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 Topic: String through? |
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| Bill Groner Replies: 3 Views: 404 |
 Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Apr 2024 3:29 am Subject: String through? |
| Heck of a nut there.........guitar & player.
Guess it's a short scale now? |
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| Topic: Cole Clark CCVL2P-BL Lapsteel? |
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| Bill Groner Replies: 1 Views: 365 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Apr 2024 8:34 am Subject: Cole Clark CCVL2P-BL Lapsteel? |
| Man, if that's quirky lookin, I'll take quirky any day of the week!!! | |
| Topic: 1924 Double neck Gibson L-5 with one Hawaiian neck |
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| Bill Groner Replies: 11 Views: 916 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Apr 2024 1:23 pm Subject: 1924 Double neck Gibson L-5 with one Hawaiian neck |
| SUCKER!😠| |
| Topic: Hardway Jupiter lap steel |
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| Bill Groner Replies: 31 Views: 1809 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 30 Mar 2024 7:23 am Subject: Hardway Jupiter lap steel |
Not to mention, all you need is a 16 penny nail in a wall stud and you have a hanger for your steel. I wouldn't recommend it though, it would scratch the nice finish on the head.  |
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| Topic: Hardway Jupiter lap steel |
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| Bill Groner Replies: 31 Views: 1809 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Mar 2024 12:56 am Subject: Hardway Jupiter lap steel |
| just caught this post...George steered you right except they were modeled after the Melobar SXL (Ned Steinberger designed open head/hundred of those head types on various models and no problems report ... | |
| Topic: Hardway Jupiter lap steel |
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| Bill Groner Replies: 31 Views: 1809 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Mar 2024 12:44 am Subject: Hardway Jupiter lap steel |
| Ted, what material did you use for the out rigger? | |
| Topic: Hardway Jupiter lap steel |
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| Bill Groner Replies: 31 Views: 1809 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Mar 2024 4:56 pm Subject: Hardway Jupiter lap steel |
| I hear you buddy! Lost a pile $$$$$ that year! | |
| Topic: Hardway Jupiter lap steel |
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| Bill Groner Replies: 31 Views: 1809 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Mar 2024 4:44 pm Subject: Hardway Jupiter lap steel |
| Vacuum bed... Sounds like you had a great setup. Dang shame it burned down. | |
| Topic: Hardway Jupiter lap steel |
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| Bill Groner Replies: 31 Views: 1809 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Mar 2024 4:23 pm Subject: Hardway Jupiter lap steel |
| Probably the inserts were used to attach it to a plate so the the entire profile of the lower body could be machined. Or maybe a template was screwed on the back to rout all the curves on the body? ð ... | |
| Topic: Can anyone tell me what Key this song is in? |
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| Bill Groner Replies: 4 Views: 432 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Mar 2024 12:53 pm Subject: Can anyone tell me what Key this song is in? |
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_iKH3f3iMo | |
| Topic: JB Frypans : ShoBud & Excel |
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| Bill Groner Replies: 19 Views: 1429 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 Mar 2024 5:34 pm Subject: JB Frypans : ShoBud & Excel |
| I for one Rick love to see your videos and I'll bet I am not alone when I say that! I also bet you are not an old man. Pretty sure I have a few years on you and it's all about one's attitude. Age i ... | |
| Topic: Bronson Melody King |
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| Bill Groner Replies: 5 Views: 723 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Mar 2024 5:38 am Subject: Bronson Melody King |
| Man, if I had that steel, I'd be pushing that head back on the bench.........stuff like that always is an accident watin to happen. | |
| Topic: How to build your own lap steel? |
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| Bill Groner Replies: 17 Views: 1338 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Mar 2024 4:55 am Subject: How to build your own lap steel? |
It will be the most satisfying project you ever tried. Take your time, think things out and I'm sure you will do a great job David. There are a lot of great How To's in this post.  |
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| Topic: When Ebay's AI gets confused |
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| Bill Groner Replies: 8 Views: 650 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Mar 2024 8:07 am Subject: When Ebay's AI gets confused |
| Warning........for players whose music is going down the drain. | |
| Topic: How good is a late '60s to early '70s Fender Champ Steel? |
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| Bill Groner Replies: 14 Views: 1047 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Mar 2024 11:31 am Subject: How good is a late '60s to early '70s Fender Champ Steel? |
| Champs are well made, and have a really cool design, but IMO are only decent sounding considering the prices they are commanding these days.
