Aluminum Weissenborn, 22 1/2", C6

W. Johnson · Post by **W. Johnson** » 23 May 2019 7:21 am

Just finished another aluminum Weissenborn Lap Steel, 22 1/2" scale, tuned C6: C-E-G-A-C-E

Handles the C6 tuning just fine.

Aluminum fingerboard painted white, under saddle passive Piezo pickup. Weighs 5lbs 10oz.

Here is a short sound clip:

http://elektrolumens.com/Innovativeguit ... stic-3.MP3

Wayne

Steve Marinak · Post by **Steve Marinak** » 23 May 2019 9:16 am

sounds nicer than I had imagined! (I'm not a wood body weissenborn fan). Thanks for posting the sound clip. Very cool. Nice work.

W. Johnson · Post by **W. Johnson** » 23 May 2019 10:48 am

Steve Marinak wrote:sounds nicer than I had imagined! (I'm not a wood body weissenborn fan). Thanks for posting the sound clip. Very cool. Nice work.

Thank you for your comment, greatly appreciated. It's a great help to me to know what others think, positive, or negative.

Wayne

Larry Meyers · Post by **Larry Meyers** » 23 May 2019 11:54 am

These are so cool. The sustain is incredible. Will they be available for purchase?

W. Johnson · Post by **W. Johnson** » 23 May 2019 1:10 pm

Larry Meyers wrote:These are so cool. The sustain is incredible. Will they be available for purchase?

Yes, you can PM me about it.

Wayne

David Matzenik · Post by **David Matzenik** » 23 May 2019 2:32 pm

Nice work, Wayne. It is an interesting concept. The sustain is excellent. If anything, I miss the lower string tones. It leaves me wondering what a long scale, 8 string instrument would sound like.

W. Johnson · Post by **W. Johnson** » 23 May 2019 3:20 pm

David Matzenik wrote:Nice work, Wayne. It is an interesting concept. The sustain is excellent. If anything, I miss the lower string tones. It leaves me wondering what a long scale, 8 string instrument would sound like.

I made a 25" scale aluminum Weissenborn, tuned open G (G-B-D-G-B-D). Here is a sound clip of it, just simple arpegios.

http://elektrolumens.com/AL-Weissenborn ... clip-1.MP3

Wayne