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Gambler Lap Steel

Posted by Mike Bingham on April 9, 2011 at 12:52pm
When I built this lap steel I drew the frets on a piece of Plexiglas and screwed it to the neck. It looked kinda plain so I bought a new deck of cards for a dollar and put some of them under the Plexiglas. Next project may be to replace the square nuts on the bridge with dice.
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Tags: blues, dice, dobro, guitar, homemeade, lap, slide, steel
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  • Mike Bingham April 9, 2011 at 1:32pm

    Thanks James!  You talked me into making a video... Maybe sometime this weekend.

    Hey Stove-Wood thanks for the comment.  Feel free to use the ideas and make 'em even better. Enjoy!

    Thanks bone-ified!

     

  • Low Budget Luthier April 9, 2011 at 1:24pm
    awesome
  • Stove-Wood Instruments April 9, 2011 at 1:10pm
    Wow, great idea.  I never thought of using plexiglass.  Those cards really set the whole thing off.  Nice work!
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