Steel Guitar Builder

That's what I like , someone who isn't afraid be different , hope this works out for you . Russ Thanks Russ! Yesterday I put the stings on, as I was curious as to what kind of sound it produces. it has amazing sustain. It also has an extremely different sound as compared to my first build. This gui...

I've been thinking for a long time about making a guitar that is sort of a cross between a Pedal Steel Guitar and a Lap Steel Guitar. The idea is that the guitar is a full on Pedal Steel Guitar, with a bit more portability, and no set up time. To accomplish this I decided to connect the foot pedals ...

Wayne, you have a lot of great ideas on your guitar, remember one thing, don't let anyone tell you that this is wrong or that is wrong, because it is your guitar and your ideas, everyone is different, so build it as you see fit. I always thought it had to be a certain way, but decided that it didn'...

Looks like you did an excellent job with your first pedal steel and your doing a second as of now ? you got the bug my friend , its addictive welcome to the club lol Looking forward to see your second. Your idea of using those strips of aluminum for the pull rods is cool , I like the look of them a...

Here's a picture of me with my pedal steel guitar I made: http://elektrolumens.com/ElektroSteelGuitar/ElektroSteel-16.JPG I have been playing it now for a few weeks. Once it has been adjusted it seems to holds it, as I have not had to re-adjust the stops yet. It is tuned to open E, from low to high:...

Here are some pictures of my pedal steel guitar I'm building, what I have so far: This is what it looks like: http://elektrolumens.com/ElektroSteelGuitar/ElektroSteel-12.JPG I have not done any finishing of the wood or aluminum, as I have been taking it apart and putting it together many times, didn...

I read on another forum where somebody did something similar to you as regards the adjustable springs. He made inserts like yours, but were threaded to screw into the spring, and he drilled and threaded the center for the bolts. Somebody made a comment that they looked like wood inserts, and gave a ...

The problem is, how to use the same rods for push/pull. I came up with a solution, of which I'll post more about later, as I'd like to at least hook up one string and see it actually work. Two different pedals will be on a rocker bar, when one pedal is depressed, the string is lowered. While one pe...

From looking at the photos of the two-part changer fingers, I'm struggling to see how they work. Have you got any drawings to enlighten me ? http://elektrolumens.com/ElektroSteelGuitar/ElektroSteel-7.JPG The part of the finger leaning to the left is for pull, the other finger part is the push. The ...

Can anyone tell me what I should be looking at for springs? I have a source to buy pretty much any size or tension. I can allow for whatever length, I'm looking at about 3 1/2 as a distance to use, but at this point can basically put in whatever is needed. I've got some of the changer fingers machin...