In response to Ted Crocker's suggestion, I am creating this build blog for a special instrument for Harrison Withers. This will be my fifth lapsteel out of fifty-seven total builds and I look forward to the experience, the challenges, and ultimately, to see how Harrison likes it.
This lapsteel started out as 3 pieces of birdseye maple and 3 slats of rosewood...which I laminated. Also, I had cut out the shape...all before starting this blog. So please forgive me if it seems I skipped over the first few steps that would have included photos.
This is the result of step #1 & #2 :
Step #3: Deciced to leave the birdseye maple "naked" on top, rather than use a slat of rosewood fingerboard material. This is a preliminary layout of some rosewood "slices" for fret markers...
And a possible layout pattern...but still working on that idea...
look great so far!
looks incredible! Really nicely done.
First coat tung oil on and buffed...2nd coat tomorrow...wired up pots & jack a moment ago.
lookin good bud
Did you finish this Scott?
Yes, finished and sent to Harrison in 2013.
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