Show Us Your Lap Steels

[Dennis Smith]

Thiel, would love to hear how that sounds.

[Thiel Hatt]

I don't have much in the way of recording equipment. What is the easiest way to make a decent recording ? I'd like to learn how and what to use without making a major investment, or is that within reason ? I hesitate to bring this up on this posting because it kind of changes the flow of the entries.

[Jeff Spencer]

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IwZiWsmnY0Q



An Australian made Moody made in the 60's on the right, and my own made 8 stringer. There is a YouTube clip for the 8 stringer.

[Jean-Sebastien Gauthier]

JSG, which Lollar pup is that?

Its the Chicago 8-string pickup.

[Kurt Kowalski]

My Baby!
Clinesmith 10 string built for me by Todd Clinesmith

This baby has it all...

[C. E. Jackson]

[chas smith]

[Lynn Wheelwright]

[Lynn Wheelwright]

Picture of Speedy in Ray Hahn band 1946. Note the laminations. Speedy added name later. Pic courtesy OKC Heritage Museum

[Lynn Wheelwright]

[C. E. Jackson]

1935 7 string National Electric Hawaiian









Many Texas Steel Guitar Players will know the original owner of this instrument, CHARLIE NORRIS, of Mesquite, TX. I purchased this guitar from Charlie in 2004 after several years of begging him to sell it to me. I play the guitar in an A6 tuning.

He said that he picked cotton for $0.03/lb. in the Fall of 1938 to buy the guitar for $67.95. Then he took lessons from the "HAWAIIANS" who came by his home each week and charged $1.00 per lesson. The $1.00 was paid in 3 dozen eggs each week.

Charlie became an excellent steel guitar player, and made various records playing this 7 string National, a "SHO-BRO" Resonator Guitar, and pedal steel guitar. He was also very respected as owner of a music store and teacher of guitar.

Charlie was inducted into the "TEXAS STEEL GUITAR HALL OF FAME in 1995."

A respected and dear friend I enjoyed visiting.

[Dennis Smith]

I wonder how long it took to pick 2297 lbs of cotton? That is a lot of cotton. The dollar a lesson in 1938 sounds like good money if you gave 25 lesson a week a $100.00 a month would have been great.

It's this kind of story that can come with a vintage steel that makes me love them more. All the hand's that touch it over the years.

[Jonathan Lam]

This thread is great.

[Jeff Spencer]

My jaw is sore and my mouth is dry!! I think I have had enough!!

[Ralph Czitrom]

Tom Pettingill created his UltraP in tribute to the unique design of the Gibson Ultratone (okay, what I've got is a Century, but why quibble). Both guitars are great, but in this case the cover version is better than the original.

Coming soon is Tom's take on the B6, complete with a pre-lawsuit Lollar horseshoe pickup.

[Jouni Karvonen]

Tom Pettingillish "Danelectro" 8 stringer should be playable in a few weeks:

[John Billings]

Redneck Tele;

[Len Amaral]

My beauitiful 6 string Benoit Weissenborn made of Koa wood Dmag7 tuning.


My Guyatone D-8 with C6 on one neck and E6th on the other.



Don't Laugh: My Peavey Power Slide with modified with gold Gibson Les Paul tuners and recut & filed bridge and nut. Going to cut the horn off the left side to put on a stand.

[Tom Snook]

That old saying,"nobody likes a showoff ",doesn't apply on the forum.Keep 'em coming!

[CrowBear Schmitt]

1940 EH150-7

[Myk Freedman]

Chas, what's that steel pipe lap steel? It looks really interesting!

[Tony Lombardo]

The steel guitars in this thread are so beautiful. I especially love the way the Gibsons look.

[George Piburn]

In 2004 I made Several Sets Of Identical Twins for my Personal Players Each Pair is Book Matched to it's respective Twin - Hope you like them.

[Noah Miller]

I recently acqured a late '30s Vega Triumphal. It fits nicely with my collection:

[C. E. Jackson]

Very nice George. As an old engineer and contractor, I can appreciate the value of "Book Matched Twins." In the construction industry we most generally used the term "Book Matched" when speaking of very expensive wood paneling.