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Paul Strojan
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California, USA
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Posted 31 Aug 2024 10:42 pm |
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| I have been toying with the idea of building a twelve string travel guitar that would also function as a practice board. I want a couple of unique features: a piezo pickup and a keyless tuner to keep the total length of the guitar relatively compact. What options are there for keyless tuners? |
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J D Sauser
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Wellington, Florida
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Posted 7 Sep 2024 6:08 pm Re: Keyless Lap Steel
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| Paul Strojan wrote: |
| I have been toying with the idea of building a twelve string travel guitar that would also function as a practice board. I want a couple of unique features: a piezo pickup and a keyless tuner to keep the total length of the guitar relatively compact. What options are there for keyless tuners? |
I've long wanted a 25" scale 12 sting practice "board", I could pack into a regular suitcase.
some keyless tuners do pop up every now and then on this Forum section or the Buy-Sell section.
I've opted to "wrap" a keyhead under the guitar, via a double roller nut.
... J-D.
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Tim Toberer
From:
Nebraska, USA
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Posted 8 Sep 2024 5:13 am
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https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=379009.
Why not build it yourself? Here are some ideas in this thread. There was a practice board project on here a while ago with a keyless tuner that was a bit crude. It looked straightforward to build with hardware store parts, seemed functional and could be easily improved upon, can't find it right now. I like the Piezo pickup idea. It would make a unique sound for sure. |
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Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 13 Sep 2024 1:01 pm
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Here is a simple one I made out of aluminum and hardware store screws. Started out as a. 14 string, but I added a few wooden pieces and three gears. You would really need a drill press to accurately drill a bunch of holes.
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Tim Toberer
From:
Nebraska, USA
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Mike Preuss
From:
Mount Vernon, Washington, USA
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Posted 14 Sep 2024 12:27 pm Keyless
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 I was very impressed by Ian Rae's design, so I copied it. It works great.
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Sonny Jenkins
From:
Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
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Posted 27 Sep 2024 10:14 am
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| Back when I was building my little keyless lap steels I had a very simple ( and very much like the Kline) tuning finger. A forum search should produce many examples. I may still have some left around somewhere. |
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