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LSD hippy type board steel maybe ????????
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For those conflicted to be skatin' when they oughta be steelin'.
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Hey, you could ride it to the gig!!
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I gotta agree........Wiskey Tango Foxrot.
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TARFU after reading this post!
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Question is, is it playable, does it sound OK, or is it just a conversation piece :?:
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The mother of all vague thread headings. :lol:
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Ash Grunweld plays one. You all gotta keep your minds open to new ideas... :whoa:
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One of the forumites built one and posted a clip with it a couple of years ago, it sounded very good. I believe his name is Joe Delarond. Sorry if I misspelled it, Joe.
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Post by Chris Scruggs »

That's actually pretty cool. Hey, if it's a choice between wheels and pedals under my guitar, I'll take wheels any day!

I've thought for years it would be great to turn a coffee table into a steel guitar. All it would need is a keyhead, a fretboard, a bridge and a pickup.

So, now I'm not just a "non-pedal" steel guitarist, I also have to explain to people that I'm a "non-wheel" steel guitarist as well! The list of nons is getting to long for this instrument we play!

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It looks like an electric dulcimer.
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Where would you put your feet?
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John Rosett wrote:Where would you put your feet?
I think the deck "plugs in" on top & locks into those metal sockets somehow.
It would ride really tall though...
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Chris Drew wrote:
John Rosett wrote:Where would you put your feet?
I think the deck "plugs in" on top & locks into those metal sockets somehow.
It would ride really tall though...
Well, at least you'd get in alot of practice while you were recovering from that broken ankle!
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John Rosett wrote:Where would you put your feet?
I think this is in the same vein as those who've converted a toilet seat into a guitar. It's no longer expected to be used for its original function. :roll: :roll:
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Check out this thread for the skinny on Joe Delaronde's skateboard steel. Totally cool!!
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... skateboard
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8 cylinder model

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Now that I got my garage done and my wood tools moved in .

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I am going to build an 8 cylinder model with chrome wheels and we will have a race

I will even let you drive it
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Has any body made a semihollow body with F holes
for a lap guitar
I want it to match my Gretsch Tennessee Rose
in RED

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Let me guess, Chas... Dali?
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Yo Jim, I think it was Christian Markley, but I'm not entirely sure.
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Chas......Only four strings ?? :whoa: :whoa:
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Paul, you're right, what a wimp....
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Love it :)
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