Steel Guitar Builder

The double changer idea has been around since at least the 70s. One company that made them was called Bossan, I think. It's a good idea though, and I'm surprised that it hasn't caught on more.

I watched the video but I guess I must have missed the "design secret" mentioned in the title.

We used leather dye at Dekley, and I don't know of any that faded.

Very interesting, Georg. Dekley's original goal was to build a more stable pedal steel by using Pakkawood instead of maple. As we learned about its machinability problems and limitations, we decided to hide the edges in "the groove in the frame", as you call it. Because of its size, the top piece wa...

Georg, I think the axle wasn't the main problem with your original Dekley. To me it looks like the anchoring underneath is way too weak. #8 machine screws thru some thin aluminum. From what I have seen without taking things apart, that is the main problem. Where are these #8 machine screws you're t...

At Dekley, we used polyurethane to finish the wooden guitars, and never had any fading or bleeding problems. I never did any woodworking or finishing, so I can't help with any ideas. For solid colors, they just put on some rubber gloves and daubed the leather dye on with a rag. There were some sunbu...

Bent wrote:Bill, I'll zip up.
Yeah, guys, make this a New Years guessing game. What did Bill use?

Leather dye on the raw wood? That's what we used at Dekley.