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Andy Henriksen
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Michigan, USA
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Posted 27 Apr 2012 9:41 am |
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Hello!
I've been lurking for several weeks and decided to finally join. I've already learned a ton from reading various threads here. Thanks!
At the risk of being long-winded, I'll give you a "short" run down of who I am (musically, anyway): I'm on the wrong side of my mid-thirties, and just got my first lap steel - A Jersey Lightning in January. I pretty much fell in love with it right away. I've been tinkering with "regular" guitar since I was about 19. I've played in completely unsuccessful (but fun!) original bands for years, which is mostly for my own amusement and an excuse to hang out with friends and make noise and drink beer.
For most of my guitar-life, I've been into styles that are a little experimental - things like Pink Floyd and Radiohead.
I have long enjoyed writing original music and really enjoy learning about and doing recording. I'm a total basement DIY recordist hack, but it's fun.
Sometime in the last couple years, I started getting more and more into classic country, particularly the outlaw stuff. I just LOVE Hank, Ernest, Waylon, Merle, Willie, George Jones, Cal Smith, etc.
Well...one thing lead to another and before I knew it, my formerly experimental rock band morphed into a classic country cover band, and amazingly we are all totally digging it (there are only 3 of us, so it wasn't too terribly hard to convince everyone that it would be fun).
Anyway, I'm still extremely terrible at LSG, but I can play a few tunes. And I don't know what it is...but this instrument has gotten ahold of me unlike anything before. I'm hooked!
It didn't take me long to realize, however, that having an instrument like this on my lap was not ideal. I wiggle around too much and found it too hard to play consistently. So I made a stand for it.
The legs are simply dowels that fit snuggly into holes, and can be removed easily for transporting.
I used velcro to hold the guitar in place. It works great (I did have to remove a small patch of the felt from the back of the guitar's neck to get the sticky back velcro to stick; it wouldn't stick to the felt adequately. On the body side, it's stuck to the plastic cover plate)
A few stretchy velcro strips and the whole thing is packed up nice and neat for transporting.
Here's a few construction pics, etc....or not...can't get the 'upload pics' to work.
Last edited by Andy Henriksen on 27 Apr 2012 9:46 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Andy Henriksen
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Posted 27 Apr 2012 9:44 am
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OK. Seems I got it to work...
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Jerome Hawkes
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Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 27 Apr 2012 10:20 am
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welcome andy - yes, it is addictive over here!
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Thomas Temple
From:
Florida, USA
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Posted 27 Apr 2012 1:34 pm Like it
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| That really is a good looking and practical stand that you came up with, I understand what you mean by not feeling that comfortable having a lap steel on your lap hows that for an oxymoron? Anyway welcome to the forum as you have said a lot to be learned and a great bunch of fellow enthusiasts. |
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Brian Hunter
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Indianapolis
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Posted 27 Apr 2012 9:18 pm
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Great stand! You're in the right place. I'm another whp played rock based guitar all my life and jumped to steel. It WILL draw you in!
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Dom Franco
From:
Beaverton, OR, 97007
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Andy Henriksen
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 30 Apr 2012 4:13 am
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Welcome!
Nice woodworking. I like how you "think out of the box" most homemade stands use metal legs that need to screw in, and of course are heavier and more expensive.
What tuning are you using?
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C6.
The only thing that I wish I had done differently on the stand is think the leg placement out a little better. If I sit between the legs, I'm a little too far to the left to comfortably play up high on the neck. Conversely, if I straddle the rightside leg (which is what I've been doing), I'm positioned a little too far to the right.
I read somewhere that centering yourself around the 14th fret is pretty typical and considered "ideal." I can't quite get there, the way the legs are. Otherwise, though, it's great. Way sturdier than it probably looks, and set up/break down is a cinch. |
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