Pedal steel is currently lap steel

So the Gibson Electraharp I've been working on is nearly complete. I managed to put the strings on tonight. Several notes:

1) Reattaching the springs is scary. I'm not sure how Gibson put these on originally, but I'm sure it was in some factory and they had a tool that made it much easier. The springs carry a lot of tension and it isn't easy to get them on.

2) Also, the pack of C6 pedal steel strings from D'Addarrio was missing a string. First time in my whole life that a string was missing from a set. I'll email the place I bought them from and hopefully they can send me a new set. The good news is that I bought 2 sets, and the other one was complete.

3) No pedals....yet. The pedal mechanism is complicated and flawed in design, so I haven't hooked it up yet. I'm honestly only a few hours of work away from having that all done, but it isn't that exciting because I don't expect that I'm going to be happy with the results.

4) I don't know how to play in C6 tuning. I'm happy to have it playable so I can start learning, but I'd say it will be a while before I can actually record anything with it.

5) The pickup does sound awesome. Very little hum, for a single coil. Very clean tone, very bright, as you'd expect. Does not sound like any guitar I own. I'll have to try it at louder volumes in the morning.

That's all for now. I'll try to get some pictures posted tomorrow and maybe some sound clips if I can figure out how to play something basic. I'd like to get the legs back on it, too, because it is a bit clunky to play on your lap.