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Posted: **24 Nov 2008 12:25 pm**

They're baaack.

http://www.rondomusic.com/lg1bk.html

Posted: **24 Nov 2008 2:31 pm**

Yes indeedy! The natural is in stock too.

http://www.rondomusic.com/lg1na.html

I have a natural on the way. It's got a "Mahoganny Body"

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Whee!

Charlie

Posted: **25 Nov 2008 6:08 am**

I does work I added one to my shoping cart
I have not been able to do that in over a year

I got a BLUE one last year

I am not buying but testing

You all better hurry I bet they will not be there after Turky day

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Posted: **25 Nov 2008 9:46 am**

Charles Dempsey wrote:Yes indeedy! The natural is in stock too.

http://www.rondomusic.com/lg1na.html

I have a natural on the way. It's got a "Mahoganny Body" .

Whee!

Charlie

Like I said I have a blue one.

Get you self a set of strings whatever key you are going to play in.

I don't know what size strings you will get with this
But they will be poor quality

Posted: **25 Nov 2008 11:03 am**

I tried to order one a couple of weeks ago but they were not available. So, my wife got me a natural finish Morrell. In my uneducated opinion, that thing is like a "toy". It is so light I could probably juggle 3 of them..... It is being returned.

When this notice was posted that the Rondos were back in stock, I jumped on it right away! After placing the order, I wrote to Rondo and asked them to please check that MY Rondo had a straight neck and that the strings lined up with the pickup. Rick just now wrote back and said that he does not check any of the SX LG1 NA Lap Steels when they go out.

He also said that they are now all gone.

I hope you folks ordered early. Mine has been shipped today.

Posted: **25 Nov 2008 1:27 pm**

Well, that was quick.

Posted: **26 Nov 2008 8:44 am**

I checked for the natural Sx Lap and the site allowed me to put it in the shopping cart. I didn't order one as I have two already.
So if you still want one, order now.

Posted: **27 Nov 2008 1:31 pm**

I received the Rondo email announcement a few days ago, and my absolutely wonderful wife said "OK" to an early Christmas present! So I've just ordered one in natural. I'm psyched to finally be getting a lap steel!

Posted: **27 Nov 2008 7:48 pm**

i dunno, i have loved a lot of lap steels but the poster model in the ad with the seriously out of alignment pickup deters me. i'd rather fix/restore an old beater. just my opinion, but too bad the stands aren't more adjustable. i will have to keep mutilating snare stands. regards rob

Posted: **29 Nov 2008 2:15 pm**

It's Here!

It's a very cool little lap. Heavy! And the case is as cute as it can be.

What's a good distance from pickup to string? It's 1/2 inch on this guitar and I want more output.

Charlie

Posted: **29 Nov 2008 7:06 pm**

Mine arrived today in excellent condition. No warpage or twisting as some have experienced, and even the pickup is perfectly aligned!

The only things I need to do are change the strings to a heavier gauge, lower the bridge height a little, and fix the intonation by adjusting the saddles on the bridge. Very minor stuff.

Posted: **29 Nov 2008 8:21 pm**

Chuck Mahoney wrote:The only things I need to do are change the strings to a heavier gauge, lower the bridge height a little, and fix the intonation by adjusting the saddles on the bridge. Very minor stuff.

Mine has good pickup alignment and the neck is straight. Maybe they've solved their QC issues.

The package says the guitars were made in China. At this price I'm sure they were sent directly to the end user with no setup. I don't have a problem with that. In fact, I'm pretty damn pleased with the guitar!

Charlie

Posted: **29 Nov 2008 9:14 pm**

I have been using mine all the time. Have it set up in the living room for impromptu jams outside of the music room. Also real handy for on the go steeling. I take it and the stand plus a Fender Champion 600 to my dads house every sunday. He plays piano and I play steel with him just to have some family fun. I put a Seymour Duncan lipstick bridge in mine. Sound real cool. a little bright, just roll off the tone a little. The 600 is great to, I put a weber speaker in it. I have even giged with the Rondo at variou coffee houses and bars,when the situation calls for. I'm trying to learn all my D8 Gibson parts on lap so I dont have to allways bring my big rig. Almost there. The Rondo is a great way to allways keep a steel in your hand. I find it invaluable. I use the stand quite a lot in the seated position for home use, I tend to want to stand live. Very handy. Glad to see people taking an interest in lap steel. Happy Steeling, TC

Posted: **30 Nov 2008 5:25 pm**

Mine had pretty low output. The strings were 1/2 inch from the pickup!

