Pictures of my new build in progress

Steven Black · Post by **Steven Black** » 2 Mar 2014 5:41 pm

I am posting my new build I am working on, first time at doing it, still working on it, have to put finish on it and do some adjustments to the legs and then powder coat the endplates, before I bolt everything down, this guitar will have 4 pedals and 5 knees, it has triple raise double lower changer, wood necks, the other guitar not posted is a aluminum neck same setup, with stainless polished endplates.

David Scheidler · Post by **David Scheidler** » 2 Mar 2014 6:17 pm

Sweet!

Where'd you get the keyhead and endplates?

Dustin Rigsby · Post by **Dustin Rigsby** » 2 Mar 2014 6:46 pm

Very nice Steve ! Are you going into business or are these going to be personal one offs ?

Steven Black · Post by **Steven Black** » 2 Mar 2014 6:53 pm

Hello Dustin, right now just my own personal run off, maybe later I will build for investment but not now, I am also working on my double 10, it looks good also, but with stainless endplates, will be posting pictures of it soon.

Dustin Rigsby · Post by **Dustin Rigsby** » 2 Mar 2014 7:06 pm

Did you study Bud Carter's rodding theory for a zillion hours. I would think that would be one of the hardest things to get right.

Steven Black · Post by **Steven Black** » 2 Mar 2014 7:09 pm

It takes a Machinist with years of experience to build guitars like these, and I am not close enough to compete with them, maybe more years under my belt I might come close but I will never be near to them or equal to them, I am not satisfied with my own style yet, but I will keep trying.

Steven Black · Post by **Steven Black** » 2 Mar 2014 7:17 pm

Dustin, I learned a lot from builders like Richard Burton, Ben Rom, and Ed Fawlaka in Canada, also Pat Comeau, these guys really know how to build them, also Peter Sheids in Switzerland who is the Master Machinist on steel guitars, you can look at his guitars here on the net, that is who I want to model from, I would love to meet him and learn to build steel guitars like him, but I do not have the years in like he does.

Steven Black · Post by **Steven Black** » 2 Mar 2014 7:39 pm

I met to give the correct name to Peter Schild who is the Master of building pedal steels, I would love to buy one of his guitars, he is from Switzerland, he is the one I would love to try and learn from building these guitars.

CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 4 Mar 2014 12:19 pm

http://www.schildsteel.com

Mr Schild

Steven Black · Post by **Steven Black** » 4 Mar 2014 6:36 pm

Yep Crowbear, that is the beauty, love those schild steel guitars, I will never come close to one of those guitars, I would love to own one here n the States, but the cost of shipping it and taxes on it keeps me out of the reach of one of these fine instruments.

Steven Black · Post by **Steven Black** » 4 Mar 2014 6:38 pm

Peter schild is the best builder, I bet it sounds good through a Telonics amp.

Jean-Marie Raffault · Post by **Jean-Marie Raffault** » 4 Mar 2014 9:59 pm

I can say for sure mine sounds pretty good with a Telonic pickup.

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