Sep 07, 2006 Thought I would pass along a free lap steel plan that I have posted on my website. The instrument plan is roughly patterned after an Oahu Tonemaster with the body profile scaled to match the shorter scale length. The drawing has all details for both 22-1/2' and 24' scales and alternate bridge plate and pick guard ideas. Jan 26, 2011 - Bauplan erstellt von Forumskollege 'twang' Hawaiian Lapsteel SELMER-MACCAFERRI. Guitar Plan - Selmer maccaferri D hole - part 2.pdf.
Building Your Own Lap Steel Guitar • • • • Learning to Play • • • • • • • • • • • • Biographies • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ' • John Tipka has an excellent at the web site. Has much information for those interested in building your own lap steel. His brochure is available for a $10.00 USD suggested donation. More information may be obtained by writing to him at or by writing to: HSGA 45-600 Kamehameha Hwy. Kaneohe, HI 96744 USA 808 235-4742 President: Kamaka Tom email Resophonic Outfitters sells a resophonic guitar kit.
It includes full size, easy to read plans for a squareneck or roundneck model, veneered top, back and sides, mahogany neck, ebony fretboard, Quarterman resonator and all the hardware you need to build a complete resonator guitar. Even the strings are suppllied. All you need is free time, tools, glue, and finishing products. Cost is $399.00 USD. They also sell the blueprints by themselves.
The squareneck blueprints are for a wood body Dobro® style guitar; the roundneck blueprints are for the metal body, National style resonator guitar. Cost is $9.95 USD per blueprint. More information can be obtained by writing to 14122 Marsh Pike Road Hagerstown, MD 21742 (301) 733-8271 voice (301) 791-7811 fax email sells reproduction blueprints of a 1950s Supro Supreme lap steel guitar.
I haven't seen the blueprint, but the price ($9.00 USD) is quite reasonable. Rolin 7621 Firestone Blvd. Knigu vse ob ocenke brilliantov. # E-1 Downey, CA 90241 (562) 927-3831 voice (562) 927-2245 fax email is an interactive forum for the discussion of musical instrument construction, design and repair. They have a set of plans available for an 8-string lap steel, designed and contributed by one of our members -- you can view a jpeg of the file at. Martin Koch has a series of articles about on his web site. Most lap steel guitars were constructed using the same parts as are found on regular guitars. The tuners and pickups from any standard guitar parts supplier (such as or ) should work for your guitar.
If you're looking for specific steel guitar pickups, try (they make replacement pickups for the Fender Champion and Stringmaster steels). Frank Ford of has a very good. Here's his article on on old tuners. If you have questions, suggestions for improvements, or additional information, please.