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Bernard Beck


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Paris France
Post  Posted 22 Nov 2005 1:00 am    
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I know there is a site with everything you need to know to build your own lap steel.
Will someone remind it to me.
Thanks a lot
Bernard
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Gary Boyett

 

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Colorado
Post  Posted 22 Nov 2005 7:00 am    
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Just add wood.
http://www.stewmac.com
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Peter Jacobs


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Northern Virginia
Post  Posted 22 Nov 2005 7:28 am    
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http://www.buildyourguitar.com/resources/lapsteel/
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Stanford Lane

 

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Oklahoma, USA
Post  Posted 22 Nov 2005 7:53 am    
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I built a guitar several years ago. Once you build your guitar and are ready to finish it, think airbrush. I contacted a local college art class. They did a wondergul job on a blue and green sea wave effect on mine. Since they did it as a class project, I paid for the paint only.
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Derrick Mau

 

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Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Post  Posted 22 Nov 2005 10:12 am    
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Check out HSGA member John Tipka's website.
http://home.insight.rr.com/steelgtr/index.html

John had a brochure on building lap steels too. It was about $10.00 as I last recall.
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Bill Creller

 

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Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
Post  Posted 22 Nov 2005 4:37 pm    
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John's book was available from the HSGA a few years ago, dont know if it's still available.
A six string steel could use any number of regular guitar pick-ups (bridge position), and Seymour Duncan and DiMarzio have 7 string bridge pickups. The DP702 is a Dimarzio type I use.

[This message was edited by Bill Creller on 22 November 2005 at 04:50 PM.]

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Donald Ruetenik

 

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Pleasant Hill, California, USA
Post  Posted 22 Nov 2005 6:01 pm    
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I wouldn't expect to build just one. The first one is the trial-run, the proto-type, the one that teaches you what not to do on the next one. It will also make the decision as to even making the next one.
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Ron Victoria

 

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New Jersey, USA
Post  Posted 22 Nov 2005 6:23 pm    
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I was thinking about building one. How much should I expect to spend not counting the wood?
Ron
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