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doing some building
Posted: 6 Jan 2021 2:17 pm
by Bill Hatcher
building some lap steels for some nice folks. here is a six string. headstock is angular deco design. strong as heck! will look great when lacquer is applied.
stare at it and it will play tricks on you.
Posted: 6 Jan 2021 2:24 pm
by Bill Hatcher
the back uses two "ledges" for the gears machined out of the wood. MUCH better than hoggin' out a lot of wood from the back of the head. makes for no flex in the headstock and keeps the string sustaining much better to leave the majority of the body thickness through the head area.
Posted: 6 Jan 2021 4:13 pm
by David Matzenik
Nice design and neat work, Bill. I like the mass and set of the aluminum nut.
Posted: 6 Jan 2021 4:15 pm
by Bill Groner
Very nice and unique Bill. Can you show us the rest of it? I know you can play very well, so when finished please give us a video of it in action.
Thanks!
Posted: 6 Jan 2021 4:43 pm
by Ben Birdsall
You're not kidding about the strong as heck part! That's got to be the most solid wooden head I've ever seen. Looks great, too. I love the Art Deco styling.
Posted: 6 Jan 2021 5:27 pm
by Joe Elk
Looks Great!!!!!
Joe Elk Central Ohio
Posted: 6 Jan 2021 5:49 pm
by Travis Brown
Beautiful!
Do you have a website?
Posted: 6 Jan 2021 6:05 pm
by Erik Alderink
You do any 8 strings?
Posted: 6 Jan 2021 6:10 pm
by Bill Hatcher
Erik Alderink wrote:You do any 8 strings?
yes. have made 6 8 9 10 12 and 14 string lap guitars.
Posted: 6 Jan 2021 6:13 pm
by Bill Hatcher
Travis Brown wrote:Beautiful!
Do you have a website?
dont have one. i just yak with folks here on the forum. in fact i remember when there was no forum and we all used to hang out at a steel guitar user group! lol need to contact me? use email. thx!
Posted: 6 Jan 2021 6:43 pm
by Rick Barnhart
Beautiful work, everything looks so precise. That’s gonna be a stunning guitar. I second the motion for a video clip when you’re done.
Posted: 8 Jan 2021 11:41 am
by Jeff Highland
Great Design Bill
Posted: 8 Jan 2021 2:18 pm
by David Ball
Very cool indeed! Did you do it on a mill/router table/???
Dave
Posted: 8 Jan 2021 3:47 pm
by Bill Hatcher
used a jointer and a radial arm saw.
Posted: 8 Jan 2021 4:09 pm
by Joe Cook
Very nice, Bill! Top notch.