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Harrison Withers
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 15 Oct 2007 10:42 am |
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I've lurked here from time to time over the years but just got around to registering.
I've been playing lapstyle for about 10 years as the mood strikes me. I'm still not very good, but I have fun trying.
I first got into lap guitar when I was working at a friend's (Bernie Larsen- Mellisa Etheridge, el-rayo-x)recording studio. He lent me a magnatone that was given to him by some guy named David Lindley, which meant nothing to me at the time.
Over the last few years I've collected a varied array of lap style instruments Including:
'56 national rocket
(2) Oahu small body birch squarenecks
K&N Weissenborn copy
Liberty copper top resonator w/ quarterman upgrades
the crappiest artisan steel known to man
More recently, I've gotten into homemade instruments and build cigar-box guitars (www.hcw3.com). I've collected cigar box insturments from a number of different builders and hope to one day own a kurt scheon turbo, who I noticed is a member here. I also own one of Mike Lowe's lowebros. I build a lap guitar called the ghettoborn which is a cross between a weissenborn and a danelectro made from pine and masonite.
I also recently picked this thing up:
It's a seven string standard with a ten lap bottom. It's chinese crap, but I'll get it plying good. I'm in the process of converting the lap portion from a 10 to an 8 and replacing the electronics. Anyone know where I can get an beefy 8 string bridge?
Harrison |
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Stephan Miller
From:
Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
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Posted 15 Oct 2007 2:37 pm
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Harrison, welcome to the Forum. I'm not a builder, but we have a bunch around here, I'm sure some will chime in. If you like a brass bridge, both George Piburn of GeorgeBoards and Bob Littleton of West Coast Steel use brass with a string spacing of about 3/8". One or both could probably point you in the right direction.
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Charles Davidson
From:
Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 15 Oct 2007 9:50 pm
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Welcome Harrison,from Alabama.
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Hard headed, opinionated old geezer. BAMA CHARLIE. GOD BLESS AMERICA. ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST. SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC ! |
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Dion Stephen
From:
Kansas, USA
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Posted 16 Oct 2007 2:14 am
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welcome welcome welcome! nice to have a new steel onboard.  |
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Keith Cordell
From:
San Diego
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Posted 16 Oct 2007 2:29 am
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Wow, a lap steel direct from Lindley... I'm jealous...
Good to have you on, I was admiring your ghettoborn, if you ever make any to sell off let me know- I like that kind of stuff too. Have you ever heard of Ghettotronix? They were using found materials to make instruments, mostly basses, here in Atlanta. Cool stuff! |
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Harrison Withers
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 16 Oct 2007 5:15 am
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Keith, I Pm'd you.
Thanks for the welcome everyone, I'm already learning a ton.
Harrison |
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Gary Lynch
From:
Creston, California, USA
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Posted 16 Oct 2007 5:54 am
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Harrison,
Welcome to the dark side...   It's all down hill from here...... |
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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