Telecaster lapsteel project in progress ...

mrgnome · June 19th, 2008, 03:38 PM

Hi every body im Romain and i come from canada and i love telecaster guitar. But i'm a fan of lapsteel guitar. Then i think to build myself with pine wood a lapsteel telecaster.

I buy telecaster bridge and 250k pot for volume and 500k ohm for tone
and TL4R kent armstrong pick-up. Pro-line keys and i know what cord i need .018 to .056 for open g and i think take plexi glass mirror for my nut fretboard.
The color of that lapsteel will be dark brown on the back and cedar color on top. The cedar will be applicated on the pine wood just for the look. I have 2 chrome button for volume and tone.

i think is a nice project and you what you think ? ;)

KevinB · June 19th, 2008, 03:53 PM

Some good info here.

Welcome to the forum

RomanS · June 19th, 2008, 04:25 PM

Welcome on the forum, I'm a lapsteel player, too (alos build my own ones) - your project sounds very interesting, please post pictures when you're finished!

tc6969 · June 19th, 2008, 05:57 PM

I have been toying with the idea of a Tele lap steel myself.

Check this out!

http://www.lapdancerguitars.com/news.html

jwells393 · June 19th, 2008, 05:59 PM

Cool............ great idea. Check out the Rednecks at Lapdancer. These necks would be pretty easy to make.

http://www.lapdancerguitars.com/news.html

......

......

You beat me tc6969.

If someone wants to see some nice non-Tele lap steels, check out George Boards.

http://georgeboards.com/

garytelecastor · June 19th, 2008, 06:09 PM

Mrgnome-Welcome to the forum.
I play and love lap steel too. Lets see some pics when they are done.

axmaker · June 19th, 2008, 07:42 PM

good luck with your project.
i built a firebird lapsteel last year. made the pickup with bigger poles for a tinnier sound.

some foto's:

mrgnome · June 19th, 2008, 08:17 PM

Verry nice the red lapsteel i love it and for the top of my lapsteel it not cedar im wrong it maple if i can find maple small piece of wood in the workshop of my region. For the picture of course no problem i will post some picture in the work of progress. i want to know how much centimeter the hole of the telecaster have for the pick-up.

thank you for all people it a nice forum.

jwells393 · June 19th, 2008, 09:13 PM

It's not metric but the great Terry Downs has provided us with this drawing which should have any dimension you need.

Terry Downs Telecaster Blueprint

Southern ILL · June 19th, 2008, 09:31 PM

Very kool pics....

mrgnome · June 23rd, 2008, 08:27 AM

Hi every body update for my project. This week i will receive my kent armstrong pick-up and i will show you my material for my project.

Steve G · June 23rd, 2008, 09:58 AM

Keep us posted MrGnome

mrgnome · July 13th, 2008, 11:00 AM

Hi every body i know that make a long time i don't have put any update it because i waiting my piece but now are arrive and i strat my project i will post today picture of body of my lapsteel.

sorry for long time... you will see pictures soon...

mrgnome · July 13th, 2008, 03:50 PM

It the picture for my part and i have order my cords 18 to 56 and my capacitor .047 mfd 1000v and i have my female output jack.
i'm not sure if it 1000v or 1000kv but it not 400 or 600v

My part :

That my guitar "please don't laugh to much it home made ;) !!"

That make two weekend how i work on it with my father because i'm not verry good with some work tool like the router but i'm good in sanding and vernish and mounting. That will be dark and vernish clear with 3 coat.

mrgnome · July 15th, 2008, 08:03 PM

Hi i work on my lapsteel today i put the color on the wood it muscade and tomorrow i will vernish it and show you some new photos of my project.

The wood is pine and i put some little plate dark wood and it verry nice with muscade i like my project at this time. I have order my line 6 toneport gx for connect my lapsteel on my macmini i hope that will working great.

Have a nice day

gtech · July 15th, 2008, 08:27 PM

Nice work done on your slide guitar... I am a fan and a slide player myself and always like to see someone else work.

Welcome to the forum.

