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3D Files Steel Guitar Parts

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HISTORIC VAULT (Where we post current and past Steel Guitar Design Ideas For Posteriority)

by J D Sauser » 4 Aug 2025 6:49 am

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Shared 3D print Files Free

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My old homemade guitar

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SendCutSend

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Building a Duesenberg-style lap steel

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Finish for Flamed Maple

by Tim Toberer » 10 Mar 2026 8:49 am

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13 Mar 2026 9:01 am
MIDISteel: a lap-steel inspired midi controller

by Victor Wong » 11 Mar 2026 3:50 pm

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Advice on Steel Guitar Fretboard Repair

by Lauren Beller » 5 Mar 2026 1:03 pm

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MANUFACTURING FROM SCRATCH

by Rich Cottle » 28 Dec 2024 9:57 am

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Electro Pedal Steel Build

by Jacobus De Bruyn » 25 Apr 2023 2:40 pm
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4 Mar 2026 2:41 pm
New keyless tuner

by Sonny Jenkins » 4 Mar 2022 3:35 pm

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Custom Steel Build 2.0

by Wayne Brown » 23 Sep 2022 3:07 pm
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Older MSAs Bringing them into 2026 Also New builds intro.

by Wayne Brown » 26 Dec 2025 5:43 am

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Sho Bud 12 string build

by Alan Cook » 6 Apr 2025 12:18 am

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24 Feb 2026 6:10 am
Where to learn to be Pedal Steel Tech

by David Cannon » 16 Feb 2026 8:45 am

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23 Feb 2026 1:11 pm
New Eagle Pedal Steel Guitar Kit

by Dick Miller » 15 Feb 2026 4:44 pm

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I'm Back

by Sonny Jenkins » 14 Oct 2025 2:54 am

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Introduction and first lap steel build

by Justin Boetsma » 12 Feb 2026 8:31 am

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Finished My First D10

by Nicholas Thomas » 23 Oct 2022 5:16 am

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24 Jan 2026 11:26 pm
Nut for 8 string pan style peg head

by John Gately » 31 Dec 2025 2:10 pm

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15 Jan 2026 5:38 am
Square shaft bellcranks

by Kendell Scott » 12 Jan 2026 7:00 pm

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13 Jan 2026 1:03 pm
Just built this lap steel with Line 6 Variax electronics

by Stevie Cook » 7 Jan 2026 5:29 pm

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11 Jan 2026 4:19 am
**Please Close** Left-Handed D10

by Dan Crook » 23 Dec 2025 10:59 am

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6 Jan 2026 3:26 pm
First Pedal Steel Build

by Javier Schulenburg » 2 May 2023 10:14 am
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2 Jan 2026 1:25 am
Aluminum Legs?

by Andy DePaule » 21 May 2025 4:23 am

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Bicycle Brake Cable Benders.

by Paul Strojan » 17 Aug 2025 12:52 pm

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Gibson Ultratone Build

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Changer Wanted

by Chris Templeton » 20 Dec 2025 9:54 am

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20 Dec 2025 8:18 pm
Does anyone have any Sho-Bud barrels or 2-hole pullers (I'm baaaack!

by Lane Gray » 22 Oct 2025 8:28 pm

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20 Dec 2025 5:10 am
Chrome trim.

by Jeff Metz Jr. » 28 Sep 2025 1:42 pm

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3D Printed Metal Parts Discussion - Page 2

by George Piburn » 26 Mar 2023 12:45 pm
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New build

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Built keyless C6 Lap Steel / Practice Board

by Glenn Demichele » 1 Feb 2024 6:07 am

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19 Nov 2025 6:21 am
Paul Bigsby Aluminum Casting Methods?

by Tim Toberer » 13 Nov 2025 6:03 am

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Sho~Bud LDG restoration

by Adam Sorber » 13 Oct 2025 4:24 pm

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25 Oct 2025 4:53 am
WHAT are the bell crank lock barrels really called?

by J D Sauser » 18 Sep 2024 10:33 am
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19 Oct 2025 8:15 am
Inexpensive Headless Bridge for 6 string travel lap steel build (best on Temu or similar sites)?

by Doug Anderson » 13 Oct 2025 7:25 pm

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Builder stuff

by Tom Mooney » 10 Sep 2025 7:27 am

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Install a Kluson Tuner Pan

by Tim Toberer » 5 Oct 2025 3:56 pm

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Rebuild Project

by Ron Wendler » 21 Mar 2025 6:33 am

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Some Cool Peel and Stick Totem Pole Style 8 String FretBoards 22.5 -23 - 24.5 GeorgeBoards™

by George Piburn » 26 Sep 2025 11:07 am

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Wider string spacing on 6 string pedal steel

by Steven Pearce » 14 Sep 2025 9:12 am

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How I make side rails - Video clips

by Les Ford » 3 Aug 2025 6:12 pm

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wright custom knee levers

by Mark Perrodin » 3 Sep 2025 3:26 pm

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Tuners for pan head

by John Gately » 21 Aug 2025 12:54 pm

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Sierra Bellcranks and 3D printing experiences

by Michael Whitmire » 15 Aug 2025 1:24 pm

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18 Aug 2025 3:42 am
Re-Creating Ernest Tavares Pinky Vol/Tone control

by Tim Toberer » 13 Aug 2025 6:20 am

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How I make a keyless tuner - video clips

by Les Ford » 22 Jul 2025 5:39 pm

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5 Aug 2025 8:08 am
Ensuring the future of the Pedal Steel

by Wesley Parish » 16 Jul 2025 9:15 pm

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4 Aug 2025 6:51 am
8 string pan peg head

by John Gately » 15 Jul 2025 6:27 pm

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16 Jul 2025 5:33 pm
spinning cones

by Tim Toberer » 20 Jun 2025 5:10 am

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10 String PSG Roller Nut

by Ron Wendler » 28 Jun 2025 11:21 am

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worn nut slots in Fender Custom T8

by David Becker » 10 Jun 2025 6:13 am

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Blanton style bellcrank experiments

by Tim Toberer » 18 Jun 2025 5:07 am

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American Steel

by Steven Black » 2 Jun 2025 5:52 am

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Magnet tricks for milling

by Les Ford » 30 May 2025 4:06 pm

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What kind of wood ?

by Ron Wendler » 7 Mar 2025 10:49 am

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