haha cheers Max I will check out harp or piano strings you never know could be around 1.3m long which I need.
Might take two people to play this axe, I think it will be likely be a massive slide axe
haha cheers Max I will check out harp or piano strings you never know could be around 1.3m long which I need.
Might take two people to play this axe, I think it will be likely be a massive slide axe
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You'd need some polished schedule 40 pipe worn over your forearm to play slide on that leviathan of an axe!
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Hand crafting guitars, because Death Rays are expensive.
haha cheers Frankie will keep that in mind !
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
It is probably only for lead breaks up above the 12th
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#1, 3 string box guitar
#2, GR-1SF, November guitar of the month 2016
#3, Charvel Surfcaster tribute scratch build. ( Completed )
#4, Pawn shop Strat ( Completed )
#5, Current build MM-1Q
haha something like that JB, I doubt I'll be able to reach past the 5th fret - it's too far !
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
You'll probably need it to be in an open tuning. Maybe a Keef G style tuning and so drop the need for the bottom string?
Ry Cooder's Contrbass Lap Steep used piano strings. You can hear it on the Last Man Standing soundtrack. I was looking for a picture of it, but can't find one online.
Current:
GTH-1
Completed:
AST-1FB
First Act ME276 (resurrected curb-side find)
ES-5V
Scratchie lapsteel
Custom ST-1 12 String
JBA-4
TL-1TB
Scratch Lapsteel
Meinl DIY Cajon
Cigar Box lap steel
Wishing:
Baritone
Open D/Standard Double 6 twin neck
cheers for the suggestions Simon and Fretty. Surely there is a really long scale lap steel that may have strings long enough. I had a quick look at piano wire and looks like its just wire and not wound strings and no ball stoppers on the ends. I will keep researching
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Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
You're almost certainly going to have to make your own ball ends. As long as you have access to a metalwork lathe they would be easy to make. You could probably even make your own wound strings. You'd have to put a ball-end on first, and then wrap the wire back on itself whilst trapping the wrap wire in the core wrap. Then stretch the core wire between a swivel and an electric drill with a very slow speed setting (or even a hand drill), turn the drill on and feed the wrap wire out so that it spirals its way up the core wrap.
There are quite a few videos on YouTube on hand-wound strings. Here's one:
And another string making video:
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