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Wood - khaya MahonieDe Junior Slide lap steel has a body made of khaya mahogany (Khaya ivorensis). Khaya is an African wood, that does not belong to the swietenia species (like Honduras mahogany), but still belongs to the mahogany-familly (Meliaceae), like sapeli mahonie. Khaya has a lighter weight than other mahogany species, and a nice red-brown color after finishing with oil, with sometimes red details in the endgrain. The wood produces a steady warm tone with enough sustain, not so agressive. |
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Wood - zebra woodThe Slide King lap steel has a body made from zebra wood (Microberlinia bisulcata), a tree growing in the tropical West of Africa. Zebrano is a heavy weight wood with a unique stripe pattern. The wood is very suitable for oil finish. As solid wood for a lap steel, it produces a lot of sustain and a very nice warm round tone. |
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Wood - African padoukThe body of the Deco Slide lap steel is made from African padouk (Pterocarpus soyauxii). This is a very stable and beautiful African wood with orange (fresh cut) to red colors. The color of the wood turns more brown due to sunlight. Because of the special oil we use on the Deco Slide lap steel, the color stays dark red. The yound wood is cream white, and can give a spectaculair patern when used in an instrument. Padouk produces a clear tone, and gives a bit of natural compression in the sound. |
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Bourns potmetersThe Slide King lap steel & Deco Slide lap steel models are being fit with Bourns brand potmeters. These potmeters have a very natural volume increasement, and have a long life without any scratch or noise problems. |
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Bridge & topnutThe Junior Slide lap steel has been fitted with an aluminum bridge and topnut. Aluminum gives a brighter sound, but a bit warmer as brass. The sound fits more the character of the lap steel. The Slide King lap steel & Deco Slide lap steel guitars are fitted with a bone bridge and topnut for more warmth. Any lapsteel can be made with a topnut of bone, aluminum or brass if desired. |
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Brass tailpieceAll lap steels, except for the Junior Slide, are fitted with a brass tailpiece in the back of the body. The brass tailpiece gives a better sustain, and a very good electrical grounding. The brass tailpiece is made in the workshop in Amsterdam. |
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TunersAll lap steel guitars are being fit with quality tuners to avoid problems even with the strangest tunings. The Junior Slide lap steel has Grover mini rotomatic tuners, de Slide King lap steel has Schaller ST6 tuners, and the Deco Slide lap steel has golden Schaller M6 mini tuners. |
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Deco Slide lap steel constructionThe Deco Slide lap steel has a partly hollow body, until the head. By this way, the instrument gets more acoustic qualities than a solid lap steel. |
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Lollar pickupThe Slide King lap steel & Deco Slide lap steel guitars are fitted with pickups from Jason Lollar, and are specialy designed for the use in lap steel guitars. The wooden covers are made in the workshop, to fit the instrument. |
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BindingAll lap steel guitars are made with a binding around the body. This binding is always made of real wood. The thin pieces of wood are made, bend and glued in the workshop. The Deco Slide lap steel even has a triple color binding made of three kinds of wood. |
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LogoAll parts of the lap steel guitars are made as much as possible in the workshop in Amsterdam. Like this Slide King logo. Also other materials can be made, like pearl. |
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InlayAll lap steel guitars have handmade inlays. No pre-fabricated fretboards, or CNC cuts are used. Therefore, the result is a beautiful crafted lap steel guitar with a special character. |
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