Jugtones Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Hi guys... new guy here. This is my newest project... a steampunk themed invention of my own. It's basically a 3-string lap slide guitar with a 4th string on its own, off-set scale length. The idea is to fret the bass string with your thumb while you use the slide on the other 3 strings. The starting lumber is an old mahogany casting form: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jugtones Posted January 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 The tuner knobs are made from skeleton keys: Turning the tap knob will move the pickups forward and back: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 That is seriously cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jugtones Posted January 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Some gear mojo: These will carry the pickup wires and light organ wires to the control box: Dual Fretboards: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jugtones Posted January 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Fretboards installed: This microphone will control the light organ, allowing the LEDs to respond to the music being played on the instrument: Light organ built & control box started: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jugtones Posted January 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Control box started. The candelabra socket happened to thread perfectly on the plumbing connector so i've let this coincidence decide its placement. The socket has been hollowed out to allow the light organ wires to run up into a hollowed out S6 light bulb that will contain the LEDs Control box progress. Controls are series/parallel toggle, volume, tone, and light organ on/off. Ouput Jack: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jugtones Posted January 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Pickup... on wheeels! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireFly Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 I never liked steampunk unless it was executed well. This one seems executed well! I like what I'm seeing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarvey Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 I absolutely love it. Looks like you might be a fellow Deadhead based on your website. It is simply beautiful. Thanks for the inspiring post. I am currently working on my 1st Lap Steel which is a little tame compared to yours but you gave me some mojo moving forward. Peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jugtones Posted January 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Thanks guys. Jarvey, love the Dead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntinDoug Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Awesome! I love steampunk. Need some patina on the brass pipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verhoevenc Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 HOLY AWESOME ON A STICK!!! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jugtones Posted January 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 I've been using this brass aging solution on all the brass. I wonder if it will work on the copper pipe? hmm... Awesome! I love steampunk. Need some patina on the brass pipe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiscabob Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Holy crap! This is one of the most unique and creative builds I've seen in a long time, and I absolutely love it! Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jugtones Posted January 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Volume & Tone knobs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHWAYKEYCBG Posted January 25, 2011 Report Share Posted January 25, 2011 VERY INNOVATIVE BUILD, I enjoyed it when Ya posted @ Teds Clunhouse but these pics really put the amount of work into perspective. From a fellow builder and Deadhead to another right on brother! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jugtones Posted January 26, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2011 (edited) 3 ultraviolet LEDs respond to the music via a color organ. Everything inside the bulb is part of the circuit except the coil in the center. The bulb can be unscrewed and removed like any other light bulb. Edited February 10, 2011 by Project Guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stereordinary Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 I only just scrolled through to look at the pics, but damn. Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jugtones Posted January 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 My first try at electrolytic brass etching: Control Box Complete: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Ross Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Definitely some cool Jake Von Slatt inspiration. Really nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jugtones Posted February 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2011 Presenting 7D9887 (Timer Slider): Description: 7D9887, aka "Time Slider", is a lap slide guitar with a few unique features. The most obvious of these is the autonomous bass string. It is off-set, has a slightly shorter scale-length, and considerably lower action than the other strings. The purpose of this setup is to allow the player to comfortably fret the bass string with his or her thumb while using a slide at the same location on the other strings. Another unique feature is the mobile pickup, giving the player to an additional way to control tone. Turning the tap handle moves the pickup. Finally, a much less less obvious feature of 7D9887 is its naïve application of general relativity to quantum mechanics -- the ability to send sound waves very slightly back in time. At the core of the instrument a heavy atomic nucleus rests inside a strong magnetic field, causing it to elongate it into a cylinder. Sound waves generated by the strings are then projected across this exceptionally dense spinning cylinder, effectively sending the signal approximately 687 milliseconds back in time. By amplifying this time distorted signal along with the signal at its creation we achieve a sort of reversed echo effect. This can be a bit disconcerting at first as the player hears each note just before he or she plays it, followed immediately by the same note as it is actually played. Under most interpretations of quantum mechanics this does not violate causality and is therefore safe for use by anyone with more than 687 milliseconds of time to kill. For more pictures, a full materials list, and a PDF containing 30 or so progress shots taken during the building of the instrument: 7D9887 on Jugtones.com Video sample coming soon... or soon-ish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Our Souls inc. Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 To Quote my good friend Don : "Farr~rout!" ...... Thats pretty out there! I freekin love it. The thumb bass thing had me sitting the other day, playing Air slide with the thumb getting in there. Way cool feature. Does the lightbulb really dance to the music?? I built an odd guitar called "the Jug" ..... http://projectguitar.ibforums.com/index.php?showtopic=42609&st=0&p=450783&hl=+&fromsearch=1&#entry450783 You might get a kick out of it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jugtones Posted February 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 OSI, yep.. the LEDs are connected to a "light organ", with the controlling microphone in the tap mouth. You can get a beginner's "sound to light" kit from Vellman (i think Radio Shack carries them) for $7 that comes with a printed circuit board and all the parts, including the mic. I needed a more customized version to fit into the control box so I built my own on perfboard using the Vellman schematic. Oh, and cool guitar... awesome finish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CainMD Posted February 10, 2011 Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 i would love to see this beast in action, a video would be appreciated. Your web site it pretty damn cool as well, that don ross cover is top notch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jugtones Posted February 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2011 Thanks Cain! I do intend to do a video for this but it will take some time for me to get used to the playing style... I'll definitely post to this thread when the video is posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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