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Hey.


So I need a good lap bar but I don't have $180 to drop on a lap dawg. Can anybody recommend a good wood bar or maybe plans or a good DIY tutorial on how to make one?

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Steve,
Why yes I can!

http://www.stickist.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=8204&hilit=+holder

you can make this for $5 dollars! with a hobby board, some glue and two wood screws, and I made a video and gave you a pdf template. I use it and can play for 3 hours without a break.

Greg helped me design it with a design engineer many years ago.

enjoy, many famous Stickists own this, but out of discretion I will not disclose their names, and they are very happy with it!
hope you enjoy it too,
Dave B "DBro"


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Thanks Dave!


Today's exactly what I need!!!


What would the optimal dimensions of the piece of wood be?

I ask because I would love to get a piece of Tarara to match my stick cut it all out and finish it with Danish oil.

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giedosst wrote:
I ask because I would love to get a piece of Tarara to match my stick cut it all out and finish it with Danish oil.

Tarara does not require a finish.


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Yeah but I have a oil finish fetish.

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Be sure to preheat the oven to precisely 425F....

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Steve,
A piece 18" by 5 1/2" will do. The Hobby boards are usually 24" by 5 1/2".

As Mary Tyler Moore would say on the old Dick Van Dyke show... "oh Rob!" :D

Yes, Kev I think 425 degrees is just about right for the Magic Oven! Ding!

Just to reiterate - NO STICKS WERE HARMED IN THE FILMING OF THIS VIDEO- my Polycarb fell into a lush comforter and some pillows, ProTools added a very large x-fret double handed chord mixed with a timpani sample! and my wonderful daughter Emily flew it in at the right spot on iMovie. No tricks on the ping pong hit- I dood it! It's that stable.

If you want to oil it, go right ahead, just don't wear khakis! :D
all the best Steve,
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I have the one from the video. Yes, it is a collectors' item. It has already doubled in value. They work. It is much more convenient than putting on a belt, and if I want to take notes or Skype, it is nice to be seated vs. standing.

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The board is purchased, the template cut, mine will be made tomorrow and will post pictures!

Thanks a million Dave!

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Well here it is!


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Wow!

Where the hell was this my whole Stick playing life!?!

I spent $10 bucks and 3 hours (with help from my handy and sexy glass artist/engineer lady friend) have a whole new perspective on an instrument I've been playing for 8 years! Playing my Stick is now effortless, in fact I had no idea how much range and comfort I was cutting myself off from, it's like night and day! I can play the whole Stick with ease and comfort!

I went from this:

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To this:

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I love my Dbro Starship Lapbar™!


Dave thanks again, I'm never going back!


Thank you, thank you thank you thank you!

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