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Topic: FryPan-6 Lap Steel, Lighter Weight Design |
W. Johnson
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Oregon, USA
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Posted 1 Dec 2016 10:37 am |
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Here are some photos of a new lighter weight FryPan-6 guitar. It weighs around 8 pounds. (My frypan lap steels are usually around 14 pounds.) The scale is 22.5, and it has a Lace Alumitone pickup in it. Low end is strong, but, is losing nothing at the top end or middle either. I also put a high frequency bypass (treble bleed) on the volume pot, seems to help when volume is turned down. Tuned E6 (E-B-E-G#-C#-E), with very heavy gauge strings (.062 -- .017). I call it 'FryPan-6LW':
Wayne
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I am on Facebook as Innovative Guitars. Photos of all my work in photo album. I no longer make lap steels, but still make tone bars. |
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Ron Simpson
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Posted 1 Dec 2016 1:20 pm
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Congratulations on a great design!
Ron |
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David M Brown
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California, USA
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Posted 1 Dec 2016 3:50 pm
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| Quite nice indeed. I was wondering about those alumitone pickups, thanks for the quicky review. |
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W. Johnson
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Oregon, USA
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Posted 1 Dec 2016 4:44 pm
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| David M Brown wrote: |
| Quite nice indeed. I was wondering about those alumitone pickups, thanks for the quicky review. |
The Alumitone pickup has an exceedingly strong output. Usually a really hot pickup loses high end, but this does not, it has very strong highs and mids. I think it is very balanced, but, with an edge on the higher frequencies. Hard to describe. Just an awesome pickup.
Wayne
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I am on Facebook as Innovative Guitars. Photos of all my work in photo album. I no longer make lap steels, but still make tone bars. |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 1 Dec 2016 5:07 pm
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I really like it  |
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David M Brown
From:
California, USA
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Posted 2 Dec 2016 5:59 am
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| W. Johnson wrote: |
| David M Brown wrote: |
| Quite nice indeed. I was wondering about those alumitone pickups, thanks for the quicky review. |
The Alumitone pickup has an exceedingly strong output. Usually a really hot pickup loses high end, but this does not, it has very strong highs and mids. I think it is very balanced, but, with an edge on the higher frequencies. Hard to describe. Just an awesome pickup.
Wayne |
I may have to try one after reading your comments |
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Terry VunCannon
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Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 3 Dec 2016 6:54 am
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Looks great Wayne...I love it. Here is mine, IGGY 6, a first generation build so folks can see the changes from one to the next.
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Terry VunCannon
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Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 3 Dec 2016 6:57 am
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| I was wondering, I know the scale of the new one is 22.5, same as mine, but is the spacing of the strings the same? |
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Ron Simpson
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 3 Dec 2016 8:26 am
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| Another great feature of the Alumitone pickup is that it uses no pole pieces, thus eliminating any string spacing problems. |
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David M Brown
From:
California, USA
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Posted 3 Dec 2016 9:31 am
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| Ron Simpson wrote: |
| Another great feature of the Alumitone pickup is that it uses no pole pieces, thus eliminating any string spacing problems. |
OK, that makes it even better, so that will be the next pickup I try. |
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W. Johnson
From:
Oregon, USA
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Posted 3 Dec 2016 11:13 pm
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| Terry VunCannon wrote: |
| I was wondering, I know the scale of the new one is 22.5, same as mine, but is the spacing of the strings the same? |
String spacing on this guitar is .375 at bridge, .320 at nut. I made the neck so narrow, 2" wide, that I had to go narrower at the nut. If/when I build another one, I can go a bit wider on the neck, like 2 1/4", and have wider nut spacing.
I did not chamber the neck on this guitar, but could have done so to reduce weight even more, and also I could remove more metal from the body. Could probably knock a few more pounds off it, but even so, it's about 6 pounds lighter than normal.
Wayne
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I am on Facebook as Innovative Guitars. Photos of all my work in photo album. I no longer make lap steels, but still make tone bars. |
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W. Johnson
From:
Oregon, USA
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Posted 3 Dec 2016 11:18 pm
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| David M Brown wrote: |
| Ron Simpson wrote: |
| Another great feature of the Alumitone pickup is that it uses no pole pieces, thus eliminating any string spacing problems. |
OK, that makes it even better, so that will be the next pickup I try. |
You will not be disappointed with this kind of pickup. Also, i put in a treble bleed circuit on the volume pot, you also might want to try doing this as well. A simple mod that dramatically changes high end tone when you cut the volume pot down.
Wayne
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I am on Facebook as Innovative Guitars. Photos of all my work in photo album. I no longer make lap steels, but still make tone bars. |
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