Build Your Own Steel Guitar

Building a basic lap steel guitar.

Build your own steel guitar.

Instructions and wiring diagrams. Welcome to pedal parts and kits. The simple one shown on the left and a more conventional lap steel guitar. We make it easier for you to focus on building your own pedal taking away the hassle of sourcing parts.

Many models exist out there. I ve tried a few myself. With 225 photos and 40 line drawings martin koch shows how to make two different lap steel guitars in simple easy to follow steps. Excerpt from the book it s easy to build your own lap steel guitar.

A lap steel guitar is an easy instrument to make since it requires none of the detailed shaping and fretwork required when building other types of guitars. All you need is a little patience some supplies and a desire to craft your own instrument. In this my first instructable i will attempt to chronicle the construction of a simple lap steel guitar. History of the steel guitar.

Privacy policy and terms of service. Shopping redneck steel guitars you can build a pedal steel guitar download a digital copy of a special pdf presentation that will provide step by step instructions on how to build a pedal steel guitar in your home workshop from basic hardware store items and parts available on the internet. Power tools and sharp cutting tools will be used and i take no responsibility for people who use these things carelessly read and. The book describes the building of two lap steel guitars.

For making one you need three hardwood battens four wood dowels a threaded rod two wing nuts and two washers. What is engineered. Because building a lap steel is relatively easy it provides an excellent introduction into the art of guitarbuilding. Build your own lap steel guitar by martin koch.

It was the first instrument that required one. He even explains how to make your own guitar pickup using the world s simplest pickup winder. Building a lap steel guitar. Be used if you want to make your own bow saw.

Peavey amps are the industry standard but many other brands make good amps for steel guitars. We feature do it yourself guitar effects pedal kits. For more fun projects please visit my youtube channel.