Red Pine Lap Steel - DIY

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Originally Posted by Guvna19

Hey Wokka, i sorted the suggested avatar just now as suggested outa good respect - dont mind it btw ..lol
may change to any coopers logo in time....still... could be a keeper , cheers Guvna (Gav)

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thanks for the loan wokka , Saved avatar for another day.
changed to true colours -RedPine / RedBeer 'sparkling'

Gav - (my pommy cricket teammates pronounced it guv an it stuck - *#*#$ poms.....;) )

heres what im talkin bout

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzbA79ptJP8

haha fair enough Guvna, you are doing Coopers proud with your new avatar. I'll check out the JPJ lap steel vid !

EDIT that's an awesome version of When the Levee breaks !

It is a good version. With Paul Gilbert on guitar.

sure is Simon. The next video that came on was Nobody's Fault but Mine is a cracker too !https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YnkRTA8wtg#t=16.638538

A Manson lap steel. A guitar shop/makers in Exeter UK, where Matt Bellamy from Muse gets his guitars made.

[QUOTE=wokkaboy;135978]sure is Simon. The next video that came on was Nobody's Fault but Mine is a cracker too

Indeed , watched them both amongst others a number of times last night, JPJ goes allright

Bridge and neck pickups depth? (tele)

am i right to say the neck pup cavity shall be 0.625 inch / 15.85mm deep and the pup screws into the body?

whereas the bridge pup needs to be deeper , say 21.00mm and the pup kinda floats as its screwed to the bridge plate?

also what depth should i cut volume/ tone pots at?

hoping for advice as i have loaned a router for a few days

thanks in advance
gav

progressing slowly

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looking good Guvna and good to see a few empty beers ! Is the first pic how the red pine looked at the start ?
I routed tele control and pup cavities on Popeye's end grain axe yesterday so I'll measure the depths when I get home from work tonight. The control cavity needs to be deep enough for the pot shafts to fit through with some thread for the nut so there will only be 4-5mm of timber left. Bridge pup will be deeper than the neck pup. I'll post the depths about 7:30pm your time