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Roger Palmer
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Posted 5 Mar 2009 5:12 am |
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Here's a couple of pics of my hand made lap steels.
For more photos go here http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/r0g3rp1/LapSteels?feat=directlink
They were done as sort of apprentice pieces so I could work out how to make them, what tools to use etc.
I am currently working on a FryPan style 6 stringer made from European Ash which I may sell |
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George Piburn
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The Land of Enchantment New Mexico
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 5 Mar 2009 10:34 am
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Those look very nice Roger  |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 5 Mar 2009 10:34 am
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Those are nice looking steels, Roger. What pickups are you using? Keep it up!
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Brad’s Page of Steel
A web site devoted to acoustic & electric lap steel guitars |
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Roger Palmer
From:
Rossendale, UK
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Posted 5 Mar 2009 12:25 pm
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Thanks everyone I appreciate the replies.
The top one has a couple of cheap strat pickups I got off ebay but they sound pretty good. The second one has a Tonerider P90 which sounds good also but I need to mess about with different capacitors for the tone control.
They are both made from Cedar of Lebanon, which isn't an ideal wood for guitar making (its a bit soft and dents easily)....sounds Ok though!
The top one has a mahogany fretboard with grooves for frets, the second one has inlaid rosewood for the frets with abalone dots. The "Rog" logo is inlaid copper.
Both are finished with with 10-15 coats of Finishing oil which is some sort of Tung oil mixture |
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Roger Palmer
From:
Rossendale, UK
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Posted 5 Mar 2009 2:10 pm
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Thanks Tom, I might one day get up to your quality!
I noticed that on one of your steels you used aluminum for your frets, did you cut it yourself or did you buy it in thin strips? |
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Tom Pettingill
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California, USA (deceased)
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Posted 5 Mar 2009 3:16 pm
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I've done two with the aluminum frets and have a third I'm working on now.
Its kind of a pain, but I cut the strips myself out of some sheet stock. I true up one edge on the jointer with the aluminum sandwiched between a couple pieces of sacrificial pine, band saw off a strip, re-true the edge, rinse and repete as necessary.
If I used more of it I'd just have a sheet metal shop shear me up a bunch.
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Some misc pics of my hand crafted steels
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JOZEF SMITH
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WESTMINSTER - CA - USA
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Posted 6 Mar 2009 12:01 am Home made steels
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Nice job Roger. Attached is a 7 string frypan that I made. I used oak - aluminum top and bottom plate - pick-up made by Elva West - aluminum bridge - strings through body - used pop rivets to cover holes in top plate.
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Roger Palmer
From:
Rossendale, UK
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Posted 6 Mar 2009 1:08 am
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| Wow...really nice job Jozef |
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Jim Gordon
From:
Virginia, USA
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Posted 6 Mar 2009 5:43 am
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| really love the bezels on the top on Roger. Nice design |
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