Checking that I found that the pickup was bottomed out tight. I raised the pickup to a quarter's thickness from the strings and things are mucho better now!

But I gotta get some new strings. These things are the pits!

Charlie

Posted: **4 Dec 2008 6:16 pm**

I got an e-mail just now that says the white ones are still in stock. Or are just now in stock. I've seen the natural, blue and black ones, but didn't know they made a white one.

Same "mahoganny body"

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http://www.rondomusic.com/product2272.html

Charlie

Posted: **7 Dec 2008 9:11 am**

I've discovered a quirk about the LG1. They've changed the bridge cover design to where it is now part of the control plate. Like this:

This is held on with three wood screws:

There is no way I can see to change a string without removing these three screws. If you break a string during a set you can hang it up until the break, because it's going to take a while to get the thing off and back on. I'm not fond of designs where you need tools to change a string.

I am not 100% in love with the bridge either. There's a lot of play between the posts and the bridge, and the bridge is canted at a pretty steep angle when the strings are under tension. I'm gonna check Stew Mac and see if I can find a better one. Might look into creating a separate control plate and a bridge cover with an open back so I can change strings without removing the cover.

The good news is that the guitar did intonate even though the bridge screws are jacked out a good bit.

Charlie

Posted: **11 Dec 2008 10:04 pm**

I prefer the last year's version where the bridge cover is not part of the pots mount. Still gotta remove the cover for string changes, though.

Here's a couple of shots of the GFS pickup I installed:

Posted: **12 Dec 2008 6:02 am**

I'm considering picking one of these up. Is the pickup cavity made to accomodate a Tele bridge pickup or Strat? Are the tuners any count? If not I suppose they could be easily replaced with Grovers or the like without much modification, right?

Posted: **12 Dec 2008 11:24 am**

Charles Dempsey wrote:They've changed the bridge cover design to where it is now part of the control plate.
Been that way for about a year now, with some old stock still available at times/places. I think most of us prefer the original 2 piece, but the new one looks cool, if you were happy with it as stock.

I am not 100% in love with the bridge either. I'm gonna check Stew Mac and see if I can find a better one. Might look into creating a separate control plate and a bridge cover with an open back so I can change strings without removing the cover.
As a lover of the old stud/wrap around tails, that's what I would suggest as a 2nd to the more involved strings thru the body mod.

Good luck!

Posted: **12 Dec 2008 12:05 pm**

There's one for sale on Ebay, not of the Austrailian persuasion but a Rondo that someone bought back in January. Opening bid is $25. http://tinyurl.com/6qghqk

Posted: **13 Dec 2008 7:32 am**

Ron Whitfield wrote: As a lover of the old stud/wrap around tails, that's what I would suggest as a 2nd to the more involved strings thru the body mod.

Good luck!

This is the one I was thinking of. It's a Schaller:

It's not wraparound, but it has more rearward travel in the saddle adjusters than the stock bridge.

I don't want to do any irreversible mods in case I sell it and move up (which is likely because I'm really digging this lapsteel thing).

Charlie

Posted: **13 Dec 2008 8:24 am**

Charles
When I get my ASH moving I mean cut up into boards I am going to make a 8 string Lap Steel Guitar

Do they make them for 8 strings

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Posted: **13 Dec 2008 9:30 am**

That's a fine looking unit.
I tend to prefer as much string contact to the guitar body as possible, and anything with saddles greatly lessens that aspect.
But the combinations that produce sweet tone/sound are many, and finding the ones that each individual likes is part of the fun.

Good luck in your ventures!

Posted: **13 Dec 2008 1:00 pm**

Jim Mitchell wrote:
Do they make them for 8 strings

I haven't seen any 8 string bridges. I'll check around.

If you don't find one you could make an 8 string bridge Tele style with some simple bends on a sheet metal break. Then add holes for the saddle screws, string through and ferrules. That's what I'm thinking of right now for mine, but it's going to be a 6, so I'll probably use off the shelf stuff from Stewmac.

Charlie

Posted: **13 Dec 2008 9:10 pm**

Charles Dempsey wrote:
Ron Whitfield wrote: As a lover of the old stud/wrap around tails, that's what I would suggest as a 2nd to the more involved strings thru the body mod.

Good luck!
This is the one I was thinking of. It's a Schaller:

It's not wraparound, but it has more rearward travel in the saddle adjusters than the stock bridge.

I don't want to do any irreversible mods in case I sell it and move up (which is likely because I'm really digging this lapsteel thing).

Charlie

I was thinking one of these. If I go with the gold, I can double the value of my Rondo in one slick move.

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Understood, Charles...