Steel Guitar Builder

Nothing wrong with Chinese manufacture but you do get what you pay for. Chinese manufacturing gets a bad reputation because all we see is the very cheap end of the range. Guess why we import the cheap stuff... That's right, because it's cheap! It doesn't matter where something is made. How it's made...

I know this is an old thread but there is some superb stuff here.

As I have a CNC router and a laser cutter at work, you have given me a few ideas to try!


Steve.

I don't have it at the moment as it's on long term loan to a friend but it was of quite a simple construction. I made the neck first from a piece of mahogany and this went straight through to the tailpiece end , thinning down to fit under the cone platform and providing some of the support for it. T...

would you be the Steve Smith from Ontario

No. I'm from the Isle of Wight, England.


Steve.

Excellent.

I joined this site specifically to say that this looks great and I can't wait to see the end result.

I built a wooden tri-plate about twenty years ago but mine was a round neck. I didn't have the benefit of knowing what I was doing but it still turned out o.k.


Steve.