Steel Guitar Builder

Glad you guys are still out there , ya working on anything right id sure love seeing it if you are . I had to do a few changes since i started this guitar im sure its for the betterment of the instrument however my original concept was seeing how much wood i could use but after trying different thin...

Hey LaVern , Good to know someone is with me lol, thanks for following my progress , I feel better now partner , i was thinking since my build isnt state of the art material it wasnt very enteresting keep watching soon it ll be up and playable . Russ

I think im the lone survival of this steel guitar building forum, I feel so alone , can someone say something ? Just like the last man on earth a lone survival , will i fall by the wayside too ?

24 inch scale works for me i use it for lap and pedal steel guitars , never had any second thoughts , other builders use other lengths but if it works on your lap then do what ya want .Even on regular guitars different people use different scale length s , an a note is gonna sound like an a note no ...

Anyone got any ideas for a decent copedent out there ? remember its a pull release 3 and 3 on the pulls . Russ

Here is the cabinet with the crossrod rack , i have all the bell cranks made just gotta tap a few holes and put it all together for that part . Im going to sand the cabinet then maybe some sealer then a lac finish , Ill just leave the underside as is bare wood , should i or not polish the mechanics ...

Three knee levers for the guitar , didnt take long to make them , get them all polished up and they ll look great dont ya think .Anyways lots more to do drill holes and tap etc etc . The levers are 3/8 thick and 1 inch wide by 9 long Im not sure how long they should be might drill some air holes in ...

Here is a keyless tuner im working on , almost finished , drill some holes and tap a few then into the tumbler for awhile then polish up, Im going to add rollers to the nut although i really dought they are needed however they would look cool and string spacing is 3/8 same as the bridge spacing so t...

If i do legs this way i wont need the set screw, either way works just fine, these are some older pics of how i made legs a few years ago . Russ

Im using aluminum tubing for the legs mounted to a heavy aluminum block or bracket on each corner kinda looks like the sierra guitar anyway thats where i got the idea , each will have an insert for the foot and for the bracket or block , using a 1/2 inch set screw to hold them in place and 3/8 stain...