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Mother and Child lap steel guitars

From a nice thick dense Yellow Poplar comes my 23rd build. Using Mother Silvertone as my model, i traced her onto my plank and used my band saw to rough her out and my belt sander to smooth her up some.

Albums: Lap steel guitars
Location: Duluth MN

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Comment by Dave Lynas on July 12, 2012 at 7:00am

Bill, it's a 23 incher. That's the same as my Silvertone model. The outline of the fretboard and cover plate are clearly visible in the old finish so i can trace those off my model. I'll use wood (Padauk) for the plate and Walnut for the fretboard. I'll do airbrush fret markings in white on the dark wood similar to my #21 lap steel project. I've got two other 23" fretboards to scribe off the markings by using a T square bridging across the two boards. I find this way is easy and quick.

Comment by bill on July 11, 2012 at 11:59pm

this is sweet, i love playing lap steel, and love makin them even more, but this one is very nicely done great lines shape, what scale did you make it

Comment by Blind Kiwi on July 11, 2012 at 10:54pm

That is a nice log Dave.

Comment by Dave Lynas on July 11, 2012 at 10:43pm

Hey JP, i'm liking building these steels. They are a one plank deal. 

Comment by JP Swenson on July 11, 2012 at 10:16pm

Lookin' good Dave!

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