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- Fri Jul 23, 2010 1:42 pm
- Forum: Lap Steel
- Topic: 8 string completed
- Replies: 5
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Re: 8 string completed
Thank you Allan and Bent I did get a bit held up with the weather as I could only do a lot of it out doors, I dont know about being the fastest builder once the birds where sorted I have nothing to do all d ay..if i was selling them I prob would make up jigs would be a lot easyer then.... But as soo...
- Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:21 pm
- Forum: Lap Steel
- Topic: 8 string completed
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2464
Re: 8 string completed
pics The bridge and string holder are stright it looks as if they are not in the photo
- Thu Jul 22, 2010 12:17 pm
- Forum: Lap Steel
- Topic: 8 string completed
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2464
8 string completed
Hello a few pics....
Pick up made by Bent
Fret/fingerboard made by Chris Dew design was just a simple nothing too fancy
Pick up made by Bent
Fret/fingerboard made by Chris Dew design was just a simple nothing too fancy
- Fri Jul 16, 2010 12:15 pm
- Forum: Lap Steel
- Topic: New 8 string Project started
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3774
Re: New 8 string Project started
Hello I had a phone call from a friend today who said my post explaining the problems sounded as if I was blaming the pickup...... This was not my intention and if I have offended anyone please except my full appoligies The problems fitting the pick up are mine alone...which was caused by not thinki...
- Fri Jul 16, 2010 9:41 am
- Forum: Lap Steel
- Topic: New 8 string Project started
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3774
Re: New 8 string Project started
Hey Pat Ive put a quote from first post I collected my wood today again 100 + mile round trip.. The wood is Indigbo is looks alot like Oak but a lot cheeper..... I spoke to one of the carpenters that work for the timber company who said he hates the stuff he says it terrible to work with very hard (...
- Wed Jul 14, 2010 1:02 pm
- Forum: Lap Steel
- Topic: New 8 string Project started
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3774
Re: New 8 string Project started
Paul
- Wed Jul 14, 2010 12:59 pm
- Forum: Lap Steel
- Topic: New 8 string Project started
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3774
Re: New 8 string Project started
Hoping phot;s
- Wed Jul 14, 2010 12:46 pm
- Forum: Lap Steel
- Topic: New 8 string Project started
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3774
Re: New 8 string Project started
Hello from UK An upadte and some photo's Fretboard arrived today the last but one part I only ordred 1 instead of 2 so that is still to come...Ive had a few problems to over come on this one some still in the thinking stage, I will try and explain it..the pick up was kindly made for me by Bent (than...
- Mon Jul 05, 2010 4:08 pm
- Forum: Lap Steel
- Topic: Using Rods For Nuts & Bridges
- Replies: 5
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Re: Using Rods For Nuts & Bridges
Hello BilllyJ I made a lap first one..and I used 3/8 rod as and As Pat has said the string's hit the bridge and the nut in the middle..What I did was to fix the nut then measure the scale length from the middle of the nut and put the middle of the bridge on the 22 1/2 scale... But that was from scra...
- Fri Jul 02, 2010 3:36 pm
- Forum: Lap Steel
- Topic: New 8 string Project started
- Replies: 15
- Views: 3774
Re: New 8 string Project started
Hi.... I getting to agree with Allan also......The tone I have on the six dose very little to speak about..... I might get shot from here........ Unless different songe require a different tone and I dont know if this is so or not... Then as some other members have said you can set the tone on the a...