Reviews Certano

I love the Certano Benders! I knew I was getting a quality product, but I was still amazed by how easy they were to setup and how well they stay in tune.

I received the item, mounted by a luthier. The instructions were perfect and I am satisfied with the assistance by Mr.Certano. I suggest it.

Well made. Great feel. Very happy with the lap steel. Delivery was on time and well wrapped.

Excellent quality and as advertised.

Very pleased, Thank you

Excellent

Great product, great service! David answered my questions quickly and shipped just as fast. Very happy with my benders!

Thumbs up.

Benders are of a high quality design and build, very solid

Great product, good communication and quick delivery. Recommended

Very high quality instrument with a rich sound. The benders are fun and useful and the tuning bolts are a great feature. The communication was also very good throughout the whole process.

I just started with the lap steel about a month ago. I purchased a Gretsch G5700 and learned about the Certano benders from my "Lessons With Troy." Troy has a complete set of lessons (over 30!), dedicated to installation, tuning and playing with the Certano benders. After watching those videos, I knew I just had to have them. When they arrived, I just followed David Certano's exquisite installation instructions and had them installed and tuned in less than 2 hours. Now, I'm absolutely enthralled with the ability to make my Gretsch sound like a pedal steel, with the benders. When I have had questions about my benders, I just email David Certano and I get a reply within a few hours, even though he is in France. He is a true craftsman and the Certano benders confirm that! Exquisite design, craftsmanship and quality of materials make these superior to anything else on the market! I'm now, charting all my favorite country songs and am learning them. This is SO MUCH fun!! Oh, and BTW, I'm 76 years young and this has given me a great way to keep my mind sharp and my hand-eye coordination in top shape! Thank you, David Certano!

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Works well. The thing that bothered me about it was that it immediately started to chew through my expensive Rutters brass saddles. I took it off my guitar immediately as well. I will try it again but using a spare set of steel saddles. No slam on the product, it works very nicely however I have one Telecaster and the sound of the brass saddle setup is my prefered sound so it was disappointing to have it not work well with my carefully chosen saddle material.

The Certano Lap Steel C.L.1 is awesome! It’s extremely simple: one pickup, one volume knob, no fancy design or anything, except for the benders, the killer feature and the reason for getting this in the first place. They work amazingly well. They take a little getting used to, but paired with a volume pedal, they turn you into a pedal steel player, which opens up all sorts of sonic possibilities. I can’t wait to dig in and explore the possibilities for my next recording project. One thing to note for folks ordering from the US, you will need to pay import duties on top of the item and shipping costs.

These are fantastic! I liked them so much that bought another kit! These are very high quality benders.

Courteous and professional service

The bender and roller bridge and nut were delivered quickly and were easy to install. Adds a new dimension to the C6 lap steel I upgraded with them.

5 stars

I am very much enjoying my new Certano Lap Steel C.L.1. Build quality is AAA+. Solid as a rock perhaps with a country blues twang. Love the benders. If your a guitar player who has a lap steel in mind, definitely try one. Dave Adelaide

Hi quality

Very quick purchase process start to finish. Excellent product. Thank you

Arrived in good time and with a full set of instructions. Looking forward to enhancing my Thurstonberg with them.

David was very helpful and responsive to any questions I had.

I just received and installed these excellently designed benders with the nut and bridge. The ease of installation using the provided templates indicating where the holes were to be drilled was quite rewarding. Try them, you'll love them!

Very happy with my Certano lap steel. Thought about just getting the benders for install on a cheap instrument but opted for this item fully assembled by Certano with a good looking roller bridge/nut and beautiful look overall. Received it very quickly on the West Coast of Canada. David was very responsive and helpful with my questions. Only had to pay Canadian taxes on the purchase from France, no extra duties. A really nice beautiful sounding instrument worth the few extra bucks.

A few days ago, I received my Certano Full Black Humbucker lap steel. It's a very well-made, beautiful, and, in this case, elegant instrument. It always stays perfectly in tune. It's easy to play. I'm glad I chose the humbucker model with the option to switch to a single coil. The sound is full and pleasant. I'm very happy with the purchase of my Certano lap steel. And, for beginners like me, I would recommend the Removable Magnetic Fretboard for Certano Lap Steel. It's an excellent aid! Carles Vidal

Great company with fast shipping

Ad always, Certano products are the best. I have tried other benders that but they did not give me the action I was able to achieve with the Certano benders. No I have purchased the magnetic fretboard and once again the quality and ingenuity is top notch.

Negative : I didn't get a sticker, like in the photo on the website. positive : Other than that I'm happy with the products and I'm looking forward to making a lap steel guitar in the future. Also your musicianship is impressive.

Great product, fast shipping, easy installation

This is my second bender purchase from David. I couldn't be happier with his communication skills and the craftsmanship he put into his product. Flawless in both form and function! Thanks, David

A finely made product that works exactly as advertised. The parts are beautifully machined and they work flawlessly. My only issue on the installation was in drilling the roller bridge holes. It was hard to get them absolutely vertical so I got a tiny amount of "drift" in the bridge placement when everything was screwed tight. So, the strings are not precisely over the pickup screws. No matter, everything seems to sound fine.

***** - my first lapsteel,very pleased with the C.L.2 finish - sounds good as well.

These are a perfect addition to my new Asher lap steel guitar! They were easy to install and easy to set up. I really like the versatility they add to chords and single note runs! Shipping was quick once the notice was sent that they were on the way and everything was well-packed and arrived undamaged. Quality of the Benders indicates they will last a long time I highly recommend the product and the company!

Very good product and easy to get in contact with the maker. The bridge did nit fit on the original holds in my recording king lapsteel so i had to wing it and drill 2 new holds closer to the microphone. But end product ended up good. Also a bit steep to get it through the custom in norway, but that is not the product’s fault.

The lap steel tailpiece is very well made, and fit perfectly on my 1960s-era lap steel. I plan to buy two more for my other lap steel guitars.

Fantastic instrument and service

Excellent communication. Timely delivery. Wonderful product.