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Brian Henry · Post by **Brian Henry** » 12 Jan 2015 6:26 am

My Carter’s deck is carbon fibre, the front apron is maple and the rear apron is aluminum.

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Gary Cosden · Post by **Gary Cosden** » 12 Jan 2015 6:46 am

VERY cool. What does it weigh? Can we see the undercarriage? Last - why no carbon fiber pedal rack? I suspect cost factored in here but weight reduction would be a few pounds I would think. Look good!

Tom Gorr · Post by **Tom Gorr** » 12 Jan 2015 9:31 am

It is a real eye catching finish...particulsrly with the sparkle... how did you get the sparkle?

Gary Cosden · Post by **Gary Cosden** » 12 Jan 2015 1:18 pm

When you used the phrase "prohibitively expensive" after saying you had the cabinet made I made the leap to thinking the cabinet is made of carbon fiber. Is it in fact a maple cabinet with carbon fiber instead of mica? If so still a cool choice.

Bill Liscomb · Post by **Bill Liscomb** » 12 Jan 2015 1:48 pm

You should put a Rainsong logo on it for giggles….

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 15 Jan 2015 4:20 pm

How come there are no pics of the underside? Is the cabinet actually made of carbon fiber, or is it just wood that's covered with carbon fiber?

Ned McIntosh · Post by **Ned McIntosh** » 18 Jan 2015 1:14 am

With so many different parts, maybe a John Deere logo would be most suitable. I always thought that company should've made pedal steels you could play on your tractor!

Nice looking steel, by the way!

Stephen Gambrell · Post by **Stephen Gambrell** » 19 Jan 2015 6:44 am

Who put the fretboard on?

Brian Henry · Post by **Brian Henry** » 19 Jan 2015 7:21 am

The fretboard has not been attached yet. Perhaps next week it will be! The deck is carbon fiber, the front is maple, the black is aluminum.

Mike Archer · Post by **Mike Archer** » 19 Jan 2015 8:43 am

man that's a cool steel

let us know how she sounds

mike

Brian Henry · Post by **Brian Henry** » 20 Jan 2015 11:35 am

By the way Mike I sent you some tracks you may be able to use!

Mike Archer · Post by **Mike Archer** » 20 Jan 2015 1:43 pm

thanks Brian so much

cant wait to hear your steel bro

mike

Mike Perlowin RIP · Post by **Mike Perlowin RIP** » 20 Jan 2015 3:19 pm

Personally, I prefer the black fretboard.

Brian Henry · Post by **Brian Henry** » 20 Jan 2015 3:55 pm

Thanks Mike, I agree and am looking for a black MSA fretboard. I must check with Tom.

Ga McDonnell · Post by **Ga McDonnell** » 21 Jan 2015 5:56 am

Funny that we still don't have a response to the questionsâ€¦

1 can we see the undercarriage?
2 Is the cabinet made of carbon fiber or is it a maple cabinet with carbon fiber instead of mica?

A wood body guitar with a carbon fiber finish is no more a "New Carbon Fiber Pedal Steel" any more than a mica guitar is made out of mica. When we hear of a carbon fiber guitar, violin, cello, MSA, etc, we know what that means. That they're structurally built of carbon fiber. So we would expect no less of this one.

Unless this is some kind of special double-super-secret process, maybe.

Ross Shafer · Post by **Ross Shafer** » 21 Jan 2015 8:43 am

Ga McDonnell wrote:Funny that we still don't have a response to the questionsâ€¦

1 can we see the undercarriage?
2 Is the cabinet made of carbon fiber or is it a maple cabinet with carbon fiber instead of mica?

A wood body guitar with a carbon fiber finish is no more a "New Carbon Fiber Pedal Steel" any more than a mica guitar is made out of mica. When we hear of a carbon fiber guitar, violin, cello, MSA, etc, we know what that means. That they're structurally built of carbon fiber. So we would expect no less of this one.

Unless this is some kind of special double-super-secret process, maybe.

second that.....inquiring minds want to know.

Martin Weenick · Post by **Martin Weenick** » 21 Jan 2015 9:05 am

Brian, I don't know what your scale length is but the Sho-Bud board is 24 inch, and the MSA is 24 1/4 inch, one of those will not work on your guitar.

Brian Henry · Post by **Brian Henry** » 14 Feb 2015 12:57 pm

Here is an update. Here are some pics including underneath. I

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Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 14 Feb 2015 4:21 pm

Brian Henry wrote: I chose regular legs and pedal rack as I didn't want it floating away.

With that heavy aluminum frame, you won't have to worry about it floating anywhere!

That carbon fiber covering on the wood body looks good too!

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 15 Feb 2015 4:52 am

It was looking good before, but the MSA neck really works in the design department.

Would still be curious to the finished weight.

Brian Henry · Post by **Brian Henry** » 15 Feb 2015 12:15 pm

Charlie it weighs in at 18.25 lbs. without the case. I have a gorgeous green gel pad ordered and still,néed to mount 1 pedal an 2'levers. It has airline aluminum legs.

Mike Archer · Post by **Mike Archer** » 15 Feb 2015 1:26 pm

lookin good when you get her done post some sound samples I would love to hear it

I sure like the lite weight of it

mike