Shoved BassVIII · July 15th, 2008, 09:36 PM

You said please dont laugh. Honestly, I see nothing to laugh at. I see some nice work. Keep it coming

Yman · July 16th, 2008, 01:06 AM

Welcome to the forum mrgnome! And i'm excited to watch your steel project unfold!

Those rednecks are awesome. On one of the crossroads dvds Jerry Douglas plays a tele with huge neck like those rednecks. Always wondered if I someone could rig something like that up. So... a tele lap steel with some benders....

mrgnome · July 16th, 2008, 08:31 AM

Thanx to everybody for encouragement it appreciated my project have an upgrade today i received my toneport gx for effect and record my music on my mac mini and i want to know if it better to have turned cord all or if it good i choice first and second cord not turned 18 to 56 cords.

18 20 28 36 46 56 is it good for my lapsteel ?? for open g ?? or is to big for hammer dunlop 925.

mrgnome · July 16th, 2008, 10:24 AM

Hi everybody i know you want to be up to date of my project and voilà a new photo of my project i start the vernish step i will maybe put 4 or 5 coat of vernish on it

there the picture :

firefuocco · July 16th, 2008, 10:57 AM

I am enjoying the thread. Keep up the good work.

mrgnome · July 17th, 2008, 04:43 PM

Today i have put my six coat of vernish and tommorow i will put maybe two coat of more on it what did you think me i found my lapsteel verry well but i used semi-lustred vernish.

my dot marquee will be black and i have order my cords i hope to receive them this week but i'm not sure because i am in canada. So i will put some new photos when it done with key and cord with the bridge and pick-up.

So continue to read my project and post your comment.

bye

jwells393 · July 17th, 2008, 04:51 PM

How are you going to do the fret markers?

mrgnome · July 17th, 2008, 05:39 PM

I think to take flat pin for poster and percing hole with drill and put my fret marker on it and paint black before put on the guitar.

mrgnome · July 17th, 2008, 07:32 PM

Hi i put and update it just for show you what that will looking when it done !
Enjoy !!

mrgnome · July 17th, 2008, 07:39 PM

What did you think of my project is sexy yeahhh ? me i found is verry cool of my lots of projects have ever made. ;)

mrgnome · July 19th, 2008, 05:59 PM

Hi everey body i will post soon new photos of my project. Today i have mount my keys for my cords and my pickup and my telecaster bridge.

I would like to know if you have a diagram for the soldering of the potentiometer of tone and volume with a jack 1/4 and capacitor because the plan come with the kit of my pickup is for a telecaster guitar but i have just one single coil pickup and i would have the plan for my father who want know where put the capacitor and the pot right place.

thank all for continue to watch and comment my project.

chow

June 19th, 2008, 03:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
mrgnome TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Mont-Laurier, Quebec Posts: 25	Telecaster lapsteel project in progress ... Hi every body im Romain and i come from canada and i love telecaster guitar. But i'm a fan of lapsteel guitar. Then i think to build myself with pine wood a lapsteel telecaster. I buy telecaster bridge and 250k pot for volume and 500k ohm for tone and TL4R kent armstrong pick-up. Pro-line keys and i know what cord i need .018 to .056 for open g and i think take plexi glass mirror for my nut fretboard. The color of that lapsteel will be dark brown on the back and cedar color on top. The cedar will be applicated on the pine wood just for the look. I have 2 chrome button for volume and tone. i think is a nice project and you what you think ? ;)

June 19th, 2008, 04:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
RomanS Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Vienna, Austria Age: 36 Posts: 2,721 14 Photos	Welcome on the forum, I'm a lapsteel player, too (alos build my own ones) - your project sounds very interesting, please post pictures when you're finished! __________________ http://www.pbase.com/romans http://www.myspace.com/romans212

June 19th, 2008, 05:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 64 Posts: 11,928 101 Photos	Cool............ great idea. Check out the Rednecks at Lapdancer. These necks would be pretty easy to make. http://www.lapdancerguitars.com/news.html ...... ...... You beat me tc6969. If someone wants to see some nice non-Tele lap steels, check out George Boards. http://georgeboards.com/ __________________ Jack's Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" _ Guys - learn to disable the flash on your digital cameras.

