New life for a Chandler steel

Olli Haavisto · Post by **Olli Haavisto** » 27 Dec 2014 5:18 am

New pickups turned this Chandler H-2 into an amazing blues and rock instrument.
A Duncan Lil`59 strat size PAF just behind the 24th fret and a Duncan Stack P90 at the bridge..

Mark van Allen · Post by **Mark van Allen** » 27 Dec 2014 11:26 am

Olli, I had thought about doing that same thing to a Chandlerâ€¦ as is I think they're a really fine Hawaiian guitar, with the nice ergonomic playing feel they have, I bet your mod is the bee's knees. I'm a big fan of two pickups on laps.

Stephen Abruzzo · Post by **Stephen Abruzzo** » 27 Dec 2014 6:26 pm

Pretty sweet alteration to your Chandler....I bet she really growls now.

I'm a big fan of 2 pick-ups too.....especially if they are noticeably different from each other.

Olli Haavisto · Post by **Olli Haavisto** » 28 Dec 2014 5:34 am

The PAF (of sorts) in the neck is definitely "in search of the Trucks-vibe" thing.
Pretty succesful, too

James Quackenbush · Post by **James Quackenbush** » 29 Dec 2014 8:48 am

Olli,
Do you have any clips of this setup ? .......Trucks vibe is a really nice to tone to be searching out ..... Now to find a chick that can do the Tedeski vibe !!....Jim

Grant Ferstat · Post by **Grant Ferstat** » 10 Feb 2022 6:08 pm

I'm looking at a used RH2 as a starter lap steel. I guess it might be a decent platform for mods later on - better pickup, palm levers perhaps?

The only other things around where I live (Perth, Western Australia) without spending beyond my budget are the Gretsches. Is the Chandler a better bet?