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March 4th, 2007
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Homemade Lapsteel
This was once a mahogony shelf? A shame to waste a good piece of wood I thought!
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baretta
Those inlays are super cool, and nice setup.
Nothin sweeter than the sound of music comin out of a 6 string box - EZ me Music / ASCAP
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baretta
Are the strings going over a simple dowel rod in front and back?
Nothin sweeter than the sound of music comin out of a 6 string box - EZ me Music / ASCAP
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Sweet baretta,
My second love is woodworking, and I agree...to much nice wood being tossed nowadays.
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Beautiful job, Baretta ... it looks left-handed to me ... are you?
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baretta,
That's a nice piece of work. Seems to exemplify the whole lets keep it simple, yet effective method. 
I'm not a master craftsman but a fair hand with a piece of wood. Any chance you could tell us about the electronics? I'm already mentally hunting my woodpile up in the barn! I know I've got a piece of ash that would work perfectly in there somewhere.....
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Lapsteel Build
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Originally Posted by eddiez152
baretta
Are the strings going over a simple dowel rod in front and back?
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Yes they are, it's really basic design but works well.
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Yes I am, that's what I meant earlier when I said it was "the bane of my life". Not so bad these days as the guitars are a bit easier to get, but in the early days it was a nightmare having to play electrics with all the controls upside down. I was forever turning everything off with my arm. Now they are easier to get I don't need to buy one (typical!!)
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It's just a bog standard 2 pickup wiring system. Just like a Telecaster, one volume, one tone. The switches are like the normal 3 way, on/off or both together. They are just on a slider instead. It was the only thing on hand at the time. One pickup would work just as well though. If you go onto Google and type in "Build Your Own Lapsteel" there are several links to some nice simple designs with all the diagrams. Hope that helps?
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Thanks, my routing leaves allot to be desired unfortunately, better luck next time I think.
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Sweet.
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Very cool!
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"I wish I could play that fast - then I would have the option of not doing that."
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very impressive baretta!
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Cool!
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Sweet!
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