What ever happened to the guy...

Bill McCloskey · Post by **Bill McCloskey** » 22 Nov 2005 9:45 pm

Who was going to make all the lap steels, replicas of any steel you wanted, in whatever colors and features you wanted. He was going into the business full time, about a year ago. Did he ever get any made? At the time some of us were recommending starting small. I was gone from the forum for quite a while, so I was curious if anything ever came of that.

Ron Brennan · Post by **Ron Brennan** » 23 Nov 2005 5:46 am

Yes your right Bill,

I could be wrong, but I think he was from somewhere in the Midwest. Might find it in a search.....He may have become discouraged..TX
rgds,
Ron

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Mike D · Post by **Mike D** » 23 Nov 2005 6:37 am

I think that was only a few months ago, maybe 6 at the most.
No idea what happened to him though.

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Stephan Miller · Post by **Stephan Miller** » 23 Nov 2005 8:18 am

That was Casey Lowmiller. He hasn't posted in quite a while. Hey Casey, if your ears are burning, chime in! --Steve

HowardR · Post by **HowardR** » 23 Nov 2005 11:09 am

Yeah, what happened? I was thinking of having a copy of an Artisan made for me....

Keith Cordell · Post by **Keith Cordell** » 23 Nov 2005 11:31 am

Hehe Howard...

Donald Ruetenik · Post by **Donald Ruetenik** » 23 Nov 2005 12:14 pm

Howard, would that be a black one?

Ben Elder · Post by **Ben Elder** » 23 Nov 2005 9:10 pm

His last post (not necessarily on present topic) in No Peddlers:
http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum2/HTML/007513-2.html

Casey Lowmiller · Post by **Casey Lowmiller** » 28 Feb 2006 5:48 pm

Howdy Everyone!!!

I'm still alive & kickin'...somewhat.

I've been super busy, things have been hectic @ work & I've been blowing money on other toys like a new Telecaster & a few much wanted, but not needed guns...my other love.

I still plan on making the steels...just haven't gotten around to it. My brother & I plan on probably starting this summer on a limited basis & doing some experimenting as to what we really want to do.

I've browsed the forum a few times but I haven't really posted much due to a lack of time & my on-going search for a stringmaster.

I'll be on here a little more often in the near future, we've hit a slow period @ the station that won't pick back-up until summer...I'M SO EXCITED!!!
[This message was edited by Casey Lowmiller on 28 February 2006 at 06:04 PM.]

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 28 Feb 2006 6:36 pm

"search for a stringmaster"...Why not build one?

Casey Lowmiller · Post by **Casey Lowmiller** » 1 Mar 2006 12:14 pm

I would love to own a real Stringmaster, either a triple or the ever elusive quad. I think that they are awesome. I've never played one as they are very rare to come by in Kansas.

I could then use it as a model for my own guitars & loosely design my guitars off of it & it's dimensions & features.

Everyime I find a triple or a quad, I never have the cash for it because I just bought another toy like a guitar, amp, gun or car...it never seems to fail!!! Talk about bad timing.

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Bill McCloskey · Post by **Bill McCloskey** » 1 Mar 2006 12:17 pm

Casey,

Have you made a prototype lap steel yet?

Casey Lowmiller · Post by **Casey Lowmiller** » 1 Mar 2006 2:38 pm

Bill,

I had made a quasi-crappy double-neck while in high school. It was totally made from scratch as I didn't have an example to work off of...and I didn't have alot of time to make it. Between school, girls, trying to get into college, hunting, racing & other hobbies...my time wasn't devoted to making it...which I deeply regret!!!

Since I didn't have a lap steel, I just looked at pictures & guessed...steel guitars are fairly hard to come by in Kansas. Brad's Page of Steel was a huge help.

I wish that I would have had more time & more examples to work off of. The piece of oak that I used was a giant piece of lumber that had been air drying since about 1955. It was nasty looking on the outside...it even still had bark on the one side of it! There's still a giant chunk of it left...at our school, in shop class anyways, this particular piece of wood is legendary. It was about 10.5ft long, 3ft wide, and maybe 4in thick. It had gone through at least 6 shop teachers & no one could ever come up with a use for it. Then I came along & cut about 3ft. off of it to make my guitar.

This time around, when I make a prototype, it'll be 100 times better than my other one...I learned alot.

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Fender Pedal 800, Fender Champion & a Homemade Double-neck![This message was edited by Casey Lowmiller on 01 March 2006 at 02:39 PM.][This message was edited by Casey Lowmiller on 01 March 2006 at 02:53 PM.]

Bill Creller · Post by **Bill Creller** » 1 Mar 2006 4:15 pm

I would like to meet the next guy who can make a buck building guitars.
I only build them as something to do when there is time, and never made a dime. Just a hobby, but somewhat satisfying.

Casey Lowmiller · Post by **Casey Lowmiller** » 1 Mar 2006 4:50 pm

Bill,

I would like to be the guy who can make a buck building guitars

We'll see how it all works out...I should probably get a less demanding, better paying job than what I have now.

I hope to get serious about building here pretty darn soon. Gotta have something fun to do, not to mention the pride of making something worthwhile & hopefully some extra cash too!

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Fender Pedal 800, Fender Champion & a Homemade Double-neck!