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Topic: New home made 8 string Lap Steel |
Daniel Nehring
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 14 Sep 2015 10:12 am |
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I just finished building this 8 string lap steel. It is made of cherry, with a maple fretboard. The fretboard was made on a laser engraver. It has a 24" scale, tuned to A6. I tried tuning to C6 with high G but the sound was too shrill. The A6 range sounds better to my ear. The guitar is fairly heavy and has great sustain. For the finish I used Tru-Oil over a light coat of shellac. The nut and bridge came from Rudy Rukavina. The pickup is a George L. EON. Now I have to learn to play before I can post sound files.
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Rick Barnhart
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 14 Sep 2015 10:21 am
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That's a great looking guitar, Daniel.
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Alex Shi
From:
Taiwan
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Posted 14 Sep 2015 2:41 pm
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| Absolutely beautiful! |
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Ron Simpson
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 14 Sep 2015 4:24 pm
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| Beautiful work |
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Stephen Abruzzo
From:
Philly, PA
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Posted 14 Sep 2015 4:58 pm
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| Very nice. |
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Daniel Nehring
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 15 Sep 2015 4:36 am
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| Thanks for the comments, everyone. I'm having fun playing with this. |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 23 Sep 2015 7:25 pm
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Nice job on that !
Bill |
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Brian Henry
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Posted 24 Sep 2015 5:48 am
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| Yeah! They are so easy to make. The real,work is learning to play them! |
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James Sweeten
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 29 Sep 2015 4:02 pm
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| I've been thinking about building an 8 string myself. I haven't been able to find 8 string parts though. How can I contact these guys you just mentioned for your parts? I'm thinking about making mine out of all maple. Does anybody have any suggestions for what kind of wood to make it out of? I would probably need a fret board too, because I don't have access to a laser engraver. |
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Daniel Nehring
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 30 Sep 2015 5:21 am
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James, I got the nut and bridge by searching for lap steel guitar parts on ebay.
The George L pickup is made for 10 string pedal steels. There are also reproductions of early 8 string pickups from Lollar and Seymore Duncan.
You can find fretboard making materials and other supplies at Stewart Macdonald. |
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Frank James Pracher
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 30 Sep 2015 6:33 am
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Very nice work!
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W. Johnson
From:
Oregon, USA
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Posted 30 Sep 2015 9:44 am
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| James Sweeten wrote: |
| I've been thinking about building an 8 string myself. I haven't been able to find 8 string parts though. How can I contact these guys you just mentioned for your parts? I'm thinking about making mine out of all maple. Does anybody have any suggestions for what kind of wood to make it out of? I would probably need a fret board too, because I don't have access to a laser engraver. |
Regarding the fret board, Geogeboards makes great printed vinyl boards, that have self adhesive. They look great, very professional. I recently had him make one for me to use on one of my builds, here is a picture of it:
Wayne
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W. Johnson
From:
Oregon, USA
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Posted 30 Sep 2015 9:46 am
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Daniel,
That is one awesome looking lap steel, far better than the first one I built! 
Wayne
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Bill Hatcher
From:
Atlanta Ga. USA
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Posted 30 Sep 2015 10:42 am
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| nice!! clean basic strong design. bet it sounds good. |
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