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Topic: Modified Oahu? |
John Bushouse
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Posted 10 Apr 2008 8:29 am |
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| This old Oahu has what appears to be an added pickup in front of the handrest. Does that do anything to the value, or are Oahus so available that not much of anything would affect the price (except serious wear, etc.)? |
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 10 Apr 2008 11:06 am
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Without seeing the modification, it's hard to say. Got pictures?
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Steinar Gregertsen
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Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 10 Apr 2008 11:19 am
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Click on "This" (first word) in the first post and you'll get there. That one is similar to one of my first lap steels, without the mods. I have no idea what the mod does to the value, it's a really old model, the original pickup in mine looked like something from a Flintstone episode when I opened it up..
Steinar
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Brad Bechtel
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Posted 10 Apr 2008 12:58 pm
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Thanks, Steinar. I didn't see that link.
I would guess that such a pickup would not affect the value of such a guitar by much. It's in pretty poor condition compared to other Oahu Tonemaster lap steels I've seen on eBay, plus you can get a new Gold Tone lap steel that looks just like this and probably sounds better than this would.
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John Bushouse
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Posted 10 Apr 2008 3:01 pm
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| But it's got stencils. |
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Steinar Gregertsen
From:
Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 10 Apr 2008 3:43 pm
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Here's what mine looked like, the seller claimed it was early/mid 30s, I don't know if that was correct or not. Can't remember what I paid for it but it wasn't all that much..
Steinar
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Keith Cordell
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San Diego
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Posted 11 Apr 2008 9:16 am
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| Some of these sound amazing. I have owned 3 of them and one was the sweetest, most liquid sounding steel I have owned to date. I wouldn't worry about the added pickup, but I wouldn't pay a lot based on the condition. |
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John Bushouse
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Posted 11 Apr 2008 2:32 pm
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| Yeah, Steinar's looks much cooler. |
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