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Alan Porter
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Hudson, Florida
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Posted 31 Jul 2011 9:28 pm |
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My wife's uncle George passed away a while back and these pictures of his lap steel trickled down through email recently. I've never seen anything like it and have no idea what it is. At first glance it looked like a grade school art project but maybe that's the way they made them during this era, I dunno...
So I told the family I'd pitch it to you guys to see if we could find out anything about it. So what is it, anybody know..??
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John Billings
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Ohio, USA
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Frank James Pracher
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 1 Aug 2011 6:19 am
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I think I have seen very similar lap steels branded Sherwood. I don't believe they are particulary valuable.
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Alan Porter
From:
Hudson, Florida
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Posted 4 Aug 2011 12:19 pm
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Thanks guys, that should be info enough. I don't think the family even realized it was a lap steel. 
That server appears to be down right now John but I'll check it later. Thanks for the link! |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 4 Aug 2011 12:23 pm
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Alan,
The guitar at the link was an archtop with the same brand name. They may have sourced the steel from some company other than Harmony or Kay.
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Peter Huggins
From:
Van Nuys, California, USA
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Posted 14 Aug 2011 1:20 am
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From the photo, I believe this guitar is a product of the Kay factory. Similar body shapes as well as the design on the pickup cover have appeared on instruments branded Kay, Old Kraftsman and Sherwood.
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