Lap Steel/Slide Guitar

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Comment by ciphone efox on August 9, 2010 at 7:53pm

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Comment by John Gundrum on August 3, 2010 at 8:55pm

You can never have enough clamps!

Looking good!

Comment by Edward Sparks on August 3, 2010 at 6:34pm

Here is the latest picture of the lap steel I have been working on for sometime now...Once the neck is dry I will continue spraying on the Nitro Cell finish! Edward

Comment by Gil on July 28, 2010 at 12:42am

Friends we just lost a legendary musician, Ben Keith, of Neil Young's band. Known primarily for his soulful pedal steel playing, dobro, and lap slide he was a multi-instrument player and contributed his signature sound to many of Neil Young's great songs. In his early years he backd up Patsy Cline on her hit I fall to pieces and played with the Faron Young band.

I don't know where my songs come from and had no idea about Ben Keith dying until I had finished this song. More detail in the video description but it is a spooky coincidence.
Had an idea about writing a song about the transition to the afterlife.
This is the result entitled Disappear:

http://www.acousticguitarcommunity.com/video/disappear-rip-ben-keith

Comment by John Gundrum on June 29, 2010 at 7:43pm

Definitely art-deco. Makes me hungry to go eat at a 24-hour diner. :-D

Comment by Tony Burt on June 29, 2010 at 4:32pm

Yes they certainly are ,, and the models change over the years dependent on when they were made. a 1950's one that is being restored has less of the art decco and more straight lines reflective of fashion change with the times.. hand fashioned metal work and hand forged pickup cover plate is "heavy metal" for sure.. I'll put up some recordings of these at some stage

Comment by Edward Sparks on June 29, 2010 at 2:15pm

Wow, don't you just love the "art Deco" look of the bodies? Great pieces! Edward

Comment by Tony Burt on June 28, 2010 at 4:29pm

Here are a number of old New Zealand made commodor Lap Steels that a friend found and ave been restored. wonderful instruments ,, made in the 1930's thru t the 1950's the one at the top is destined for me once it is restored. Hand made and and wound pickups ,, very much back yard workshop stuff,, the tail saddle is hand forged,,, but they sound amazing ,, played one at a country concert last week

Comment by Edward Sparks on June 28, 2010 at 3:14pm

Yeah, the old Gibsons are going for a fortune...The one on the cover has a Charlie Christian pickup in it!!! It's a really great book, get the book and then start saving for the lapsteel! Edward

Comment by John Gundrum on June 28, 2010 at 3:12pm

That book is on my wish list. I've been looking around for an EH 150 which I think is what's picture on the cover of the book. I was close to getting one but I couldn't justify the $1500 being asked.

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