9 string lap steel. birdseye maple. nice!!! LOWER PRICE!!!

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 27 May 2014 3:28 pm

my latest build. why nine?? well why not? really i found that using an E66 pickup and spacing the strings at standard 3/8ths wide lap steel spacing, nine strings fit perfect so nine it was. nice to have an extra string of your choice added to an 8 string tuning. body is birdseye maple with some nice figure in it. wood is 35+ years old!! body/neck is ONE PIECE. the fretboard is machined out of the body so there is no glued on board. extends all the way to the bridge for the nicest sustain. sealed tuners. 24" scale. real fretwire for the markers using three different sizes for better visuals. larger wire down towards the nut and a bit smaller up the neck. 500k audio vol and 250K audio taper tone controls. .02 cap. switchcraft grade jack. i used a take out george L E66 for the pickup. sanded and buffed the top. looks nice and sounds nice. i have recorded a little sample of the guitar. C6 tuning. wonderful sustain and hand built. its about 33" long and maybe 6+" wide. sealed machine heads mount into a "ledge" so that the least amount of wood has to be removed from the neck. strong design and no flexing. finish is polycrylic. easy to maintain and simple to touch up/repair. price is $495 and worth it!! trades considered. paypal fine...we can split the fee.

audio sample

http://www.mediafire.com/listen/daafuq4 ... l_demo.mp3

Russ Tkac · Post by **Russ Tkac** » 27 May 2014 5:48 pm

Sweet Bill!

David Mason · Post by **David Mason** » 28 May 2014 12:13 am

E-mail sent. LARGE one...

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 28 May 2014 4:34 am

David Mason wrote:E-mail sent. LARGE one...

got it david and i thank you
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guitar still for sale or trade.

Jim Williams · Post by **Jim Williams** » 28 May 2014 12:42 pm

Very very nice and professional looking job Bill. Anyone should be proud to own this.

Paul Arntson · Post by **Paul Arntson** » 29 May 2014 7:26 am

Beautiful design and sound!
I loved the demo.

Aaron Ballance · Post by **Aaron Ballance** » 29 May 2014 10:27 am

Nice looking steel here, Bill. I sent you a Pm and email, and am curious if the nut and saddle are slotted for specific string gauges? Thanks!

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 29 May 2014 2:04 pm

no. i like to wait and see what the buyer wants gauge wise. you can slot just enough to hold the string down for demo and testing and then wait to cut the depth later. you buy it..i will get you to send me a set of strings and then slot it for you. no charge. thanks

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 2 Jun 2014 4:21 pm

if someone wants to offer me $495 and postage...i will take it. heck of a guitar for that. $100 price reduction!

Micheal Harvey · Post by **Micheal Harvey** » 5 Jun 2014 4:42 am

Hey Bill sent you a PM

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 5 Jun 2014 8:52 am

got it! replied. thx!

George Rothenberger · Post by **George Rothenberger** » 6 Jun 2014 9:43 pm

Bill, looks and sounds great, I sent you a PM too. ps my sister-in-law lives in Atlanta. George

Henry Senior · Post by **Henry Senior** » 8 Jun 2014 1:01 am

pm sent

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 8 Jun 2014 2:08 am

henry. i did not get your message. please send again and use the email function also. thanks

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 17 Jun 2014 7:08 am

Sold. Please close.

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9 string lap steel. birdseye maple. nice!!! LOWER PRICE!!!

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