Help finding a site to build your own steel

Bernard Beck · Post by **Bernard Beck** » 22 Nov 2005 1:00 am

I know there is a site with everything you need to know to build your own lap steel.
Will someone remind it to me.
Thanks a lot
Bernard

Gary Boyett · Post by **Gary Boyett** » 22 Nov 2005 7:00 am

Just add wood.
http://www.stewmac.com

Peter Jacobs · Post by **Peter Jacobs** » 22 Nov 2005 7:28 am

http://www.buildyourguitar.com/resources/lapsteel/

Stanford Lane · Post by **Stanford Lane** » 22 Nov 2005 7:53 am

I built a guitar several years ago. Once you build your guitar and are ready to finish it, think airbrush. I contacted a local college art class. They did a wondergul job on a blue and green sea wave effect on mine. Since they did it as a class project, I paid for the paint only.

Derrick Mau · Post by **Derrick Mau** » 22 Nov 2005 10:12 am

Check out HSGA member John Tipka's website.
http://home.insight.rr.com/steelgtr/index.html

John had a brochure on building lap steels too. It was about $10.00 as I last recall.

Bill Creller · Post by **Bill Creller** » 22 Nov 2005 4:37 pm

John's book was available from the HSGA a few years ago, dont know if it's still available.
A six string steel could use any number of regular guitar pick-ups (bridge position), and Seymour Duncan and DiMarzio have 7 string bridge pickups. The DP702 is a Dimarzio type I use.<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Bill Creller on 22 November 2005 at 04:50 PM.]</p></FONT>

Donald Ruetenik · Post by **Donald Ruetenik** » 22 Nov 2005 6:01 pm

I wouldn't expect to build just one. The first one is the trial-run, the proto-type, the one that teaches you what not to do on the next one. It will also make the decision as to even making the next one.

Ron Victoria · Post by **Ron Victoria** » 22 Nov 2005 6:23 pm

I was thinking about building one. How much should I expect to spend not counting the wood?
Ron