Steel Guitar Builder

Jason , thank you

I have a large mill and lathe, can mill just about anything i want i guess and the lathe is a 10 inch swing plus a rotary table and other accessories make them both very useful for most anything i wanna do . I might try that changer next time . thanks again Ron . Russ ( i think i looked at that befo...

Hi ron i sent you a pm , thanks for the comment I remember when the forum was full blast I got a lot of views on this build but no comments only yours , maybe nobody likes it or not enterested in it i dont know lol. Maybe when i get it finished ill get some comments ya think lol. I would like to do ...

Shots of getting it together

I got some parts made today milled three pedals and ten bell cranks plus got some cross shafts cut to size im sure ill need more bell cranks for this ten string guitar , might do a vertical knee also , not sure where it will go or what string to put it on but it would be nice i thought of another pe...

A week lol , just a tad bit longer . Once its finished Ill see about posting some sound bites on here . Ill have more pics soon . Russ

Here is an idea of what it will look like , Ill also put a walnut strip on the front skirt at the bottom , Im not going to do any staining , I like the natural wood look . I was also thinking of maybe stainless for the cross rods however aluminum works very well its a toss up we ll see . As for the ...

Cross rod shaft assembly , aluminum rods delrin bushings and walnut brackets pedals set at 2 and 3/4 inch spacing knee s to be determinded . Ill machine the bell cranks from 3/8 inch aluminum and continue from there as required . Five long screws will hold it tight against the under body , glueing t...

I was contemplating should i glue the neck on the body or attach it with screws hummmm what to do what to do . What would look best a white fret board or black? the best finish would be Lac dont ya think or maybe poly ?

Tomorrow Ill drill the holes for the cross rods and delrin bushings and get that all fitted up I believe ill go with a 2 and 3/4 inch spacing for three pedals , gotta get a new on and off switch for my lathe , I need that for making the rollers and delrin bushings plus work on the ALUMINUM cross sha...