History of the instrument, players, basic techniques, exercises and three complete songs that offer a good introduction to the acoustic lap steel guitar. The method focus mainly on finger-picking style and open D tuning. There is also a video disc available, with all the songs and exercises played by the author.

A document to show how to build a Biscuit Box Lap Steel Guitar. It was made in around four hours work with cheap materials bought in the local DIY shop. Only the tuners (and the strings) are specifically designed for guitars. The prototype can be seen and heard on this video clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUrZExMV1R0 The purpose of this project is to insert the construction of such a simple instrument as a prelude to a workshop on how to play lap steel guitar. That way the students will build their own instrument in a few hours before learning some chords and techniques.

History of the instrument, players, basic techniques, exercises and three complete songs that offer a good introduction to the acoustic lap steel guitar. The method focus mainly on finger-picking style and open D tuning. There is also a video disc available, with all the songs and exercises played by the author.