All done but for the knobs, volume and tone. I've done something wrong in my wiring, but i don't see it. The volume pot only has one volume (full) but the tone pot works! Ta ta... I used a different wiring diagram with clear illustration, but still chasing my tail. Perhaps you guys can steer me right. She sounds real good in spite of my ignorance.
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  • Forgot to tell you all, I just got a nice piece in the mail today. It's an Oahu lap steel from the 50s. Mother of toilet seat yellow/greenish. She sounds THE Best Yet! For me, i think this is the tops i can afford without selling all my other instruments. The Fenders and Gibsons and Ricks are too rich for me. I got lucky on the Oahu..! I'll show you when the sun shines.

  • Thanks you guys, this makes me feel good. I've just been editing and starting the graphics for our second CD from "The Procrastinators", my band. I just got the mastered copy from my recordist Bill Taylor. It sounds good to me. Wish there was a way to offer some of it up for you to listen to. There doesn't seem to be any provision for recordings without video. Is that so?

  • Love it, nice work Dave

  • You did it!  Looks like a player and a show piece.

  • I've been watching this project come together. The end result looks fantastic. Now I wanna build a lap steel. Very nice job Dave.

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  • Hey Crimson, yup airbrush, and building this one has been lots of fun. Boy she sounds good too. I'd highly recommend building a lap steel. It's just one big plank cut into shape. Easy shapes at that. hollow out a pocket, make a plate, mark the frets somehow (the airbrush was easy) and add strings.

  • Hi Hippy, I think i see my problem. My comment to Seaman spells it out. A very easy fix if i see right. I'm glad I made a photo of the wiring so i don't have to open her up just to look. I've eliminated the volume pot by connecting the jack hot lead to the hot lead coming from my pup. I should have used the center terminal for the jack hot lead which would make the current go through the pot. I shouldn't do wiring before breakfast or when it's 90 degrees in my kitchen.

  • I am leaning toward a defective pot---and that is the easiest fix, so try that first!

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