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Brian Henry
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Posted 18 Oct 2018 2:43 pm |
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What’s the best material to use for a lap steel?
Last edited by Brian Henry on 2 Feb 2020 12:17 am; edited 2 times in total |
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Brian Henry
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Posted 18 Oct 2018 5:30 pm
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Some example of blue and red annodizing
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Brian Henry
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Posted 8 Nov 2018 8:26 am Lap steel
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How much does iit cost to make your own lap steel
Last edited by Brian Henry on 2 Feb 2020 12:16 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Ron Simpson
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Illinois, USA
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Posted 8 Nov 2018 9:27 am
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It is a beautiful guitar.
Ron |
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Brian Henry
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Posted 8 Nov 2018 9:42 am
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| Thank you Ron, it was Th alumitone pickup and Carter keyhead/sperzels that pushed the cost up. |
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Jesse Pearson
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San Diego , CA
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Posted 8 Nov 2018 12:27 pm
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| Nice job...Got any recordings of it yet? What is the string spacing and tuning? I'm guessing it might be based on some pedal steel parts. Are you playing it on a stand and also how much does it weigh? Thanks... |
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Brian Henry
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Posted 8 Nov 2018 5:38 pm
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Thank you Jesse. I used carter parts so the string spacing on nut and bridge are standard Carter pedal steel spacing. That’s the spacing on my pedal guitars. It weighs 8 lbs and sits easy on my lap. It’s only 3/8†thick. I used aircraft grade 7057aluminum to avoid any flex. In the past I used 6061 grade and noticed some flex, None with this one thankfully.
Last edited by Brian Henry on 8 Nov 2018 6:12 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Bill Creller
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Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 8 Nov 2018 5:40 pm
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Nice work on that instrument Brian !!  |
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Brian Henry
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Posted 9 Nov 2018 10:06 am
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| Thank you Bill. They are quite easy to assemble, but o so difficult to play like a pro! |
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Joe Elk
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 9 Nov 2018 2:52 pm
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Absolutely beautiful!!!!
Joe Elk Central Ohio |
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Brian Henry
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Posted 9 Nov 2018 4:49 pm
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| Thank you Joe, it’s really all Carter except the aluminum body!! |
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Johnie King
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 10 Nov 2018 3:42 pm
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| Very cool build bet she sounds sweet. The red an blue guitars are super cool. |
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Chris Templeton
From:
The Green Mountain State
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