The Steel Guitar Forum

___________________________MAN OF STEEL project.

I just finished this 8 string Baritone lap steel guitar with a 28 inch scale. The body is made by George Boards.

I installed the GB bridge right at the end of the guitar and I inserted a block of wood in the keyhead section,
just to move the nut further away from the bridge to get a longer scale.
The (mutilated) pickup plate I got from a forum member and the pickups are new, but I can't remember
who I bought them from. They were cheap but they sound wonderful. There is space for another pick up.

The finish is black hammertone, which I used to hide any surface imperfections.


I used the MAN OF STEEL theme for the fret board markers.

If it has pedals does it still qualify? Here's my pedal Dobro. 6 pedals and 6 knee levers.

This was made for me by my friend, Jim.....his first ever steel guitar.

What does the underneath look like, Ben?
I'm interested to see the string fixings.

Me Too, Banjo tuners? Looks interesting!

Steel guitar

Here is a photo of the underside of the guitar.

Dom - I understand that this is one of yours from 12 years ago. I added the Sho-bud fretboards and logo.

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix/3997_dom1_1.jpg

Yes that is one of my first attempts at building a steel guitar... S/N 003

Dom

Custom triple neck

I had a bunch of mahogany left over from building my kitchen I decided to put it to use



I seem to like to rest my pickin' paml on something so I used a piece of Birdseye maple for the palm rest.




The fretboard is Paduk with maple fret and position markers.




Just in case some flaming YAhoo tries to steal my baby, I took a page out of the old west and branded the back with what I call the 'rocking A' That's a piece of Koa for the electronics pocket.




And finally for the headstock I added a piece of silverwork I made years ago with Red Coral and Lapis Lazuli. The nut is a piece of cast bronze out a local bar rail.




Thanks to all who have made this forum so user friendly ... cheers, miller

Here is mine I built out of African rosewood. The cover plate is African Blackwood and the pickup frame is warthog tusk.

It still shows the plastic fretboard, but I have since changed it to an ebony fretboard with bone frets.

I wanted it to be bright red, but I struggled for weeks and eventually settled for whatever it turned out. The wood cost me about $25 and the case about $10.

Also a picture where I played it in a folk band with Chuck Lettes tuning.