Hi, There have been discussions here in which the Uke has been the subject and I don't recall anyone complaining. Lap steel, mmm I bought a Peavey Powerslide which is kind of useful and offers a few interesting options for recording. It can be played in various ways, on the lap being one of them, I'm sure there are number of folk around the forum who would have some useful input. I got roped into the Uke to help out with a group which formed a year or so ago. Personally I never found it able to replace my enjoyment of playing guitars but it's another option and does sound a bit like a classical guitar when sucked through a large condenser mic.
Regards
Tim