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24th November 2009, 01:20 AM
Thread: make your own metal saddle
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thanks for your replies, i've chased up the link...
thanks for your replies,
i've chased up the link to OZtion, just a brief glance there opens up a lot of possibilities. I might just take the scaredy-cats way out and buy a brass bridge. A mate of... -
19th November 2009, 02:19 AM
Thread: make your own metal saddle
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make your own metal saddle
ok people,
I started another thread about string grounding with a bone saddle and got lots of responses, which have sorted out what i need to do in building this new guitar of mine. What i would... -
4th November 2009, 02:05 PM
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cpsmusic, you're right, hands are pretty much...
cpsmusic,
you're right, hands are pretty much always in contact with the strings. Its more an issue of "worth doing, worth doing right." My first lapsteel (long since cannibalised for parts) I didnt... -
4th November 2009, 12:30 PM
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making the saddle out of brass would be good i...
making the saddle out of brass would be good i guess. I'll have to figure out where I get the brass and how to machine it though.
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4th November 2009, 02:11 AM
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nah, i will make a bone saddle and the strings...
nah,
i will make a bone saddle and the strings will pass over it and into ferrules in the top of the guitar, then be held by (chunkier) ferrules on the back side. no pins, and the strings will pass... -
4th November 2009, 01:48 AM
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yeah it will be like an acoustic bridge, bone...
yeah it will be like an acoustic bridge, bone saddle with a rosewood bridge blank i have ready to carve. so, all strings are 'electrically separated', unless i can join them at the nut or at the...
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4th November 2009, 01:42 AM
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just to clear up what i'm on about, i need to...
just to clear up what i'm on about,
i need to connect all six strings with the grounding point. one machine head wont do it... -
4th November 2009, 01:30 AM
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yeah, you dont touch the strings sometimes, but...
yeah,
you dont touch the strings sometimes, but even with copper shielding you can get a nasty hum if youre not grounding the strings. My first attempt was so noisy until in frustration i got an old... -
3rd November 2009, 11:41 PM
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String grounding a bone saddle guitar, help!?
HI,
I'm about to start building a lap steel guitar, based about an awesome pickup i bought from Jason Lollar pickups. All my previous builds have used inexpensive humbuckers designed for electric... -
3rd November 2009, 11:07 PM
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weissenborn build guidebook
Hi, good to hear you're getting into weissenborn.
Many decent aussie artists use them (check out jeff lang), and while hard to build I think it'll be easier than an acoustic steel string- no... -
15th August 2008, 08:42 PM
Thread: Martin acoustics & retail margins
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gday, no offense intended, but are you buying a...
gday,
no offense intended, but are you buying a brand name or a guitar?
assuming you get the martin from overseas (and i've played a few of them in shops, they seem quite good instruments - I'm... -
15th August 2008, 08:17 PM
Thread: light bulb bending iron - any help?
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light bulb bending iron - any help?
hi all,
I'm starting to muck about with bending wood, presently just rosewood binding strips for my latest lapsteel, but with the aim of beginning to bend sides etc for acoustic guitar projects.
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12th April 2008, 02:04 AM
Thread: finished lapsteel build (pics)
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For this one I just used a "golden age" cheapo...
For this one I just used a "golden age" cheapo pickup from stewmac. They actually give pretty good tone for the slide, and I wired a coil cut so I can use the pickup as single coil. Gets a very...
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11th April 2008, 01:05 PM
Thread: finished lapsteel build (pics)
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finished lapsteel build (pics)
Hi everyone,
I just finished my latest lapsteel and thanks for all the advice I have absorbed from this forum. Thought I would show a few pics of it, see what people think.
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9th March 2008, 01:07 AM
Thread: string grounding question
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thanks guys, I guess i'll just ground it to the...
thanks guys,
I guess i'll just ground it to the star point and see what happens. btw all my negative leads, pot cases etc always go to this point, no loops as in grounding a -ve pot connection by... -
7th March 2008, 12:35 AM
Thread: string grounding question
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string grounding question
hi all,
this is probably a stupid question but thats exactly the sort of question i get stumped on. I know very little about electronics and when wiring up components i just follow the diagram and... -
5th March 2008, 07:06 PM
Thread: japan black- to seal or not to seal?
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japan black- to seal or not to seal?
hi everybody,
I'm building a guitar and i have just stained the rosewood fretboard with Japan black to even out the colour of the wood a little. My question is, do I have to seal this stain (the... -
13th February 2008, 01:45 PM
Thread: Hawaiian Steel Guitars
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brendon, nut materials for lapsteel can be...
brendon,
nut materials for lapsteel can be nearly anything. I made my first one (quite poorly) out of aluminium section as you describe, and it doesnt look great but sounds ok. Lately ive been... -
31st October 2007, 11:17 PM
Thread: Hawaiian Steel Guitars
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Very nice guitar. Good idea to use perspex for...
Very nice guitar. Good idea to use perspex for fretboard, how did you get it made?
Nice to see another lap steel maker on this forum, I find them quite an intuitive instrument to play, tune it... -
31st October 2007, 10:35 PM
Thread: my first attempt...here goes
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my first attempt...here goes
hi,
been reading and seeing the great guitars here for a while, and thought id post where i am up to.
I started out ok and have the neck section cut out ready to carve. Then I got ahead of... -
27th October 2007, 04:22 PM
Thread: Bandsaw Drive Belt
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THanks for the tip. Old sherline bandsaw my dad...
THanks for the tip.
Old sherline bandsaw my dad inherited has no support nowadays, but after reading your post I just went to the rubber shop and bought 10mm o-ring cord and loktite superglue, made... -
27th October 2007, 12:23 AM
Thread: buying a bandsaw in melbourne
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buying a bandsaw in melbourne
Hi all,
I am just getting to the point of buying my first bandsaw. Both the Hafco and carbatec models, BS-355 and BAS-350 look good for my price range and power requirements. Both are priced at or... -
21st October 2007, 02:44 AM
Thread: GMC Bandsaws
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no no no
gday,
do not buy this bandsaw it is a piece de caque as the french say. I just ruined a $50 guitar neck on the very beast...got it for free from my dad, and its going back to him with some savage... -
20th October 2007, 02:47 AM
Thread: truss rod cavity help
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thanks mate, i've got the stewmac info sheet,...
thanks mate,
i've got the stewmac info sheet, it came with the truss rod. Very basic stuff about how deep the cavity should be and dont glue the rod in etc. The diagram they give does not show you... -
19th October 2007, 04:03 PM
Thread: truss rod cavity help
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truss rod cavity help
hi guys,
just wondering if anyone has used hot rod truss rods, as I intend to install one in my current build.
what I was wondering, is for a neck end adjustment, where should the truss rod...