup magnet orientation/layout?
Dan Otranto Replies: 13 Views: 2902	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 10 Sep 2022 11:14 am Subject: Bigsby pickup magnet orientation/layout?
Dan Otranto Replies: 13 Views: 2902	The backing plate is low carbon steel, 0.072" thick. I could go up to about 0.100" thick steel.
Topic: Bigsby pickup magnet orientation/layout?
Dan Otranto Replies: 13 Views: 2902	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 10 Sep 2022 4:46 am Subject: Bigsby pickup magnet orientation/layout?
Dan Otranto Replies: 13 Views: 2902	I had contacted an owner of some of his steels and he had his pickups rewound, those were the specs I got from him. I'm just going through his writings and he says that the pickups for the steels had ...
Topic: Bigsby pickup magnet orientation/layout?
Dan Otranto Replies: 13 Views: 2902	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 9 Sep 2022 1:52 pm Subject: Bigsby pickup magnet orientation/layout?
Dan Otranto Replies: 13 Views: 2902	Thank you so much for those photos, it clears up a lot! Do you know if the hex screw pole piece pickups Bigsby made had the same magnet arrangement? I'm having a hard time envisioning 5000-5500 wind ...
Topic: Bandsaw for cutting aluminum plate?
Dan Otranto Replies: 8 Views: 7300	Forum Section: Builders' Corner Posted: 9 Sep 2022 11:16 am Subject: Bandsaw for cutting aluminum plate?
Dan Otranto Replies: 8 Views: 7300	Lennox bi-metal blade on my upright 14" Grizzly for cutting features, I have a 7x12 horizontal too for everything else. Helps to chalk or wax the blade when cutting aluminum since it can easily ...