Lap Steel World

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Comment by Andrew Carrell on April 27, 2012 at 12:29am

A work in progress...African Mahogany ...will have a p90 and stop tailpiece when I finish it up. 22.5" scale. First real lap steel I've built (I built a 2x4 3 stringer a while back), and so far I'm really happy with how it is turning out ....

Comment by Matte Resist on April 26, 2012 at 12:06pm

This was supposed to be a quick build from an old table leg.  Then life happened (in the form of overtime at work and household electrical problems).  When I finally came back to it, I dedicated a little more time than the quick build I'd originally anticipated.  Wish I would have taken the time to do more strings, but I'm pretty happy with it anyway.

There's more pictures and the whole story here: http://howandsometimeswhy.wordpress.com/2012/04/26/table-leg-lap-st...

Comment by Thorsten Hinrichsen on April 16, 2012 at 7:25am

Hello to all you lap steel rookies out there. Just wanted to say that before I started going mad about CBGs I built a lap steel guitar with quality parts. It was not more difficult than building a CBG. But I had a plan which you'll find here:

http://www.buildyourguitar.com/resources/lapsteel/index.htm 

Mine looks similar to the one on this website but with different bridge and different wood (mahogany body and maple fretboard). Good luck with your projects.

Comment by G. B. on April 15, 2012 at 8:34am

Hi,

I built a few cbg's and im now looking to build a lap steel.  I started with the plank.

I am now looking at making the fretboard in the style of a Fender Champ.

Not looking at adding frets but having a piece of plexi of something similar with the frets and markings "drawn" on it .. Any ideas? 

Comment by Gary Williams on April 9, 2012 at 12:16pm

Hey Rob Like the look of your project, How thick is the guitar and are you making it out of one solid piece. How do you plan to angle the headstock ? I have a couple of nice teak planks 9" x 1" which would make a great lap steel  but Im scared to start it in case  I screw it up. Good luck with the build 

Comment by Rob Uker on March 8, 2012 at 11:27am

This is my first draft of what I hope will be my first lap steel. If you see any mistakes or have any suggestions please share.

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Comment by Ronnie Retherford on March 7, 2012 at 10:53pm

This got me through building my first lap steel: http://www.buildyourguitar.com/resources/lapsteel/index.htm

After the first one, the next one is easy.

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