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Sipsey River Steels Builds Lap Steels from Cypress Root

by Premier Guitar

Sipsey River Steels is a one-man operation creating unique lap steels from local materials.
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Photo by Corey Nolen, Shelby County Reporter

Columbiana, AL (October 17, 2009) -- Sipsey River Steels is a one-man operation out of Alabama that constructs lap steels from local cypress roots. We were alerted to the company's existence by the builder's brother George, who directed our attention to a local news article.

The Shelby County Reporter story says that Jack Dudley began building the lap steels at George's request, and now plans to take them to NAMM this winter. They've already garnered the attention of Australian musician Andrew Winton, who recorded a demo of one of the instruments on YouTube.

Each lap steel has a unique shape and sound based on the grain and size of the cypress root.

For more information:
Shelby County Reporter story
Sipsey River Steels Myspace

     



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the lapman
on 10/22/2009 		Amazing vibe! Is Premier Guitar going to feature this builder and these instruments any time in the near future?
jwittmeier
on 10/20/2009 		I actually own a SRS; she's amazing. The craftsman ship alone is beautiful, but then you hear that sweet honey sound and wow! And behind that is such a nice, down to earth man. Way to go Jack!
JULIA SCOTT
on 10/19/2009 		gOSH, THESE THINGS ARE GORGEOUS AND THE SOUND UNBELIEVABLE.
JACK, YOU ARE A CHIP OFF THE OLD BLOCK. GEORGE AND JUDY ARE SO TALENTED AND NOW THIS!!!!! CONGRATS, KIDDO!
WICK AND JULIA SCOTT
Jim Brunn
on 10/19/2009 		Absolutely beautiful instruments with incredible sound. I've seen Andrew Winton's demo and it is awesome! Congrats for recognizing genius.
George Dudley
on 10/18/2009 		Wow guys - you don't waste much time do you? Nice blurb - I wish I could have been there when Jack opened the email from you - nice surprise.
G. Dudley (Jack's brother)



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