Here is guitar #193.  I wanted to make one similar to my little Magnatone guitar that I had renovated a while back.  It is just a tad larger in proportions and has a 23 inch scale as opposed to the Magnatone 22 3/8 scale.  I am pleased with how it turned out.  Tuned it to C6, string spacing is a bit narrower than most but still very playable.…

another lap steel along a similar theme as my previous post.  This one is #147 with a 25.5" scale and tuned to open G.

This is #146 guitar, a 23" scale lap steel tuned to C6 that I just finished today.  The walnut is from a cabin that was built here in Eureka Springs around 1880 and the back is from a hardwood headboard that came out of a local roadside motel that was built in the 50's.  I wanted to try an Art Deco style, I like how it turned out and have a couple more similar to this on the bench, the next one will be 25" scale.…

This is a lap steel I recently finished.  My first attempt at a dual tuning guitar.  It is made from an old maple quilt rack and some 1960 vintage maple bed frames from a local motel that was renovated.  The two tunings are open E and G.  Was a bit challenging to arrive at an attractive design but am pleased with my final decisions for this…