lap steel

[jgrant42]

c.winn
I did it on a router table with 3/8 round bit.put the guide where you want it and marked guide with pencil to the length of the brass and worked to the marks. I used a longer piece of wood and then cut it to where i wanted it. You have to plunge the wood down onto bit buy hand and then move it back and forth to the lines . make sure you make the piece long enough to keep fingers out of way. Hope this helps not good at explaining.
let me know
jim

[Allan]

c.winn
I did it on a router table with 3/8 round bit.put the guide where you want it and marked guide with pencil to the length of the brass and worked to the marks. I used a longer piece of wood and then cut it to where i wanted it. You have to plunge the wood down onto bit buy hand and then move it back and forth to the lines . make sure you make the piece long enough to keep fingers out of way. Hope this helps not good at explaining.
let me know
jim

Jim, I think he was asking about electrical grounding to the bridge if I am not mistaken. That is very important with regard to keeping the hum down.
If I got that wrong then please just ignore me.

Regards, Allan.....

[jgrant42]

allan you were right I just misread it. I did not ground to bridge, that is most likely where problem is. Good thought how do you ground to it. my mistake c. I told you I was a greenhorn
when I touch pick to bridge I get a buzzing sound. If you anyone comes up with idea please let advise me.
thanks
JIM

[jgrant42]

I think I can get wire to bridge what about nut should that be grounded too. that could be a tough one
JIM

[Allan]

Do NOT try to ground the nut! That happens through the strings and one path to ground for the bridge/strings/nut/tunners is all that you should have. Check out this link then see if you have questions after that. Generally, you only need to trap a wire under the bridge or tailpiece and lead it to the common point on the vol. pot.

Allan.....

[jgrant42]

Thanks allan the drawing really helps. Will get on it
JIM

[JW Adams]

The bridge on this steel is not grounded, this was my first and with used parts , this is a single coil pickup, but it has no more buzz than my fender telecaster, i have changed to a aluminum bridge on my other steels, and they all are grounded, no noise at all but i use hot humbuckers and Alumitone pickups. The electronics on this steel came from a 1961 Fender Musicmaker guitar, the bridge was not grounded, but there was a metal plate cut the same size as the pickguard, i used the copper shielding tape from Stewart Mcdonald, on my new pickguard and in the pickup cavity, maybe that has something to do with the buzz in single coil pickups.

[c. winn]

The bridge on this steel is not grounded, this was my first and with used parts , this is a single coil pickup, but it has no more buzz than my fender telecaster, i have changed to a aluminum bridge on my other steels, and they all are grounded, no noise at all but i use hot humbuckers and Alumitone pickups.

Very, very interesting. I'm just getting started on the electronics of my first build, and was unsure of how to ground it - thanks for the reply. My build is with one single coil, and it has a low output - approx. 4.9k. With shielding in the cavity, I'm hoping to make it whisper quiet when not being played.

-C