The Steel Guitar Forum

The wood is sassafras. You can see wide grain that is not evident in the pics. The pick guard is a "gun metal" perloid. The p/u is the Lollar "Chicago Steel", the bridge is aluminum and the tuners are grey colored mini Gotoh. I have it strung with Pearse nickel wounds. I'll play it in G and dropped D tunings.

Yes...It is black. Is there any other color? I've played it through a Carvin "Vintage 16" and a Fender "Blues Junior". It can be sweet or real nasty. Quite the vocal palette.

Stealthy!

I forgot to thank HowardR for providing basic dimensions for a New Yorker.

Consider this to be the "mob version"! It resides in a modified gun case...

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looks real kool, nice job

Nice, really sweet and dirty....dirty in a good kinda way.

hmmm someone should start a remake of the new yorker

The body shape is outstanding. A real looker, nice work!

Wow! Great design and in a gun case....don't make the mistake of carrying it into a bank !

Thats a great new toy! Nice design and the matte black stealth finish is very sharp

George Keoki Lake wrote:don't make the mistake of carrying it into a bank !

Funny you mention that George. I use a gigbag type tactical rifle case when I fly to take a steel with me for practice. Nobody has even looked twice at it! I slip a couple of tone bars in the magazine pockets! I thought they would want to take them as they fill your fist nicely in a fight.

Best,

Rich

Grant Cuthbert wrote:hmmm someone should start a remake of the new yorker

Here is my remake of a New Yorker, fitted with a Bigsby and waiting on the hand levers being fitted.

James.

Be afraid. Be very afraid.