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Curtis Scarrow Member From: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada	posted 31 March 2005 09:07 AM profile send email edit Hello all, I Have recently started production of custom lap steels looking at targeting the intro players and pro players with a simple, good sounding, and affordable design... I see alot of talk here on the forum of the need for a good reasonably priced lap steel.. After seeing that most new one's sell in the 500-1000 range, I designed my "planks" to fall into the 225-500 range depending on pickup choice/cost. I would love some feedback on what you guys want in a intro steel guitar... Also if there any players near me up here in Canada that would be willing to review a 6, 8, or 10 string demo please let me know....(Anyone who finds me thru this site please let me know so I can forward any appropriate donations to bob.) The text of my new sales brochure. Scarrow Tone Custom Lap Steel Guitars Saskatoon Sk, Canada Info email clscarrow@sasktel.net www.1962cadillac.com/steel.htm 10 String Lap "Model 10" 36" long, 24 & 1/2" scale, Solid One Piece Swamp Ash Body, Your Choice of Pickup, Polished Aluminum Nut and Bridge, Ping Deluxe Kluson Replica Tuners 15-1 with safety posts, cherry finish with Black and Silver Fretboard, Made In Canada. Includes free gig bag,(NO CASE) 8 String Lap "Model 8" 33" long, 22 & 1/2" scale, Solid One Piece Swamp Ash Body, Your Choice of Pickup, Polished Aluminum Nut and Bridge, Ping Deluxe Kluson Replica Tuners, 15-1 with safety posts, Made In Canada. Includes free gig bag,(NO CASE) 6 String Lap "Model 6" 33" long, 22 & 1/2" scale, Solid One Piece Swamp Ash Body, Lipstick Tube Pickup, Polished Aluminum Nut and Bridge, Ping Deluxe Kluson Replica Tuners, 15-1 with safety posts, Made In Canada. Includes free gig bag,(NO CASE) Custom Order Guitars Available, Contact Me Directly for further info. Our simple design is intended to allow the production of a pro-quality playable instrument at an affordable entry level price. The simplicity of design results in a very good sounding instrument as the resonance of quarter-sewn ash allows great tone while still being light enough to play on your lap. Console Models, Legs, Volume and Tone Controls, Custom Finishes, Woods and Multiple pickups are available at additional costs. Standard fretboard available in Black/Silver or Ivory/Black. Optional “Glow in the Dark” fretboard available at no extra cost... Pickup choices include George L’s, Bill Lawrence, and Jerry Wallace Truetone. www.georgels.com www.billlawrence.com www.jerrywallacemusic.com Call Curt at 306-653-0605 for further info
Andre Nizzari Member From: Bronx, New York	posted 31 March 2005 09:16 AM profile send email edit Wait! No horsehoes pup option? How about Lollars Chicago's? ------------------ http://www.andreandthenighthounds.com/ [This message was edited by Andre Nizzari on 31 March 2005 at 09:20 AM.]
Ron Whitfield Member From: Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA	posted 31 March 2005 10:00 AM profile send email edit It doesn't look like they'd fit, Andre.
Curtis Scarrow Member From: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada	posted 02 April 2005 07:25 AM profile send email edit Hey I can make one with ANY pickup, and I'm pretty sure I could make one work with a horseshoe pickup.What are they worth? I just found lollars website and will add him as an custom option soon. There's wider wood available and lot's of room for most pickups as I can make nuts and bridges with 3/4 or 1 inch of string height. I install the pickups onto threaded inserts, and with additional inserts, pickup placement can be adjusted. I prefer using the 1 inch high bridge and nut, then I can place the pickup under the strings and find a sweet spot before mounting it. Personally I think George L's are the coolest pickup as most have no string spacing limitations, and the main benefit of my bridge and nut is I can make Any combination of string spacing and strings...
Don Benoit Member From: Okanagan Falls, BC	posted 07 October 2006 09:35 AM profile send email edit Does anyone know how I can contact Curtis Scarrow. The phone number in this thread is not valid.
Steinar Gregertsen Member From: Arendal, Norway	posted 07 October 2006 09:55 AM profile edit ...... nevermind, I didn't notice this was an old thread...... ------------------ "Play to express, not to impress" www.gregertsen.com Southern Moon Northern Lights [This message was edited by Steinar Gregertsen on 07 October 2006 at 09:56 AM.]
Mike D Member From: Phx, Az	posted 07 October 2006 10:01 AM profile send email edit My guess is that $225-500 was a ridiculously low amount to ever think you could make lap steels for. He hasn't posted for over a year. ------------------ Half-assed bottleneck and lap slide player. Full-assed Builder of resonator instruments.
Paul Arntson Member From: Bothell ,WA (just outside Seattle)	posted 07 October 2006 08:17 PM profile send email edit A google on "curtis scarrow" yields the following current page. However his website of www.1962cadillac.com still comes up empty. Seems rather odd. http://www.saskrecording.ca/smd/published/Directory/Guitar.html
Bill Creller Member From: Saginaw, Michigan, USA	posted 08 October 2006 10:56 AM profile send email edit Maybe he realised that building a nice guitar isn't exactly cheap, even if a CNC woodworking rig is used.

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