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Posted by JD on September 15, 2019 at 6:14pm
I was planning on doing a fancy lap steel with contoured wood; something like an old Fender or Rickenbacker but I thought I should do a practice one as a learning experience. So I got the cheapest pick-up and tuners I could find, and a piece of pine from my neighbors burn pile and threw this together pretty quickly. the bridge and nut come from a defunct Ryobi radial arm saw. Sounds pretty good and I must say I got the laps steel bug out of my system; for now anyway. The Steel Master logo comes from an old file cabinet.
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  • David Bowes September 21, 2019 at 2:26pm

    Very Nice!

  • Dave Lynas September 18, 2019 at 5:41am
    A beautiful lapper JD.
  • Gary W aka Rev. Bluejeans September 17, 2019 at 1:14pm
    Nice build, JD! Great addition of the Steel Master logo!
  • Poorness Studios September 16, 2019 at 6:21pm

    I like that shape a lot. Thanks for sharing.

  • George Ross September 16, 2019 at 4:12pm

    Way cool JD!  Like your use of 'found ' stuff.  Repurposing is one of my favorite things to do.  Go for it!

  • Uncle John September 16, 2019 at 10:53am
    That is a fine battle ship of a lap guitar.
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