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Why should you build a Weissenborn slide guitar

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Hello everyone! Terry Buddell back ........
I just wanted some questions toanswer on the Weissenborn lap steel slide guitar that I built some months ago using only simple hand tools while living on my boat! I had a lot of inquiries about these types of guitars and I thought I could take the time to explain why essentially if you plan to build a guitar for the first time it's a great way to cut your teeth because it is easy to build compared to an acoustic guitar with a very special shaped neck and demanding full and accurate spacing box

As some of you know I also built a web site that features guitars slide, lap steel and a host of other interesting stuff about all the fascinating world of slide guitar. For those of you who are interested in the guitar was constructed from a change in plans for a Style 2 1920 Australian aid Weissenborn maple wood and the only difference the original is that I made the neck 2.5 inches deep instead of 1.5inch and body 4.5 inches instead of 2.5 inches ... the sound is magnificent, as is the volume and rich tone ... what makes her so good weissy?

I wrote a series of articles and posted them on the net in some places and there is a whole world to explore info it's free! the sound is absolutely fantastic and no one was more surprised than me! It took me years to have the courage to begin the development of a guitar and basically I do not know what I feared! The choice of wood, Maple Australia had much to do with good results and it is not surprising really, as maple is a cousin of the famous Koa wood that most guitars are constructed from slide.

I also did the guitar body far beyond the original Style Two shots and it walked around for about two inches longer overall. Plans are on CD ROM and it is possible to get the plan printed on AO or A1 architects .. it are probably a lot easier to work from most people. All the basic instructions are there, step by step and everything is explained very carefully bearing in mind that for many people, this will be their first guitar build. Why did I choose the Weissenborn slide guitar as a first build? Well, in a sense, it's cheating because, like most people know, the strings are never played, but the fingers of his left hand only with a glass or steel or brass slide

Therefore, if the frets are spaced slightly from the true really notice the habit! you would never with impunity that good on an acoustic guitar where you have to play chords with your fingers!
Basically, I have also written a book entitled How build a Weissenborn and drew the plans and they are for sale on my website where you can hear a soundclip of the guitar itself! Cheers for now ... watch for more items for free tips and tricks on building your own slide guitar for a fraction of the cost!

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About the Author

Terry Buddell is a freelance writer, boat builder and marine surveyor who lives a board his yacht the "Nicky J Miller" in , Queensland Australia. Terry has designed a series of boats that he sells from his website on the net and also built his own 42' yacht which he refers to as "his filthy old lugger'. Terry writes for several boating magazines and he is is only too happy to help people who wish to build their own boat from a dinghy to a yacht and his contact details can be found on his website http://www.dolphinboatplans.com

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