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Dan and Erv - Appreciate the insights on the bridge pickup placement!

My playing benefits from clearly visible fret markers. Jim Mine, too! I have a few lap steels with fret markers on my site: https://www.etsy.com/shop/lapsteelguitars https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/22729_Screen_Shot_20231004_at_44803_PM_1.jpg https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/...

My playing benefits from clearly visible fret markers. Jim Mine, too! I have a few lap steels with fret markers on my site: https://www.etsy.com/shop/lapsteelguitars https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/22729_Screen_Shot_20231004_at_44803_PM_1.jpg https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/...

The pickups seem to be located quite a ways from the bridge. How is the tone ? Erv Hi Erv - I have a few other guitars here where the pickup is positioned closer to the bridge: https://www.etsy.com/shop/lapsteelguitars For example, this one: https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/22729_Screen_...

(Posting here for my dad who makes lap steel guitars but doesn't use the internet.) https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2203/22729_Screen_Shot_20231002_at_24601_PM_1.jpg Gorgeous handmade lap steel guitar crafted from a single hunk of black walnut wood. This is an instrument that plays beautifull...