Lap Steel Build - Design Phase - DUESENBERG - bender system

[@terrysylvester5100]

Surprised you haven't shown the finished product. Looks great so far!

[@Thoracius]

Have you seen the benders people make out of spoons? You can find on KZbin. Works surprisingly well. I started playing lap steel a couple months ago. One thing I like about mine is the built-in legs -- so it's always set up and ready for you to sit down and start playing, like a piano. I recommend it. Especially if you're making something beautiful, it should be out on display and inviting people to play it. Another thing to consider is integrating a holder/rest for your tone bar, so you have somewhere convenient to place it when you're not playing, so it doesn't just roll away.

[@TramJizzle]

Very very beautiful 👍👍

[@gabys2]

never heard of the Duesenberg. Excited to see what you come up with Mark!

[@johnboihardy]

Great work as always dude. Will we get to see how you program your CNC?

[@davyrayjutras]

Very nice. When can we expect to see the post CNC outcome. Thanks

[@MarkGutierrez]

I have the next 4 videos planned out. I'll get back to machining the lap steel in about 5 weeks. stay tuned.

[@davyrayjutras]

@@MarkGutierrez - Thanks for the update. Looking forward to the results. Great work.

[@AndrewRichmond-l6z]

Certano make a really nice 2 lever bender and roller bridge and nut.

[@1-eye-willy]

i seen a dude on youtube make a bender out of the handle of a spoon, a bolt, and a couple of nuts. it looked suprisingly good

[@ExploreAmerica]

Very good design

[@christophershehan2913]

Can you share the diagram with measurements please ??

[@Jesussaves122]

Awesome

[@dennisboyce813]

I´m new to your channel will the next phase be coming along soon? I imagine that you have looked at the Certano benders. He also has roller bridges and nuts.

[@mentalitydesignvideo]

So, how did it turn out? Also, did you have any experience with Certano roller nut and bridge? I had a roller bridge on a guitar, it was horrible, gave the guitar a banjo like sound, I swapped it out immediately. On an old Silvertone lapsteel I had conventional plastic nut and a solid Titanal bridge I had someone machine for me (30% titanium makes it sound very glassy and resonant), I couldn't get all strings to sound evenly under the bar, no matter how much I filed, added material, filed again -- a nightmare.

[@MarkGutierrez]

I'll be using the Ceratno on this build. Build video comes out this Friday.

[@leemartin7950]

Any way you could share that body drawing?

[@MarkGutierrez]

The drawings are on my store.

[@3169aaaa]

cool