The British Steelies Society

Here we have my newly completed steel number 4.
This BenRom has 4 pedals and 5 knees.Make sure you check out the detailed pics here as well:
http://s389.photobucket.com/albums/oo33 ... ct%20%204/

Bent, that steel looks stunning!! Hope you will post something to let us all hear how it sounds. Take care.
Steve

Steve, thanks. Will yo be in Norway in August by chance?

Ken, The height of the strings above the neck is 3/4"... a very standard measurement. Several commercial steels use this.
Nt sure what you mean when you say paralax. I got this from dictionary.com " par·al·lax
   [par-uh-laks] Show IPA
–noun
1.
the apparent displacement of an observed object due to a change in the position of the observer.
2.
Astronomy . the apparent angular displacement of a celestial body due to its being observed from the surface instead of from the center of the earth (diurnal parallax or geocentric parallax) or due to its being observed from the earth instead of from the sun (annual parallax or heliocentric parallax). Compare parallactic ellipse.
3.
the difference between the view of an object as seen through the picture-taking lens of a camera and the view as seen through a separate viewfinder.

Is it #1? where the eye of the player gets thrown off re fretboard/bar placement. In that case I have not experienced a problem, since I have the same distance on Red and are used to it. The buyer has a well known brand now and it is the same distance on it.
The Alumitone slid in there easily, under the strings, minus the mounting plate. I didn't need it because I have my own plate in the cavity.

Bent, wont be in Norway this year as I am working on new material with a new band. Hope to be there next year, God willing!
Take care my friend.
Steve

Ken, yes, I had a guy here comment on the string height as well, and we came to the conclusion that it could be an optical illusion caused by the camera angle.
Thanks for your kind words and for putting me at the same level as Martin and Dave. Your Dave Wheelhouse is more than a builder. He is an artist and a craftsman in the truest sense of the word. I am thrilled to have made his acquaintance on the net and hope to learn more from him in the future. Martin Weenick is also in a class by himself. Not only does he build beautiful steel guitars but he is a great teacher, morale booster and friend. We have been in phone contact since my last 2 projects and I have learned a lot from him.
I am a very lucky man to have two friends like that push me along and just encourage me along the way.

As for the Alumitone...I believe it to be brighter and clearer than a humbucker. In some instances it reminds me of a single coil. It has LOTS of volume.
I will be trying the Tonealigner as well before I deliver this guitar, so we'll see.
If it hadn't been for the hum, I would have put one of my homemade single coils on it. I like the tone in those the best. But I believe the hum is not as bad in England and Norway as it is here, with the 220V/50HZ electric supply. So maybe I'll give him one of mine just to try out.

Thanks for your kind remarks, all of you!

Hi all, Now you can hear what the Blue BenRom sounds like. David Hartley played it during our weekend together in Norway. http://benrom.com/index.php
Go through the clickable buttons and see all of what I got so far on my new site.