The British Steelies Society

by **saddletramp** » Thu May 17, 2012 9:06 am

Has anyone come across a flat tray that can be fastened to one (or more) of a steel's legs so that I put picks, bar and other necessities close to hand? I've seen a few trays on the web that attach to vertical tubes, such as a mic or music stand, but nothing that would suit a non-vertical tube. Any ideas?

The reason I need this is because I play an S10, and so have very little space on the top of the guitar to set things.

Chris

by **acerod** » Thu May 17, 2012 9:20 am

Hi Chris, I had a woodworker friend make up a wooden block with holes drilled to the size of my bars ( I was using the Dobro bar at the time as well as my steel bar) You can get a piece then recessed for your picks, attach a plumbers pipe clip of the relevant size. Problem solved. If you can find a block of Balsa wood will cut down on the weight. Drill the holes just far enough into the block so the bar sits about halfway down to make it easy to remove.
If that doesn't suit look at Thomann UK Cyberstore website.They have an amazing range of gadgets for attaching things to things.

by **Jason Lynch** » Thu May 17, 2012 12:52 pm

There's ametal one for sale on the US forum. Might be worth searching for.

by **Les Wright** » Thu May 17, 2012 1:20 pm

http://www.qwikstix.com They do a range of holders to suit drummers and steelies and ship international. Bit on the pricey side but quality is top notch,

by **acerod** » Thu May 17, 2012 1:38 pm

A Threat warning has come up on that site twice. Just tried it again. Seems ok now. You're right Les they are a bit pricey. I'm sure some of our geniuses could come up with an equivelant product much cheaper.

by **Les Wright** » Thu May 17, 2012 4:37 pm

Steel Guitar Nashville does stock some of them at a bit of a discount.

by **john roche** » Thu May 17, 2012 4:57 pm

here is one that I made and could be addapted for you use, cost about £2.00
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=224068

by **Jason Lynch** » Sat May 19, 2012 4:40 am

That's given me food for thought, John. Might try and rustle something up myself.

by **JohnDavisStringsHere** » Sat May 19, 2012 6:04 am

I made one from a small section of aluminium ladder, yes it was ugly and crude but it worked and would support my laptop. You just past the legs through it and the splay of the legs stopped it falling down, but then I aquired a bracket for a Peterson tuner ( not the Stroboclip... the larger one before) and with a little bit of aluminium made the tray I now use to support my Itouch.... a much neater job.

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