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Topic: "Service Note" found inside 1939 Vega |
Fred Kinbom
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Berlin, Germany, via Stockholm, Sweden.
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Posted 20 Jun 2018 2:11 pm |
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I opened up my 1939 Vega Console Electric today for the first time as "full volume" with the slider volume control did not turn the volume pot (which it turns with a connected shaft) to full output volume.
And I found an original "service note" inside. 
Below are two photos, one also showing the innards.
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 20 Jun 2018 7:25 pm
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WOW !  |
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Kirk Francis
From:
Laupahoehoe
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Fred Kinbom
From:
Berlin, Germany, via Stockholm, Sweden.
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Posted 21 Jun 2018 2:42 am
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Haha, Kirk. There seem to have been no "tomb raiders" in this lap steel. All screw heads are in great shape and it looks untampered with. The steel is all original apart from the nut, which has been replaced (it's wooden, as the original was - the original probably broke).
Below are some closer photos of the electronics for those interested. Plus one of the early humbucker (1939) with the hand rest removed.
I have cleaned the jack, maximized the volume pot "crankability" and lowered the strings. This steel sounds fantastic!
No wonder this steel is so heavy - that's a big chunk of wood!
The 1939 humbucker!
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www.fredrikkinbom.com - New lap steel album out now - listen here: fredrikkinbom.bandcamp.com/album/songs-for-lap-steel-and-harmonium |
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Noah Miller
From:
Rocky Hill, CT
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Posted 21 Jun 2018 3:08 am
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Now all you need is the matching amp!
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Bill Groner
From:
QUAKERTOWN, PA
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Posted 21 Jun 2018 3:12 am Re: opening up a hitherto tomb.
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The note inside didn't come from Howard........unless he wrote in the first 3 months of '39. He died in March.
Kirk......how are you doing with the Volcano situation? How close did it come you where you are located?
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Currently own, 6 Groner-tone lap steels, one 1953 Alamo Lap steel, Roland Cube, Fender Champion 40 |
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Fred Kinbom
From:
Berlin, Germany, via Stockholm, Sweden.
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Posted 21 Jun 2018 3:21 am
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Noah - yes, I would love one of those! But finding one here in Europe is not very likely.
I noticed when looking at your site and photos that there are slight variations between models. Your 8-string has 3 legs rather than 4, different side logo and different chromed strips, and the volume slider in an "improved" position, so it's probably the version after mine.
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