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Permalink Reply by Mark Lillo on February 25, 2015 at 6:37am

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Permalink Reply by Scott aka Farmer Ted on February 25, 2015 at 7:52am

Drool

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Permalink Reply by Dane Donato on February 27, 2015 at 1:18am

How is this played? On the lap, like a lap steel, or more like a regular guitar? Is this your own design or is there historical precedence? It seems almost medieval to me. 

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Permalink Reply by Mark Lillo on February 27, 2015 at 3:34am

It is my version of a Weissenborn lap guitar. Here is a sample of one being played, it is a different body shape but played the same. Here

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Permalink Reply by Dane Donato on February 27, 2015 at 5:18am

Pretty spiffy sound. Thanks for the link. It is playing right now. 

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Permalink Reply by Bad Finger (Eric) on February 25, 2015 at 6:42am

Without a doubt.

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Permalink Reply by Scott aka Farmer Ted on February 25, 2015 at 7:53am

Eric, what tuning & strings do you use on your 5 string builds?

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Permalink Reply by Bad Finger (Eric) on February 26, 2015 at 1:59am

Open G - GDgbd  

Keef style.  It is great tuning since you get

151 GDg

513 Dgb - Keni Lee's Devil Tuning

5135 Dgbd Banjo Tuning

1513 GDgb Typical 4-string tuning

All are easy to isolate with 513 being the most difficult, but not inaccessible.  5 strings and 5 common tuning voices/chord shapes and advantages.  It is very easy to just play GDg to play shuffle rhythms, etc.

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Permalink Reply by Bad Finger (Eric) on February 28, 2015 at 2:48am

I forgot to mention the strings.  It varies.  Tuning is always GDGbd

Bendy are Ernie Ball Super Slinky ADgbe (The pink pack)  This would be a set of 9s. Strings 2-6 from the pack.

Slidy are Super Slinky EADgb I think this makes it like a set of 11s by bumping up one string. Strings 1-5 from the pack.

Resonator - Martin Bluegrass Medium Electric Resonator (56-16).  I don't use the 56.  GDg are 46, 36, 26w then I think it is 18 for the b and 16 for the d.

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Permalink Reply by Joe O'Connor on March 17, 2015 at 12:28pm

that is awesome!!

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Permalink Reply by Rob Uker on February 25, 2015 at 6:43am

This is my favorite guitar. It has super hot pickups and it always blows people away when they play it for the first time.

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Permalink Reply by Bama Hound on February 28, 2015 at 6:35am

 I wondered that happened to my '54 Chevy, that was my first car.

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