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Hello,

I was wondering if you knew what lap steel brand/model Roosevelt Collier is playing on these pictures ?
Is it a "homemade" project or does it relate to a known manufacturer ?
Thanks a lot everyone.
Bye

This online article (from PREMIERGuitar 2013) says he plays/played DL (Dan Lawson) lap steels.

https://www.premierguitar.com/artists/i ... nd-praisin

Here's a Youtube of Dan Lawson demonstrating one of his eight string laps -- that looks very similar in design to the one in your photos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaaPoBXJ4ls&t=31s

Dan is apparently a member and was last posting in 2016.

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/search. ... Dan+Lawson

Hope this helps.

Thanks David that's very kind of you.
Funny the article in Premier is talking about a Lee Boys oversea tour in France back in 2003. In fact I saw the Lee Boys in "Cognac Blues Passion" in France that year without even knowing it just before Roy Hargrove RH Factor concert ! At that time I wasn't introduced to the "steel" world but I remember the Lee Boys act as a great show, and in an intimate venue ! Great band. Then I saw Roosevelt "solo" on Jam Cruise couple years ago Absolutely marvellous !

Dan Lawson was on my radar years ago from the Facebook lap steel page (which I used to co-administrate). Unfortunately his website says he is no longer building guitars.
https://dpl305.wixsite.com/dllapsteel

Besides the style of guitar in Roosevelt's hands, he made an interesting semi-acoustic guitar. I had been thinking about a baritone scaled instrument but never got serious about ordering one. Steve Kimock posted a demo that impressed me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNdOZhwd5wY
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Very nice Jon ! I attended my first yoga class with Steve Kimock playing the guitar live (and a real yoga teacher also ) !! Funny to connect him to DL Lapsteel and Roosevelt
To be honest I wish I could find a lap steel with a big sound, in the spirit of Roosevelt Lee boys, Campbell Brothers ... I might be looking for MSA superslide or Sierras or others that I don't know of yet ... we'll see. I've also seen on DL's website that he doesn't make guitar anymore.

That Kimock clip is rather the antithesis of what it sounds like you are seeking. It's an interesting, different animal.
I don't know that I've ever heard a bigger, fatter, smoother modern sounding steel than both the Sierra and the MSA.
But if you haven't already, do yourself a favor and find some sound examples of Clinesmith lap steels. Both the wood body and the aluminum body guitars sound huge and fat and bold.