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Topic: Mike Cass's lap steel/practice board
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Cal Sharp
Member From: Gnashville
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posted 03 April 2002 08:17 PM
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Andy Greatrix
Member From: Edmonton Alberta
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posted 03 April 2002 09:46 PM
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It looks like the tuning pegs
are too close to the nut for
playing on the first fret.
Other than that, it looks great. |
Mike Cass
Member From: Nashville,Tn. U.S.A.
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posted 03 April 2002 10:39 PM
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Hi Guys, the pegs are no closer than normal. This particular one has an Emmons keyhead,....must just be the pic angle 
The first few Ive made have been custom commissioned & assembled from parts (mostly Emmons) that I had in my shop.
The new ones will feature a metal neck as standard. The keyhead & neck castings will be wrinkle painted black, similar to an old pre-war 'Ricky.(buffing is optioal,tho). The nut will no longer be rollered as Ive gone to a nut featuring grooves for more tone & sustain. Im using Gotoh gears, a 5/8"straight rock maple board, mica'ed in your choice of color & texture. For that matter,once the neck & head castings are wrinkled, any color can be sprayed over & baked on. Scale is 24 or 24 1/4...your choice.
The guitar is strung thru from the bottom for sustain & the strings are seated in ferrules like a Tele'. The bottom is finished in a black rubber tread like a volume pedal, to prevent slippage on lap or stand. Also prevents scratching of furniture, tables, etc.
The main reason Ive made these & offered them is that several fellows had ordered them, so I jigged a board & can now assemble them rather quickly. The comments Im getting are quite positive & the main one seems to be that the board feels & looks like a pedal guitar, making for quicker adaptation to a new instrument. Most other lap guitars seem to be more guitar shaped with different string spacing & thus require a period of adjustment. Besides, I havent seen many buliders offering 10 strings as standard, although there are one or two out there. Delivery time is 1 to 2 weeks from reciept of payment. Presently, Im trying to secure gig bags at a reasonable price, should anyone want one.
Many thanx to C Sharp for his help in designing the link & his advice
thanx,mc
[This message was edited by Mike Cass on 03 April 2002 at 10:52 PM.] |
Andy Greatrix
Member From: Edmonton Alberta
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posted 04 April 2002 04:23 AM
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My mistake Mike.One last question.
What kind of pickups are you using?
Thanks in advance.
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Bob Hoffnar
Member From: Brooklyn, NY
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posted 04 April 2002 11:11 AM
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Mike's practice boards are a real work of art. I use mine constantly. In craftmanship alone they are well worth the money. Now that I have one I can get an extra 10 or so hours of practice in a week that would otherwise be time wasted. When I am touring the practice board is a life saver.
Not my life but the lives of the guys that I'm stuck in the van with ! Bob |
Mike Cass
Member From: Nashville,Tn. U.S.A.
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posted 04 April 2002 11:31 AM
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thanx Bob...LOL!! yep, saves lives & sanity...mebbe I should go for the Good Housekeepng seal of approval
Andy, this one has a Barcus Berry p/u in it. As i said in another post, the first several were custom commissions & made from what was here. A customer can get any type of p/u that is available & will fit, eg, Lawrence, Emmons, George L etc. The height is fully adjustable as in most any manufacturers guitar.
mc |
Bobby Duncan
Member From: East Peoria, IL, USA
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posted 06 April 2002 08:46 PM
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I'm gonna have to have one. How about a Zum fretboard? Would that make it cost any more or take any longer?
BD |
Mike Cass
Member From: Nashville,Tn. U.S.A.
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posted 07 April 2002 12:01 AM
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well, no on the extra cost ...if Bruce Z. will sell me one |
Mike Cass
Member From: Nashville,Tn. U.S.A.
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posted 16 April 2002 10:57 PM
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hi, I just wanted to let everyone know that Im now offering a hard case, road quality, for an additional &135.00, Tongue & groove construction,custom fitted & foam padded. thanx, MC
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Bobby Duncan
Member From: East Peoria, IL, USA
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posted 27 April 2002 10:51 AM
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I got my new practice board from Mike a couple of days ago. It is excellent and I highly recommend it if your like me and have trouble getting enough practice time in on your pedal steel. That's what I bought it for and it works great. Sounds really good plugged in too. I had Mike put a Zum fretboard on mine and it really looks sharp. Didn't take long at all to get it either.
Thanks Mike and keep up the good work.
BD |
Mike Cass
Member From: Nashville,Tn. U.S.A.
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posted 27 April 2002 04:46 PM
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thanx for the kind words fella's.
I just make them as if I was going to play on 'em
I also wanted to let everyone know that I now accept "paypal" for any instrument purchases or
repairs/restorations, etc.
thanx, mc |
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