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Topic: Mark Silk lap steel |
Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 10 Jun 2020 5:05 am |
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Another hardwood take on the classic bakelite lap steel design from Mark Silk in England that mixes and matches a couple design genres. Posted for sale on FB. No other info yet.
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Bill Groner
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QUAKERTOWN, PA
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Posted 10 Jun 2020 5:07 am
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That is one good looking lap steel. I love the use of the three different woods and the perpendicular use of the grain. PERFECT! If the guy posts what kind of Pup that is, please let us know or if anyone on the forum has info please post.
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David Decker
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Canton, Ohio, USA
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Posted 10 Jun 2020 6:57 am
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Got info from Facebook page.
Details
Handmade in the UK.
One piece West African Mahogany body finished in Tru-Oil.
Rippled Sycamore inlays, Rick B6 style.
Bound Ovangkol fretboard with inlaid fret markers, MOP dots.
Kluson Deluxe tuners.
Kluson adjustable wraparound bridge.
Mojo UK handmade Silver Foil pickup. 12k.
Rosewood knobs.
CTS pots, Sprague capacitor, Switchcraft jack.
Brass nut.
Lightweight gig bag included.
22.5" Scale length.
Currently tuned GBDGBD, strung with D'addario 13-56s. |
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Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 10 Jun 2020 7:19 am
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Ralph Czitrom
From:
Ringwood, New Jersey
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Posted 10 Jun 2020 7:27 am
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| 695 British Pounds, or $886.89 U.S. |
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Stephen Abruzzo
From:
Philly, PA
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Posted 10 Jun 2020 8:46 am
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Bill.......actually the pickup is a P90 sized Gold Foil Soapbar......that I guess can be special ordered in Silver?
Anyway, if you want one to put in one of your fine-looking steels....here you go:
https://www.mojopickups.co.uk/product/p90-sized-gold-foil-soapbar/
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 10 Jun 2020 9:05 am
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Kluson adjustable wraparound bridge.
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Is that bridge flat, or is it radiused? What is its string spacing? Can't find anything like it on the Kluson website. If it's like the ones Gibson installed on their pink Century and Century Deluxe, I'm interested. Bigly. |
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Michael Stephens
From:
South Hadley, MA
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Posted 10 Jun 2020 9:57 am
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| Just curious - which Facebook page are you folks looking at with this instrument being sold? Can someone share a link? |
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David Decker
From:
Canton, Ohio, USA
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Posted 10 Jun 2020 10:11 am
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| Go to facebook and do a search for Mark Silk |
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Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 10 Jun 2020 10:20 am
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Kluson adjustable wraparound bridge.
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Is that bridge flat, or is it radiused? What is its string spacing? Can't find anything like it on the Kluson website. If it's like the ones Gibson installed on their pink Century and Century Deluxe, I'm interested. Bigly. |
if it is flat, he might have purchased the aluminum kluson and then flattened it and repolished. but it looks like a radiused one to me. i might make one of those steels
and see how it plays. |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Tom Snook
From:
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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Posted 10 Jun 2020 11:41 am
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What if you flip the tailpeice over?
ALOHA
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Jeff Highland
From:
New South Wales, Australia
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Posted 10 Jun 2020 1:54 pm
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Using a radiused bridge is a trap for Guitar builders moving into Lap steel.
Its certainly going to increase the pressure needed to hold the bar across all strings and cause intonation problems across the strings
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David Matzenik
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Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 10 Jun 2020 5:23 pm
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You'd think it would be obvious. 
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Jeff Highland
From:
New South Wales, Australia
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Posted 10 Jun 2020 5:55 pm
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Asher used to sell a flat wraparound bridge that they use on their Junior, but seem to have discontinued.
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1950 National New Yorker
2008 Highland Baritone Weissenborn
2020 Highland New Yorker.
2020 Highland Mohan Veena
2021 Highland Weissencone |
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Jim Pitman
From:
Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA
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Posted 13 Jun 2020 11:32 am
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| If the bridge is radiused it's hard to imagine anyone making such a naive mistake. It's a beautiful guitar otherwise. |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 13 Jun 2020 1:39 pm
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It's sadly pretty common. I've seen a lot of skilled builders who decide to make a lap steel but don't totally understand the instrument. This one is at least a fixable issue.
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Jeff Highland
From:
New South Wales, Australia
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Posted 13 Jun 2020 2:36 pm
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It is sad, and unfortunately this one is not a ready fix, with the wraparound bridge post holes likely to show if you use an alternative.
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1949 Supro Supreme
1950 National New Yorker
2008 Highland Baritone Weissenborn
2020 Highland New Yorker.
2020 Highland Mohan Veena
2021 Highland Weissencone |
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David Matzenik
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Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 13 Jun 2020 8:11 pm
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It shows how important it is to them. They do not deserve polite comments.
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Jim Pitman
From:
Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA
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Posted 14 Jun 2020 5:42 am
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| I would think it would be easy to knock that radius off that stop bridge even with a file. |
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Jeff Highland
From:
New South Wales, Australia
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Posted 14 Jun 2020 1:22 pm
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Trouble is if you start modifying that bridge you lose the plating and it may just be zinc based metal under there, Plus you would need to re crown it not just leave it flat from front to back.
It's just a lot easier if the builder gets it right to start with
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1949 Supro Supreme
1950 National New Yorker
2008 Highland Baritone Weissenborn
2020 Highland New Yorker.
2020 Highland Mohan Veena
2021 Highland Weissencone |
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