Steel Guitar Builder

Thanks Richard and Russ. I kinda thought that it would be better if you could slide the tone bar over the nut. The lap steel that I bought and try to play has the strings low in the nut and you can't slide the bar over it. It just didn't make sense to me.

When I am cutting the grooves for the strings in the nut, how deep should he grooves be. Should I be able to slide the tone bar over the nut or should the tone bar be stopped by the nut as I move towards the tuners?

Paul

Hi Bent; I've been thinking about the keyhead you are making for your friend. I was thinking that because the string spacing is only 1/4" that the nut would only be approximately 2" long and this is assuming the same spacing for the bridge and nut. Would he not be better to make the key head as a pa...

Hi Pat;

You are one talented fellow Canadian. I have been checking you out on You Tube and you sound great, both on vocals and the pedal steel. If your feeling a little out of sorts blame Bent, he turned me on to your You tube videos in one of his posts. Your great Bub!

Paul

Nice post Dave. I like your explanation. This will come in handy soon. I have started to template out my 8 string lap steel. I am working on it slowly as I am waiting for the weather to warm up so I can do most of the cutting outside in my shed and not in the house. I am getting a little frustrated ...

Hey Rusty; Thanks for the welcome in the introductions section. I was looking at your creation and man that is a beaut. I noticed some green on the body in the photos and was wondering if that was from lighting or an effect you used in the finish. I'm slowly gathering material for my first lap and h...