The Steel Guitar Forum

I am looking for information on building a padded arm rest.

What kind of hardware do I need to attach it to the guitar.

David Neslony

Aloha David, you can get a computer wrist pad from Amazon or elsewhere that don’t move around and work very well..

I used two 90 degree brackets and located them where I could utilize existing screws in the body of the guitar. I put the existing screws though the back(thread side out)and used small wing nuts to hold the them on. Works good...be sure your bracket is of sufficient thickness to support your resting arm with out bending.

Sam

Forum member Don Blood makes excellent armrests that attached to the legs. Or he will sell you the brackets.
http://www.donblood.net/

I use a 1/4" or 3/8" sheet of plywood- cut to the dimensions that I want to use- clamp it to the body of the guitar in the location that I want it to be- then either use existing holes or drill new ones through both the guitar and the plywood, use Tee nuts in the plywood on the top and then cover it w thin foam and material from UFO (a local Upholstery Fabric Outlet place where I get both the foam and the material- fabric backed leather-like)- adhere the foam to the plywood using fabric adhesive spray from the same place- cut the perimeter of the over-sized foam off the edges of the plywood using a band saw, cover it w the material of choice and staple it to the underside- then screw it down from the underside of the guitar using the appropriate sized screws for the Tee nuts and voila! Usually takes a couple of hours total.

I have put arm rests on 3 guitars. I attached all 3 with Commercial Grade Velcro. No holes in guitar, I can also remove the pad and put it in the Pedal Board/Leg and rod compartment in the case.


I like to use a piece of solid wood at the key head so I can carve out a place to secure bar and picks.