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Topic: my spin on the bolt on lap steel neck |
Bill Hatcher
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Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 7 Feb 2014 8:25 pm |
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seen a few of these. decided to give it a try and do something a little different. coming along nicely. decided to cut a ledge for the gears. leave the excess neck wood for strength. really helps the sustain. hope to shoot some lacquer if i can get a decent temp day. matching it up with an import strat body and see if someone might want it. might make up some more of these. lot of fun to make. 24" scale and 3/8" spacing both ends. that piece of maple is 30+ years old. i bought it..i should know.
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Glenn Uhler
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Trenton, New Jersey, USA
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Posted 7 Feb 2014 9:20 pm Great neck idea
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Great neck design idea, Bill! I am also glad to see the "clutter" on our workbenches looks about the same.
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Stephen Abruzzo
From:
Philly, PA
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Posted 7 Feb 2014 9:25 pm
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| Looks great Bill. |
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Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 7 Feb 2014 9:57 pm Re: Great neck idea
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| Glenn Uhler wrote: |
| Great neck design idea, Bill! I am also glad to see the "clutter" on our workbenches looks about the same. |
and we know exactly where everything is... |
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Stefan Robertson
From:
Hertfordshire, UK
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Posted 8 Feb 2014 10:36 pm
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| Looks great. Can't wait to see mine as well. |
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Jim Pitman
From:
Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA
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Posted 9 Feb 2014 6:18 pm
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Looks great.
Was one of the goals to get a sharper string an angle over the nut to the tuners? |
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Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 10 Feb 2014 10:30 pm
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| Jim Pitman wrote: |
Looks great.
Was one of the goals to get a sharper string an angle over the nut to the tuners? |
that will sure help you with sustain too! main thing was to keep all the strength in the headstock you can. easy to just cut an angle back the same thickness the machine head needs. you can take those guitars and wiggle the headstock up and down and hear the pitch change in the strings!! this eliminates that.
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Jim Smerk
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 11 Feb 2014 9:28 am
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This is some nice construction, great job!  |
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Peter Jacobs
From:
Northern Virginia
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Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 14 Feb 2014 3:33 pm
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| One slab of maple and some cogitating and some tricks on the jointer. |
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Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 14 Feb 2014 3:38 pm
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| One slab of maple and some cogitating and some tricks on the jointer. |
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Jim Williams
From:
Meridian, Mississippi, USA - Home of Peavey!
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Posted 15 Feb 2014 3:43 pm
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Nice work Bill, I talked with you at length Friday on the phone. I'll probably get back with you very in the next day or so on the project we discussed.
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GFI SM10 3/4, 1937 Gibson EH-150, 2 - Rondo SX Lap Steels and a Guyatone 6 String C6. Peavey 400 and a Roland 40 Amps. Behringer Reverb Pedal. |
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Don Griffiths
From:
Steelville, MO
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Posted 16 Feb 2014 12:50 pm
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Very nice work! Pretty wood. Looks
like my work bench.
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Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 16 Feb 2014 6:05 pm
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| Jim Williams wrote: |
| Nice work Bill, I talked with you at length Friday on the phone. I'll probably get back with you very in the next day or so on the project we discussed. |
thanks jim. sent you some links to some lap steel things i have recorded. hope to talk soon! |
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