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Dan, you are only a few hours away from me, reach out to me if you’d like to check it out in person.

Here's a link to how Emerald make their guitars, I did not commission this build, I bought it from someone else, so I can't say much more than this video will tell you. It's a beautiful instrument that sounds wonderful, but I have too many instruments and lap steel is a secondary pursuit for me, so ...

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Iseman #0037 - Purple Heart Beautiful instrument, well taken care of and not played nearly enough to be kept. This will make some lucky player extremely happy. $2,499 Paypal'd, professionally packed, insured and shipped. My ebay username is mulch5 if you want to check my feedback there. I ship immed...

Agreed on all counts...it actually just sold, thanks Don!

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Some folks have asked via email regarding some of the specs and here's what I can say: The scale length is 22.5 inches. The fretboard is made of Koa. I'm unclear as to the wood used for the body (perhaps Ryan can chime in if he is keeping an eye on the forum these days). The pickups were wound by Ry...

This Rukavina console steel has been well loved and well taken care of. It comes with a padded carrying case that will hold the steel guitar as well as the 3 chrome legs in their custom d2f padded cover. It makes for a real nice and compact easy traveling setup. $600 + shipping. http://bb.steelguita...

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I've responded to some requests through PM, but I will say that I am preferring a trade and am working on some as we speak...I will reply through PM to those who have asked me for a price...thanks.

Well Tom, I gotta tell you, I'd probably do a lot the same, especially the pickups and the chambered Korina body, boy is her voice exactly what I wanted, clear and strong...and the four way pickup configuration is just about perfect. There is so much about this steel that is exactly what I want, but...

Hello everyone, I've given myself quite a bit of time with this instrument, enjoying its tone and wondering, sometimes out loud, if I could ever learn how to play an 8 string lap steel proficiently. Sadly, the answer appears to be no and I'm running back to a 6 string lap steel with my tail tucked b...

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Edited June 10, 2013 Hello everyone, So this is actually a complete edit of my post from some time ago... After much back and forth I have finally committed to selling this beautiful Rukavina lapsteel... This steel plays as beautifully as it looks, but I can no longer justify owning it considering h...

Well dear friends, my BastogneCaster finally arrived and boy was it worth the wait. I've owned many instruments in my life, but there is no question that I have never owned a more beautiful instrument...I am very lucky. I have already inquired with Ryan about starting our next project together, and ...

The BastogneCaster has shipped, should be here by Friday next week...will post my impressions as soon as I receive it (and possibly some audio samples time and circumstance permitting)...

Well, that's not me playing the lap steel in that video, so I can't yet tell you how it feels or sounds in person...but hopefully soon. Part of my agreement with Ryan was for him to hang on to the lap steel as long as he needed to in order to shoot videos and anything else he wanted to do for his bu...

Also, a 5 minute video guided tour by Ryan Rukavina himself...

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Shouldn't be long now...first sound samples.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi5F9L8uyS0

Not yet...in fairness though, I told Ryan to take his time in getting it to me, making sure that it is just so before sending it off...keep checking in, believe me, I will post when it is in my hot little hands.