The Steel Guitar Forum

There are some suprising things concerning this lap steel. Notice that the strings wrap around the end so that the tuning pegs add no additional length to the guitar. (they are actually Grover banjo pegs) The string length is 24-1/4 inches and the total length of the guitar is 25-1/2 inches. The pick-up is a GeorgeL E-66.



The guitar was built by my friend Jim of https://www.facebook.com/ScreamingAngelGuitars of Venice, FL.

More pictures and info to follow:

That is cool!

Very cool indeed! Definitely more photos please

You could but a few Scruggs pegs on there so you can access some alternative tunings on the fly.

Jeff:

Scruggs tuners is a neat idea.....I had not thought of that. I bet that The Flint Hill Special or Earl's Breakdown would be a breeze.

The rest of the photos are on my wife's phone and she is not at home right now......so a bit later is in order.

Very cool...is that a sparkle fretboard?

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The guitar is made from the granite series acrylic. The fretboard is also the same material with acrylic inlays for the frets and fret marks. The body is hollow. The sustain goes on and on and on.

Granite! Did you say how heavy this thing is.

Any acoustic engineer want to weigh in on the pluses and minus of using granite in the body?

The guitar weighs 8 pounds.

Very cool. Love to hear some clips of it. The sides and fretboard resemble a Corian countertop.

That is one super cool guitar, man!

Very cool ...

Reminds me of forum member Terry Farmer's solid aluminum "Shorty Pan" that I cast for him and made the horseshoe pickup to go in it ...

I still have the "mother" I used in the sand casting procedure ...





Haven't heard from him in a few years ... Hope he's OK ....

Anyway ... Love the Granite

Nice guitar Ben.......unique and well thought out.....enjoy it......

Granite...... I bet it rocks.

(Sorry, I couldn't help myself)

The nicest and most professional looking modern guitar for my taste (Sierra with a close second). It looks perfect with not a single shortcut. Man. Pure class and integrity. I'd like to see this guy make a case!

HowardR: Thanks for the comments...you just know that I intend to have it at the Rick Alexander Room next March in Dallas. I would so much like to hear Carco Clave and Mike Neer play it.

Jim's next lap steel project is a 10-string built to Billy Robinson specs.

Can't wait for TSGA JAMBOREE in MARCH of 2014!!!

Carco was the inspiration for this steel. A few years ago in Dallas he played his 10-string creation that had a Sierra keyless tuner in order to minimize the length of the guitar. I tried to buy a keyless tuner from Gene Fields but he does not sell them individually. I have a Traveler guitar that has a wrap around design to minimize length....why couldn't a lap steel have it? Well, obviously it can. I did not know about the steel that Rick Aiello helped create.

Great comment Frank....it does 'rock'.

Al: Thanks for the nice words...I will make sure that Jim sees all of the comments. Any chance that you are any relationship to Max 'Alibi' Terhune?

I stand corrected...............I have edited my posts....please read.

We have some design changes in mind for the next prototype.

Thanks,

Ben