Steel Guitar Builder

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi everyone! Just wanted to send up some shots of my latest effort - can't officially call it a "build" since the owner had most everything.Made some parts but mostly his stuff. One of our daughters named it "Razzle-Daz...

THANKS SO MUCH - THE TUNING IS LIKE STRINGS 3,4,5,6,8, & 10
ON A REGULAR 10 STRING STEEL.LKR RAISES "E'S" TWO STEPS ,
RKL LOWERS "E'S" ONE STEP. HERE;S THE UNDERSIDE.
PASTOR BRUCE

HERE'S A FEW SHOTS FOR 6-LOVERS - MAHOGANY CABINET , CAR CLEAR FINISH , ALL HANDCRAFTED EXCEPT THE USUAL-KEYS, PICKUP , CONTROLS. PLAYS LIGHT , STAYS TUNED , LIGHTWEIGHT , VERY FUN! WAS UNSURE ABOUT COLOR AT FIRST BUT IT WORKS.THANKS FOR A LITTLE SPACE. PASTOR BRUCE

BEST TO ROUGH CUT EVERYTHING TO AS CLOSE AS POSSIBLE , THEN FINISH LIGHTLY WITH ROUTER.BE CAREFUL! AMEN!
P. BRUCE

HI , GUYS! JUST TO CHIME IN , I'VE USED A JIGSAW AND A RECIP SAW FOR CUTS LIKE THIS - NO BAND SAW HERE YET - ALL THESE WILL WORK FOR THE ROUGH CUT - PRETTY STRAIGHT WITH CARE . AFTER THIS , BUILD A WOODEN ENCLOSURE THAT'S FLAT ON TOP THAT THE CHANNEL CAN LAY UPSIDE DOWN IN. THEN USE A ROUTER WITH A ...

hi,all, a look at some of the ANAPEG steels shows a method of having all mechanics on a separate frame with a cosmetic wood body outside for a different appearance per guitar. sounds a little "HUMAN" - skin deep looks with true strength on the inside. anyway, it's well worth a look for some perspect...

sure would like to see photos of that pine guitar! are there any?
pastor bruce

hi,friends!merry late Christmas - been pretty busy. boy this is great to start off the year with ambitious projects such as this.i look forward to just this kind of activity by fellow steelers -" inside the box "is pretty full so a few glimpses outside helps fuel some of our fires. this looks really...

if your bridge is separated from the other metal on the guitar by wood or other non-metal material you'll probably need a "string ground " to cut down hum more. some do - some can get away with none. this is done by fastening a wire under the bridge then joining it to the ground side of the circuit ...

yes! i'm all for it. send pix --this should be interesting.i love to see instruments "off the beaten path" now and then. saw a group perfoming on tv the other a.m. and they had a steel like yours but only 6 stings . so what? make music! one of my new projects lately is converting a dickerson (magnat...