doing some building

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 6 Jan 2021 2:17 pm

building some lap steels for some nice folks. here is a six string. headstock is angular deco design. strong as heck! will look great when lacquer is applied.

stare at it and it will play tricks on you.

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 6 Jan 2021 2:24 pm

the back uses two "ledges" for the gears machined out of the wood. MUCH better than hoggin' out a lot of wood from the back of the head. makes for no flex in the headstock and keeps the string sustaining much better to leave the majority of the body thickness through the head area.

David Matzenik · Post by **David Matzenik** » 6 Jan 2021 4:13 pm

Nice design and neat work, Bill. I like the mass and set of the aluminum nut.

Bill Groner · Post by **Bill Groner** » 6 Jan 2021 4:15 pm

Very nice and unique Bill. Can you show us the rest of it? I know you can play very well, so when finished please give us a video of it in action.
Thanks!

Ben Birdsall · Post by **Ben Birdsall** » 6 Jan 2021 4:43 pm

You're not kidding about the strong as heck part! That's got to be the most solid wooden head I've ever seen. Looks great, too. I love the Art Deco styling.

Joe Elk · Post by **Joe Elk** » 6 Jan 2021 5:27 pm

Looks Great!!!!!
Joe Elk Central Ohio

Travis Brown · Post by **Travis Brown** » 6 Jan 2021 5:49 pm

Beautiful!

Do you have a website?

Erik Alderink · Post by **Erik Alderink** » 6 Jan 2021 6:05 pm

You do any 8 strings?

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 6 Jan 2021 6:10 pm

Erik Alderink wrote:You do any 8 strings?

yes. have made 6 8 9 10 12 and 14 string lap guitars.

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 6 Jan 2021 6:13 pm

Travis Brown wrote:Beautiful!

Do you have a website?

dont have one. i just yak with folks here on the forum. in fact i remember when there was no forum and we all used to hang out at a steel guitar user group! lol need to contact me? use email. thx!

Rick Barnhart · Post by **Rick Barnhart** » 6 Jan 2021 6:43 pm

Beautiful work, everything looks so precise. Thatâ€™s gonna be a stunning guitar. I second the motion for a video clip when youâ€™re done.

Jeff Highland · Post by **Jeff Highland** » 8 Jan 2021 11:41 am

Great Design Bill

David Ball · Post by **David Ball** » 8 Jan 2021 2:18 pm

Very cool indeed! Did you do it on a mill/router table/???

Dave

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 8 Jan 2021 3:47 pm

used a jointer and a radial arm saw.

Joe Cook · Post by **Joe Cook** » 8 Jan 2021 4:09 pm

Very nice, Bill! Top notch.