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Building a lap steel
Posted: 22 Jan 2010 7:49 pm
by Malcolm Carmichael II
I am in the process of building my first lap steel. I want to build a console and was wondering if anyone could tell me where I may find some dimensions or maybe a scale drawing of a keyhead. I am looking for something similar to those on a pedal steel guitar that have tuners.
Posted: 22 Jan 2010 10:24 pm
by Chase Swan
You can buy an instructional program on ebay. I don't know if its any good, but it says it covers consoles.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Lap-Console-Steel-G ... 0541130413
Hope this helps!
-Chase
Posted: 23 Jan 2010 7:14 am
by Michael Maddex
Posted: 27 Jan 2010 4:18 pm
by Norman Evans
Here is a picture of a steel I built. Maybe it will help. I measured the tuners I used to see how thick to make the keyhead. Norm
Posted: 27 Jan 2010 7:27 pm
by Allan Munro
Have a look
HERE...
Regards, Allan.....
Posted: 28 Jan 2010 12:53 pm
by Allan Munro
Norman Evans wrote:Here is a picture of a steel I built.
I like that! As The Beatles once said (sort of), 'It's a clean machine, very clean'.
Regards, Allan.....
Posted: 28 Jan 2010 3:09 pm
by Rocky Hill
Here is one I built, I made all the parts in my shop.
Rocky
Posted: 28 Jan 2010 9:09 pm
by Allan Munro
Nice work Rocky - LOVE the finish.
Sorry for shifting the thread off topic.
Allan.....