June 19th, 2008, 06:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
garytelecastor Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,410 18 Photos	Mrgnome-Welcome to the forum. I play and love lap steel too. Lets see some pics when they are done. __________________ éí 'aaníígÓÓ 'áhoot'é Would you mind holding this bag while we go through the custom shop????? Redd Volkaert is a Jedi Knight at one with the Force!!!

June 19th, 2008, 07:42 PM	#7 (permalink)
axmaker Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oakley, CA Age: 46 Posts: 235 2 Photos	good luck with your project. i built a firebird lapsteel last year. made the pickup with bigger poles for a tinnier sound. some foto's: __________________ It is never too late to be on time....

June 19th, 2008, 03:53 PM	#2 (permalink)
KevinB Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 609 3 Photos	Some good info here. Welcome to the forum

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tc6969 Tele-Meister Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Rockledge Florida Age: 56 Posts: 134	I have been toying with the idea of a Tele lap steel myself. Check this out! http://www.lapdancerguitars.com/news.html

June 19th, 2008, 08:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
mrgnome TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Mont-Laurier, Quebec Posts: 25	Verry nice the red lapsteel i love it and for the top of my lapsteel it not cedar im wrong it maple if i can find maple small piece of wood in the workshop of my region. For the picture of course no problem i will post some picture in the work of progress. i want to know how much centimeter the hole of the telecaster have for the pick-up. thank you for all people it a nice forum.

June 19th, 2008, 09:13 PM	#9 (permalink)
jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 64 Posts: 11,928 101 Photos	It's not metric but the great Terry Downs has provided us with this drawing which should have any dimension you need. Terry Downs Telecaster Blueprint __________________ Jack's Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" _ Guys - learn to disable the flash on your digital cameras. Last edited by jwells393; June 19th, 2008 at 10:20 PM.

June 19th, 2008, 09:31 PM	#10 (permalink)
Southern ILL Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Illinois Age: 38 Posts: 907	Very kool pics....

June 23rd, 2008, 08:27 AM	#11 (permalink)
mrgnome TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Mont-Laurier, Quebec Posts: 25	Hi every body update for my project. This week i will receive my kent armstrong pick-up and i will show you my material for my project.

June 23rd, 2008, 09:58 AM	#12 (permalink)
Steve G Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: LeeK (England) Posts: 1,567 54 Photos	Keep us posted MrGnome __________________ "He was a drinkin' man with a guitar problem..." http://www.myspace.com/stevegiddings http://www.myspace.com/hiandlonesome

July 13th, 2008, 11:00 AM	#13 (permalink)
mrgnome TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Mont-Laurier, Quebec Posts: 25	Hi every body i know that make a long time i don't have put any update it because i waiting my piece but now are arrive and i strat my project i will post today picture of body of my lapsteel. sorry for long time... you will see pictures soon...

July 13th, 2008, 03:50 PM	#14 (permalink)
mrgnome TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Mont-Laurier, Quebec Posts: 25	It the picture for my part and i have order my cords 18 to 56 and my capacitor .047 mfd 1000v and i have my female output jack. i'm not sure if it 1000v or 1000kv but it not 400 or 600v My part : That my guitar "please don't laugh to much it home made ;) !!" That make two weekend how i work on it with my father because i'm not verry good with some work tool like the router but i'm good in sanding and vernish and mounting. That will be dark and vernish clear with 3 coat. Last edited by mrgnome; July 13th, 2008 at 05:21 PM.

July 15th, 2008, 08:03 PM	#15 (permalink)
mrgnome TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Mont-Laurier, Quebec Posts: 25	Hi i work on my lapsteel today i put the color on the wood it muscade and tomorrow i will vernish it and show you some new photos of my project. The wood is pine and i put some little plate dark wood and it verry nice with muscade i like my project at this time. I have order my line 6 toneport gx for connect my lapsteel on my macmini i hope that will working great. Have a nice day

July 15th, 2008, 08:27 PM	#16 (permalink)
gtech Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Quebec, Canada Age: 59 Posts: 1,993 173 Photos	Nice work done on your slide guitar... I am a fan and a slide player myself and always like to see someone else work. Welcome to the forum. __________________ Back to practice now...to make my Teles sound good.

