Quid Pro Quo (Tit-for-Tat) Build for Harrison Withers

[Scott aka Farmer Ted]

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...

 

 

[Harrison Withers]

look great so far!

[Scott aka Farmer Ted]

Finally got to return to workshop this week...routed for electronics...string ferrule holes...drilled for fret position inlays...made control plate and bridge from rosewood...and got coat of stain on. After drying, its time for tung oil, buffing, and assembly.

[Harrison Withers]

looks incredible! Really nicely done.

[Scott aka Farmer Ted]

First coat tung oil on and buffed...2nd coat tomorrow...wired up pots & jack a moment ago.

[steve smith-- Dewy Dewtron]

lookin good bud

[Ted Crocker]

Did you finish this Scott?

[Scott aka Farmer Ted]

Yes, finished and sent to Harrison in 2013.