Yes the Fenders are really cool lookin but, looks ain' ... |
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| Topic: Muting a lap steel... with foam |
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| Bill Groner Replies: 11 Views: 825 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Mar 2024 2:13 pm Subject: Muting a lap steel... with foam |
| Another interesting effect along these lines is the use of a wooden bar (some say drumstick, others say a comb) to simulate a banjo.
I cut about three inches off the end of my wife's broomstick handl ... |
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| Topic: Would you use a toilet seat frame for a stand? |
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| Bill Groner Replies: 14 Views: 1506 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Mar 2024 4:51 am Subject: Would you use a toilet seat frame for a stand? |
| The toilet frame will either become an amp stand, keyboard stand, or be donated. I hope my failed experiment keeps others from following suit.
Save it, maybe in a decade or so you will use it for ... |
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| Topic: Identify this steel please... |
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| Bill Groner Replies: 11 Views: 1141 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Feb 2024 12:40 am Subject: Identify this steel please... |
| It looks similar, but not exactly like Sonnie's. Nut is not the same and there is no Schobel. | |
| Topic: Finger picks or no finger picks? |
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| Bill Groner Replies: 50 Views: 4344 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Feb 2024 5:59 pm Subject: Finger picks or no finger picks? |
| I guess I'm a shallow picker, cuz I have yet in 7 years of playing to touch a fretboard or the face of the lap steel with a pick! | |
| Topic: Got Any Pictures Of Your First Year Playing Lap Steel??? |
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| Bill Groner Replies: 15 Views: 1720 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Feb 2024 2:39 pm Subject: Got Any Pictures Of Your First Year Playing Lap Steel??? |
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https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/16612_IMG_2535_1.jpg Sorry, the first time I read the post it didn't have the word playing in the subject title. It read... Got any pictures of your first ... |
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| Topic: Does anyone know where to get bars smoothed/polished? |
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| Bill Groner Replies: 21 Views: 1971 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Feb 2024 11:50 am Subject: Does anyone know where to get bars smoothed/polished? |
| Not easy to see if the staniless has a really good polish on it. I have a stainless steel Shubb it that has a real good polish on it and looks pretty much like chrome. With use, the stainless will sta ... | |
| Topic: What does it sound like? |
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| Bill Groner Replies: 6 Views: 906 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Feb 2024 11:13 am Subject: What does it sound like? |
| They look nice. | |
| Topic: Does anyone know where to get bars smoothed/polished? |
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| Bill Groner Replies: 21 Views: 1971 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Feb 2024 9:32 am Subject: Does anyone know where to get bars smoothed/polished? |
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If you have a drill press, swap out the chuck to a 3/4" chuck and put your bar in it. Then you can polish it to your heart's content. If you stay at it long enough.......you can achi ... |
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| Topic: Lap Steel Guitar: Accessibility and Design Questions |
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| Bill Groner Replies: 39 Views: 3402 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Feb 2024 1:41 pm Subject: Lap Steel Guitar: Accessibility and Design Questions |
| Here is a road not taken by many. I always liked the smooth playing of Rich.......this is a steel re-do of an old 50's hit song..........very nice playing of a great song, by Bobby Darin I think? I ... | |
| Topic: Lap Steel Guitar: Accessibility and Design Questions |
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| Bill Groner Replies: 39 Views: 3402 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Feb 2024 1:14 pm Subject: Lap Steel Guitar: Accessibility and Design Questions |
| Now, where did I put my Hurdy Gurdy ....I think I saw Donovan have it. | |
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