The lapslide according to research upon the interwebz it is a regular Guitar that has been modified by raising the Nut and Bridge so as to be played by a bar or Slide.
I purchased the ''Volunteer'' from a ''Cash for your crap'' kind of shop for £30. The best of a bad bunch. As a side note the brand name ''Chantry'' is also a term for money given to a Priest.Go Figure.
I got the Guitar home and wondered what I could do with it. I knew the first task was to 'Hendrix' her, but wasnt to sure as to what the join between Nut and neck was like. After a close inspection i realised it was to risky trying to remove so I once again returned to the Interwebz.After a short while of researching,raiding forums and lurking in the nether reguions of the WWW. I came across ''The Nut Raiser'' a bit of controversial name and subject. If i could of removed the nut safely , then I could have just used shims, but as i didnt want to risk damaging the fretboard or neck i decided to purchase the Nut Raiser.
On ebay they range from the expensive drasticly over engineered looking polished brass and steel items to the peice of Iron bent at a angle and fret spacing filed into the bend and then sold for a pitance on the web. I went for the later,and was after raising the bridge slightly with shims made from toothpicks , pleasently surprised with the tone and sound .
Another one of those cool pickups was added aswell .
Cheap and cheerful. Its how I like it. :)
As a regular peruser of charity shops, I always know I'm in a Sue Ryder shop because they always sell dolls houses and brand new Chantry guitars. I guess that's where it originated :)
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