Maple-Walnut Lapsteel

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Maple-Walnut Lapsteel

Postby olrocknroller » Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:33 pm

My buddy wanted me to build him a lapsteel with benders, so I've put this one together with prototype benders made of delrin... The idea is for him to play it a while now so's we can finalize the design of the arms. The sound is good, but there are some bugs to work out of the bender system. :roll:

Here's the link: http://s1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc372/olrocknroller/Maple-Walnut%20Lapsteel/

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Re: Maple-Walnut Lapsteel

Postby GattonFan » Tue Sep 13, 2011 4:37 am

Very nice! Do the benders raise, or lower the pitch?
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Re: Maple-Walnut Lapsteel

Postby Sarah93003 » Tue Sep 13, 2011 4:53 am

Nice! The bottom part reminds me of the Bat Boat (in a good way!). :D
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Re: Maple-Walnut Lapsteel

Postby olrocknroller » Tue Sep 13, 2011 9:30 am

GattonFan wrote:Very nice! Do the benders raise, or lower the pitch?
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The B-bender takes it up a whole note, the G-bender a half-note.

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Re: Maple-Walnut Lapsteel

Postby olrocknroller » Tue Sep 27, 2011 3:34 pm

Here's an update on the benders... I've built second generation paddles out of some scrap aluminum I had...it goes back today for more "trials."

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