July 15th, 2008, 09:36 PM	#17 (permalink)
Shoved BassVIII Tele-Meister Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Idaho Age: 26 Posts: 305	You said please dont laugh. Honestly, I see nothing to laugh at. I see some nice work. Keep it coming

July 16th, 2008, 01:06 AM	#18 (permalink)
Yman TDPRI Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Nashville, Tn Posts: 36	Welcome to the forum mrgnome! And i'm excited to watch your steel project unfold! Those rednecks are awesome. On one of the crossroads dvds Jerry Douglas plays a tele with huge neck like those rednecks. Always wondered if I someone could rig something like that up. So... a tele lap steel with some benders....

July 16th, 2008, 08:31 AM	#19 (permalink)
mrgnome TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Mont-Laurier, Quebec Posts: 25	Thanx to everybody for encouragement it appreciated my project have an upgrade today i received my toneport gx for effect and record my music on my mac mini and i want to know if it better to have turned cord all or if it good i choice first and second cord not turned 18 to 56 cords. 18 20 28 36 46 56 is it good for my lapsteel ?? for open g ?? or is to big for hammer dunlop 925.

July 16th, 2008, 10:24 AM	#20 (permalink)
mrgnome TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Mont-Laurier, Quebec Posts: 25	Hi everybody i know you want to be up to date of my project and voilà a new photo of my project i start the vernish step i will maybe put 4 or 5 coat of vernish on it there the picture :

July 16th, 2008, 10:57 AM	#21 (permalink)
firefuocco Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2008 Location: Cornwall UK Age: 40 Posts: 113	I am enjoying the thread. Keep up the good work. __________________ The beautiful avatar is Lucinda Williams

July 17th, 2008, 04:43 PM	#22 (permalink)
mrgnome TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Mont-Laurier, Quebec Posts: 25	Today i have put my six coat of vernish and tommorow i will put maybe two coat of more on it what did you think me i found my lapsteel verry well but i used semi-lustred vernish. my dot marquee will be black and i have order my cords i hope to receive them this week but i'm not sure because i am in canada. So i will put some new photos when it done with key and cord with the bridge and pick-up. So continue to read my project and post your comment. bye

July 17th, 2008, 04:51 PM	#23 (permalink)
jwells393 Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Albuquerque, USA Age: 64 Posts: 11,928 101 Photos	How are you going to do the fret markers? __________________ Jack's Disclaimer: When I say something.... always ask yourself ..... "What the hell does he know?" _ Guys - learn to disable the flash on your digital cameras.

July 17th, 2008, 05:39 PM	#24 (permalink)
mrgnome TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Mont-Laurier, Quebec Posts: 25	I think to take flat pin for poster and percing hole with drill and put my fret marker on it and paint black before put on the guitar.

July 17th, 2008, 07:32 PM	#25 (permalink)
mrgnome TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Mont-Laurier, Quebec Posts: 25	Hi i put and update it just for show you what that will looking when it done ! Enjoy !!

July 17th, 2008, 07:39 PM	#26 (permalink)
mrgnome TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Mont-Laurier, Quebec Posts: 25	What did you think of my project is sexy yeahhh ? me i found is verry cool of my lots of projects have ever made. ;)

July 19th, 2008, 05:59 PM	#27 (permalink)
mrgnome TDPRI Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Mont-Laurier, Quebec Posts: 25	Hi everey body i will post soon new photos of my project. Today i have mount my keys for my cords and my pickup and my telecaster bridge. I would like to know if you have a diagram for the soldering of the potentiometer of tone and volume with a jack 1/4 and capacitor because the plan come with the kit of my pickup is for a telecaster guitar but i have just one single coil pickup and i would have the plan for my father who want know where put the capacitor and the pot right place. thank all for continue to watch and comment my project. chow