The British Steelies Society

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

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.

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

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,

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.

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

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

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

John - this was my crude effort a while ago http://www.thebritishsteeliessociety.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=2417&p=9533&hilit=+pipe+clip*+#p9533 but I like your idea better - using the splay to hold the thing up is neat! Tony