Steel Guitar Builder

Dave, eye candy and I bet ear candy too!
Maybe I missed it, but how did you do the fret board? Painted it on? silk screen? Very neat and beautifully done!

Hey Rick, thanks for saying that! It means a lot to me. That's what we're here for..to help each other.

Wayne you can get those at Spaenaur in Kitchener, also Facca Fasteners in London

Thanks all for your nice feedback! Stormy, thanks for going that extra mile my friend, and elaborating on what exactly is our mantra - to help each other with ideas and suggestions from our experience on something that we all love so dearly. Thanks for seconding what Stormy said, Mike! Stand by you ...

Thanks guys. For you Thiel, here you go my friend.

Now you clamp the wire in needle nose pliers where you want to make the bend to an L shape. hold firmly with pliers while bending the long arm of the L with your thumb, or with another pair of pliers. Bend just beyond the 90 degrees so as to create some springiness, making the retainer want to stay ...

Here is a close-up of the 5 coils...go a bit beyond the 5 so that the spring keeps its 5 revs when you relax the wire Ret4.jpg To make the second coil, you tap the top rod to the left, leaving just enough sticking out to hold on to the coil. Then you tap the bottom rod in so you can wind the second ...

Eons ago I promised to post instructions on how to make those little clips or retainers for the pull rod. Here we go. All it takes for the jig is a piece of scrap wood. Mine is 1 1/2"X 3/4" maple, that I clamp in the vise.Get 2 rod scraps about 3" long. You stick those in the holes drilled thru the ...

Pastor, you do some fine work. May you make many more steels.

As an aside; how do you feel about using the pedal steel guitar instead of the organ, to play for the congregation's hymns?

Joe, I make them and you won't believe how simple and quick they are to make in a very simple jig. I promised people earlier I would post pics and explanations on how to do them, so stand by...I really gotta get my act together and do it!