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Topic: Prototype Zum lapsteel 10 string please close |
Dennis Wireman
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North West Indiana 47978
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Posted 19 Nov 2022 7:47 am |
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Bruce made this one of a kind unique lap steel. only one made. it does have the Zum neck. key head and fret board and body, The changer has a moving levers one for all 10 strings. when you move all 10 of them it changes steel to a different setup. He got the aluminum gun case fits nicely in it,
Another fine item you all missed so I will hang on to it for now.
Last edited by Dennis Wireman on 19 Jan 2023 7:48 am; edited 2 times in total |
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Bill McCloskey
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Posted 19 Nov 2022 7:50 am
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| how do the levers work? |
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Dennis Wireman
From:
North West Indiana 47978
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Posted 19 Nov 2022 8:21 am levers
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| you just push them all down or pull them all up very easy to do.they move smoothly |
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Bill McCloskey
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Posted 19 Nov 2022 8:25 am
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| So it raises and lowers each string a tone? a half tone? |
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Dennis Wireman
From:
North West Indiana 47978
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Posted 20 Nov 2022 6:27 pm strings
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| a tone |
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Bill McCloskey
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Posted 20 Nov 2022 6:48 pm
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| Are their legs? |
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Dennis Wireman
From:
North West Indiana 47978
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Posted 21 Nov 2022 4:22 am legs
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| no legs it is a lap steel as posted |
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David LeBlanc
From:
New Brunswick, Canada
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Posted 21 Nov 2022 9:12 am
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| Fascinated by the levers. Can you change one lever at a time or all at once? |
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Dennis Wireman
From:
North West Indiana 47978
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Posted 21 Nov 2022 10:46 am levers
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he said all at once. Maybe
Bruce will see this on here and give us more insight about it. |
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Jon Zimmerman
From:
California, USA
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Posted 21 Nov 2022 3:14 pm Zum Zignature 😎
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| I like that ‘Portotype’ designator. |
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HowardR
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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 24 Nov 2022 11:54 am
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Interesting guitar......so the levers move all at one time?.....can any of the levers be moved separately?.....or if you engage one lever they all engage?.....
In this (your) photo it appears that the levers can be engaged separately...so I'm a little confused....can you shed some light on this?....thanks
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Dennis Wireman
From:
North West Indiana 47978
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Posted 25 Nov 2022 3:03 am levers
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| they can be moved one at a time, but Bruce stated to move all of them. I am hoping he will see this posted and shed some info on it. Very uniquec and well built by a master indeed |
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Bruce Zumsteg
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Harrisonville, Missouri, USA
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Posted 25 Nov 2022 8:37 am
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Zum Lap Steel with Pitch Changer
This is a totally unique Lap Steel that I built several years ago. It has a changer mechanism that allows the pitch of each string to be changed to another note (within a limited range, of course, providing the string gage is proper for both notes). This is accomplished by merely shifting the levers up or down. Originally the guitar was tuned to an E13 with a high G# on the top, and a low E on the bottom. When all the levers are released to the ‘up’ position, the tuning goes to a C6, with a high G on the top and a low C on the bottom. It could be tuned to change from either of those tunings to an A6. Of course you could use the mechanism to merely change the given tuning within itself, such as changing a 6th note to a dominant 7th, or a sixth chord to a diminished. I’m sure there are other possibilities.
When switching the levers from one position to the other, don’t try to change them all at once, but rather one at a time. Also, when releasing the levers from the locked position , raise them up gently rather than letting the changer finger ‘snap’ down hard against the tuning screw.
With the levers locked in the 'down' position, tune the guitar with the tuning keys, to the HIGHEST note desired for that string (for example, to an E 13th tuning: G# E C# B G# E D B G# E). With the levers released to the ‘up’ position, tune the guitar with the allen screws in the end plate to the LOWEST note desired (for example, to a C6 tuning: G E C A G E C A F C).
The guitar is 10 string, 24 ¼” scale, and has a single coil pick-up. The case is all aluminum, foam lined. I bought the case used, so there are a few small scratches on it. |
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Dennis Wireman
From:
North West Indiana 47978
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Posted 27 Nov 2022 8:59 am levers
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| here you go folks and thank you much Bruce for your input and advice on this clearing things up for us. |
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Dennis Wireman
From:
North West Indiana 47978
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Posted 16 Dec 2022 5:39 pm one of a kind
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| nothing happening on this soon going to close and put it back on my music shelf. |
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 18 Dec 2022 8:18 am
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Dennis,,,what would be your best price on this shipped to 76012?
Thanks my friend,,,,Sonny |
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Dennis Wireman
From:
North West Indiana 47978
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Posted 24 Dec 2022 5:11 am time running out.
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| well last bump do not mind keeping this it is a very unique one of a kind deal. |
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Josh ONeill
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England, UK
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Posted 24 Dec 2022 3:34 pm
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New member here, , going to be looking in from afar.. this looks really intriguing ,
How much to ship over to the UK ?
I would love to hear and see it played . |
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Josh ONeill
From:
England, UK
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Posted 25 Dec 2022 6:05 am Zumsteel Lap
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| consider me interested. what would be the cheapest and quickest service to get it over to the UK ? |
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Dennis Wireman
From:
North West Indiana 47978
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Posted 19 Jan 2023 7:50 am USA shipping lower 48 only
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| Close this one up going to keep it for now |
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