Finished Lap Steel No. 4 (4)

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Comment by Ted Crocker on January 22, 2013 at 11:21pm

Real nice Paul

Comment by Paul Monaco on January 20, 2013 at 10:03pm

Thanks for the idea about the bridge wire.  I did route it from the cavity on the bottom to the bridge.  I got luck with the drill bit angle.  I think I'll wire it to the saddle with a small bolt from underneath.  There is a place on the back where I was going to make the strings go through the body but bought a saddle instead.  

Comment by Scott aka Farmer Ted on January 19, 2013 at 7:02am

Super clean build Paul...I really like it. Sort of partial to lapsteels, myself...wouldn't be too difficult to hide that bridge ground wire though...a pair of holes (one from inside the pup route-out and one from under bridge, meeting in middle underneath the top of the body, perhaps?

 

Comment by Paul Monaco on January 19, 2013 at 12:54am

It is probably red oak (I got it from a cabinetmaker friend of mine) but I stained it with a golden pecan stain and it gave it a reddish tint and brought out the beautiful grain.

Comment by Randy S. Bretz on January 17, 2013 at 8:56am

Looks like red oak Don....sweet lookin build Paul

Comment by railroadDon on January 17, 2013 at 7:28am

what kind of wood for the body monaco