Fender Champ lap steel
Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 12:49 am
So I got that 1950 lap steel project for $75, right? I just scored a case for it for $22. I couldn't believe my luck. I am such a rat fuck.
The body is painted and curing. THing is--it's never going to be worth anything, since it had a neck split and makeshift parts. I am using a bass bridge cover and tele knobs. I can get a repro Esquire pickup for $60 or use an old Mustang pickup I had laying around. The blonde has to go on pretty opaque to hide patches and stuff, but it's kinda cute. I am also spraying the flat (silkscreened) fret board with clears just to protect it. They used to use nitro on cars, so it should to the trick.


The body is painted and curing. THing is--it's never going to be worth anything, since it had a neck split and makeshift parts. I am using a bass bridge cover and tele knobs. I can get a repro Esquire pickup for $60 or use an old Mustang pickup I had laying around. The blonde has to go on pretty opaque to hide patches and stuff, but it's kinda cute. I am also spraying the flat (silkscreened) fret board with clears just to protect it. They used to use nitro on cars, so it should to the trick.
