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Topic: Steel Guitar Work Stand? |
Ian Sutton
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 4 Jan 2011 7:00 am |
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I was wondering what sort of work stand, home-brew or otherwise you steel mechanics are using when you flip your guitars over to work on the undercarriage?
I've seen the one that requires you to remove the legs, then replace them with a bracket in there to prop the guitar up, but I was thinking maybe something a little faster. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.
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John Roche
From:
England
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Posted 4 Jan 2011 8:03 am
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| I just leave mine in the case, I can lift the tuner end and adjust what i need... |
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Steven Welborn
From:
Ojai,CA USA
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Posted 4 Jan 2011 10:38 am
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| I made a work mount table out of 3/4"plywood with 2x6 redwood ends notched to fit the deck hidth difference. It allows enough room to reach underneath to pluck the strings. |
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Georg Sørtun
From:
Mandal, Agder, Norway
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Posted 4 Jan 2011 1:54 pm
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Here's a picture of an adjustable work stand...
...in use during the Dallas Jamboree last year.
Low-quality picture but I think you get the idea. |
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 4 Jan 2011 3:31 pm
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I always thought a light duty version of an engine rebuild stand would do nicely...
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Ryan Barwin
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 4 Jan 2011 6:48 pm
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I just put mine upside-down on the couch...works fine for me.
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Tony Glassman
From:
The Great Northwest
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Posted 4 Jan 2011 8:12 pm
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| Steven Welborn wrote: |
| I made a work mount table out of 3/4"plywood with 2x6 redwood ends notched to fit the deck hidth difference. It allows enough room to reach underneath to pluck the strings. |
Exactly....you can tune and tweak any new changes without having to turn the guitar over. |
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Wayne Franco
From:
silverdale, WA. USA
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Posted 4 Jan 2011 9:21 pm Have you seen Jim Paliscars steel rack
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| It is way cool. He has had it on several occasions at some of the shows. Maybe he'll read this an put up a picture. |
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Ken Metcalf
From:
San Antonio Texas USA
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Posted 5 Jan 2011 5:39 am
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Who is it that makes the little metal legs that go on the screw end of the legs?
That is the handiest I have seen..
Just bend them and drill 3/4 inch holes..
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Jerry Hayes
From:
Virginia Beach, Va.
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Posted 6 Jan 2011 5:25 am
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One side of my garage had a cabinet set up just like what you'd have in a kitchen except there was no sink. A few years ago I had a wall installed to separate the halves of the building and made one side into my workshop so I covered a section of the cabinet(s) with carpeting and installed some close neon lighting and that's where I work on my steels, guitars, and other instruments. To make things more pleasant I also have a 10" TV (hooked to cable), a VCR/DVD, and a stereo system to play CD's or tapes as well as a small Peavey practice amp for practicing and checking wiring repairs on guitars......JH in Va.
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David Mason
From:
Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 6 Jan 2011 5:48 am
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| I bought a set of those legs too, one of the machinists here is/was making them - simple, cheap and foolproof. Oh, memory... maybe somebody has one? |
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Don Blood
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 19 Mar 2011 4:33 pm
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Ian,
I make an adjustable stand for working on steels upside down and still giving access to the strings.
I have pictures on www.donblood.com , It can be used as a table top model, or have legs attached to make it free-standing so you can pull up a chair and sit and work on it. I used one to add my knee levers a while back.
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Bob Cox
From:
Buckeye State
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Posted 19 Mar 2011 5:43 pm
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These are the stands I make.They allow you enough room to reach under and strum to check for proper travel without turning it back over a hundred times.
 if you would like a set shoot me an email. |
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Jay Jessup
From:
Charlottesville, VA, USA
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Posted 19 Mar 2011 6:03 pm
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| I bought a set of those off of E-Bay a while back and find them very convenient. Mine came with some large bolts that allow you to bolt the stands on without the legs attached. For years I just turned the guitar over and let them sit on the strings and tuners, I feel Bob's solution is far better for those of us without the skill or time to build our own stands. |
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John Wilson
From:
Coeur d' Alene, Idaho
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Posted 20 Mar 2011 11:33 am The poor man's solution......
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I had a few pieces of thick shelf wood laying around and I made these up quickly. I put a few felt pads on the top to protect the guitar when I put it in place. I have used them a lot because I moved my codedant to a modified Zane King setup. They work perfectly!
(I must have been inspired by the Stonehenge scene in Spinal Tap.)
J.
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John Wilson
From:
Coeur d' Alene, Idaho
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Posted 20 Mar 2011 11:38 am oops
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I was having all kinds of trouble with my guitar, until I changed my codedant to "copedant". Everything is fine now.....
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Don Blood
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 23 Mar 2011 6:28 pm Here's Mine
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This is the one I use, it can be used free standing or on a table top with the 3 inch legs under the longer legs.
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