The Steel Guitar Forum

Hi there,

She finally got her case... I had to build one, pine and laminate and foam and Tolex...

She's safe now!

Here's a quickie playing my just finished double neck lap steel with my son playing his "BARON" dreadnought.

It's just for the lap sound (through a Spark amp), better played to come.

CC style pickups by vintagevibeguitars.


https://fb.watch/7Oc146q9ZI/

Here's a quickie with my son playing his "BARON" dreadnought.

It's just for the lap sound (through a Spark amp), better played to come.

https://fb.watch/7Oc146q9ZI/

Thanks guys.

The tuners are GOTOs Schaller-style Knob, the only ones that Stewmac solds separately. Had to go with it.

Samples soon!
Used to play with 6 and 8 strings, 7 disturbs my mind a bit.

Got my stuff this morning. Was finished at noon :D https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q90/922/veCy7X.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q90/922/BBHFwz.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q90/922/El6Jn6.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q90/923/lkoQ5x.jpg https...

Almost done! The missing parts should arrive here in the next days. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q90/924/I9f4Es.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q90/922/jdMZYL.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q90/923/2lZv5h.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q90/923...

Thanks for the info Jeff

Hard to describe a sound.

Both have their own character.

Even with the import cones I used in the tricone, it is louder than the spider.

And the tricone in tuned in C6... I need another one for G/D tuning

Jeff, Hard to say the part of the hollow neck in the sound difference... as all my 3 spider resos sound different, but have different cones too, and surely different setups. (a F60 dobro from 2010, and 2 homemade ones, one hollow neck and one round neck, plus the hollow neck tricone) If you biuld on...

Necks are glued :-) https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q90/924/6bjwpM.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q90/923/7YV28w.jpg Now that the C clamps are removed, I can work a little more on FP on the fretboards. Heres' how I deal with PUs height: Foam under the PU to push it outside, ...

Here is my tricone weiss :
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtop ... e&start=50

And I did the same with a spider:

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtop ... ight=dobro

Really happy with both.

Really nice!

Same strings gauge as G tuning?

Nice look, nice sound, nice playing

Great job!!

I'll have to go back to school :cry: I ordered 7 left and 7 right tuning machines... I miss a left one now... :twisted: https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q90/924/dvpgXK.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q90/922/IjlHcD.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q90/922/RID18O.j...

After some wet sanding and polish on the top:

The litchi wood polishes up nicely...




They may not be used ad the aluminium ones are on the way...

It seems that my package from Ryan Rukavina moved to USPS facility today. Great news!!!

Here are my bridges:




Natural, or a dark brown dye?

Working on woody bridges... https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/800x600q90/923/pqIsh3.jpg I have no news from Ryan Rukavina, who was supposed to send me 5 weeks ago 2 aluminium milled bridges and nuts. Hope he is safe ... here's the back: French polish everywhere but top and headstocks. https://imagi...

Some new pictures, necks unglued:

French polish on back and sides come along nicely and slowly.

Thanks Chuck!

It looks even better after the bindings are scraped (it was hot between the necks...)

It really begins to look like a Gibson EH 150 DN

Today was my burst day

3 tone burst, I like it!

PU cavities routed:

Cool! Note: this very resonant guitar is very susceptible to sympathetically vibrating strings. It does not have a neck selector switch or a mute. Playing without a towel-damper on an unplayed neck is problematic. I strongly advise inclusion of a switch (which does appear to be installed between th...