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Topic: Swingin Steel |
Bill Groner
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QUAKERTOWN, PA
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Posted 16 Oct 2017 11:26 am |
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I built my first lap steel last November. Since then I have been building and trying to learn to play. I was anxious to have someone who knew how to play, try it and make a recording. After about 9 months a friend of a friend told me he would like to try a lap steel. He previously played guitar in the Air Force band, but never touched a lap steel. I agreed to loan him my red and white faux New Yorker. He had it for 3 weeks which was longer than I cared to give up my Ernie Ball tone bar, so I sent along a 7/8" deep socket in the gig bag. I'm pretty sure he made his own backing track with his guitar then played the lap steel along with it? I think maybe I should switch to a 7/8" deep socket. This sure sounded sweet to my ears. I was hoping I could build a decent lap steel.....Mission Accomplished........I think!
https://soundcloud.com/user-426632964/swingin-steel
Thanks for listening............
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Currently own, 6 Groner-tone lap steels, one 1953 Alamo Lap steel, Roland Cube, Fender Champion 40
Last edited by Bill Groner on 24 Oct 2017 8:18 am; edited 2 times in total |
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Bill Brunt
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Texas, USA
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Posted 24 Oct 2017 4:22 am
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It's just not fair!
Three weeks?
Makes me want to burn my lap steels and stick to a comb and waxed paper. |
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Bill Groner
From:
QUAKERTOWN, PA
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Posted 24 Oct 2017 4:25 am
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Yeah, and that was without a tone bar! I know, disgusting, but so glad I finally got to hear how one of my builds sounded. BTW.......... before you burn your lap steels, it was a "Craftsman" 1/2" drive socket if that helps any? 
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Currently own, 6 Groner-tone lap steels, one 1953 Alamo Lap steel, Roland Cube, Fender Champion 40 |
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Nic Neufeld
From:
Kansas City, Missouri
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Posted 24 Oct 2017 4:47 am
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| When I first got my lap steel (and had it tuned EADGBE, I didn't know better) I first used one of those glass medicine bottles I had bought for regular guitar, and then after buying a couple deep sockets for working on Cornelius soda kegs, I took the one that didn't fit and it was actually a pretty good tone bar for a while! |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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