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Randy Reeves
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LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 4 May 2005 10:00 am |
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here is my second lap steel made from scratch.
mahogany body, Seymour Duncan antiquity pickup. most parts from Stewmac and some made by me.
a nice sounding lap steel. the design is vintage based.
fun to build. more fun to play.
I may build a couple more.
I tried to do a link but it didnt work. so I will post the pic I took. it's large.
 [This message was edited by Randy Reeves on 04 May 2005 at 11:03 AM.] |
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seldomfed
From:
Colorado
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Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 4 May 2005 10:31 am
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I build some instruments myself and I love to see the work that others create no matter how complex or simple.
You got a pretty straightforward design there. Hard for a good simple guitar like this not to work!!
Only thing I can see that might be an issue is the frets down at the end of the fingerboard. On my computer screen they don't look like they are diminishing in the correct spacing. Have you measured them?? |
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Randy Reeves
From:
LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 4 May 2005 10:55 am
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thanks.yes, a Hipshot bridge. the string spacing worked out so I used it.
good eye in spotting the fret errs. I did math and used a template from one of my old laps. my math isnt so good so I relied more on the template.
and then my sawing wasnt great. maybe it was my ageing vision. I considered it minor since I never play way up there.
there are lots of small errs in building this.
you should have seen the first one.
Im not sure what I enjoy more. the learning process from crafting or the finished result and playing.
for sure the playing. |
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Gerald Ross
From:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Randy Reeves
From:
LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 4 May 2005 11:35 am
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Gerald. you are so right. it would improve things ; visually as well.
I'll be starting the third one sometime this summer.
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Terry Farmer
From:
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
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Posted 4 May 2005 2:02 pm
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Randy,
Great job! It's very satisfying to build the instument you make music with. Welcome to the ranks of player/builders! |
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Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 4 May 2005 7:15 pm
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Randy if you have access to a radial arm saw you can cut the fret slots so much easier even with less than perfect eyesight. Go to one of the guitar supply web sites that sells fret templates. These are long pieces of thick plexiglass with cuts on the edges. You just measure off the fret scale you want, drill a small hole in the wooden saw table to one side of the blade, stick a drill bit in the hole, double stick tape the fingerboard to the template and just slip the drill bit in the slot, pull the blade across, go to the next slot---and just keep going until you do as many frets as you need. Perfect frets every time.
You can also use a miter box if you don't have a radial saw. |
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Randy Reeves
From:
LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 5 May 2005 5:20 am
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I have seen the fret templates. Ive even thought of setting up a dremel router using templates..
fretting was the most time consuming process.
I am thinking of losing the fret wire for the next project and inlaying brass or contrasting wood the next time.
it all means making the proper jig and either using a radial arm saw, as suggested, or that dremel tool.
and then I found some pre made fret boards for pedal steel.
I have to think that choicxe through.
thanks for the comments and suggestions all. |
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Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 6 May 2005 9:17 am
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| Randy. You find any premade boards with a short scale say 22 or 22.5?? Email me and let me know. |
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Delvin Morgan
From:
Lindstrom, Minnesota, USA
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Posted 8 May 2005 6:28 am
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Hi Randy,
I want to post a picture on the board, could you tell me how to go about it?
Thanks
Del
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