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by William Groner
Sat Oct 28, 2017 7:00 pm
Forum: Lap Steel
Topic: Red and White Lap Steel
Replies: 5
Views: 9458

Re: Red and White Lap Steel

ljs wrote:Hi Bill,
No need to apologize on my end. My last name is Skarzenski.

LaVern

LOL I know Lavern, I know. When are you going to post a picture of your blue lap steel and it's custom stand? I want to see how it turned out.
by William Groner
Sat Oct 28, 2017 6:39 pm
Forum: Lap Steel
Topic: Red and White Lap Steel
Replies: 5
Views: 9458

Re: Red and White Lap Steel

azureskys wrote:very nice sounding lap and great playing

Thanks Lavern and "BlueSkys" Sorry, don't know your real name.
by William Groner
Fri Oct 20, 2017 12:36 pm
Forum: Lap Steel
Topic: Red and White Lap Steel
Replies: 5
Views: 9458

Red and White Lap Steel

This one was my first build and it is NOT me playing it. I only wish I could play like that. It is currently for sale. PM me if interested.
by William Groner
Sun Oct 15, 2017 1:32 pm
Forum: Pedal Steel
Topic: Pedal rods.
Replies: 5
Views: 8521

Re: Pedal rods.

Just a guess, or maybe more accurately a thought. I believe the difference would be negligible but a pedal rod pulling up on the center of the pedal would distribute more of the forces along the entire center line of the axis. Whereas from the side would be putting more forces on one side or other....
by William Groner
Wed Oct 11, 2017 4:14 pm
Forum: Lap Steel
Topic: 8 string spacing and pickups
Replies: 4
Views: 8563

Re: 8 string spacing and pickups

So far I've only built 6 string lap steels. Done 5 and helped students build 15 more. I'd like to have a go at an 8-string. Is the string spacing still about 3/8" (11mm)? Looking around for pickups, I'm seeing a lot that don't indicate string spacing. Recommendations for for a decent pickup that is...
by William Groner
Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:20 pm
Forum: Lap Steel
Topic: some more from 2017
Replies: 0
Views: 11034

some more from 2017

Here is my aluminum Lap steel. I used .125 thick 6061 aluminum. It is made up of 5 pieces and it all screws together.
by William Groner
Tue Aug 08, 2017 5:11 pm
Forum: Lap Steel
Topic: Some builds from 2017
Replies: 0
Views: 10815

Some builds from 2017

My first lap steel I built around Thanksgiving 2016. It was a red and white loose copy of a National New Yorker. I try to look at old lap steels that are obsolete, but have pleasing lines. The next one I built was a copy of a Fender Princeton. There is some darn nice looking new ideas out there and ...