I've been playing lapstyle for about 10 years as the mood strikes me. I'm still not very good, but I have fun trying.
I first got into lap guitar when I was working at a friend's (Bernie Larsen- Mellisa Etheridge, el-rayo-x)recording studio. He lent me a magnatone that was given to him by some guy named David Lindley, which meant nothing to me at the time.
Over the last few years I've collected a varied array of lap style instruments Including:
'56 national rocket
(2) Oahu small body birch squarenecks
K&N Weissenborn copy
Liberty copper top resonator w/ quarterman upgrades
the crappiest artisan steel known to man
More recently, I've gotten into homemade instruments and build cigar-box guitars (www.hcw3.com). I've collected cigar box insturments from a number of different builders and hope to one day own a kurt scheon turbo, who I noticed is a member here. I also own one of Mike Lowe's lowebros. I build a lap guitar called the ghettoborn which is a cross between a weissenborn and a danelectro made from pine and masonite.
I also recently picked this thing up:
It's a seven string standard with a ten lap bottom. It's chinese crap, but I'll get it plying good. I'm in the process of converting the lap portion from a 10 to an 8 and replacing the electronics. Anyone know where I can get an beefy 8 string bridge?
Harrison
