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Topic: Vintage 1954 Gibson Lap Steel - Orig Brown HS Case |
Raymond Whitlock
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South Carolina, USA
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Posted 14 Jun 2020 6:41 pm |
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Price: $1200 plus shipping/insurance
Here's a very cool Gibson lap steel. Inked on serial number like a vintage Les Paul. Super cool brown case w pink lining.
I am not certain of the model. (If you know for sure, message me). It has the rare lavender purple plastic parts. You rarely see this variant, much less for sale.
This steel is in nice overall condition. Replaced tuners and crack in bridge cover as shown, but still clean. Gotta love the color combo and art deco Gibson logo!
Thanks for looking!
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Mark Helm
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Tennessee, USA
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Posted 14 Jun 2020 10:17 pm That's an Ultratone
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Likely a 1952. Here's a picture of my uncle playing his 1952 Ultratone in the kitchen in Albert Lee, MN 1955:
And they're not especially rare--there are a few on Reverb right now. What is less common is to find one with no cracks at all in the plastic bridge and headstock covers like this one:
https://reverb.com/item/32873127-gibson-1952-ultratone-lap-steel-1952-ivory-with-brown-floral-pattern
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Remington Steelmaster S8 w/ custom Steeltronics pickup. Vox MV-50 amplifier + an 1940's Oahu cab w/ 8" American Vintage speaker. J. Mascis Fender Squire Jazzmaster, Hofner Club bass, Ibanez AVN4-VMS Artwood Vintage Series Concert Size Acoustic Guitar. 1920s/30s Supertone Hawaiian-themed parlor guitar. Silvertone parlor guitar.
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2020 8:03 am
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It's an Ultratone, the Century wasn't quite so fancy.
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Mark Helm
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2020 8:51 am Reverb
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I saw this guitar for sale on Reverb a while back where there’s a lot more pictures and you can actually see the crack in the bridge cover with a degree of clarity.
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Remington Steelmaster S8 w/ custom Steeltronics pickup. Vox MV-50 amplifier + an 1940's Oahu cab w/ 8" American Vintage speaker. J. Mascis Fender Squire Jazzmaster, Hofner Club bass, Ibanez AVN4-VMS Artwood Vintage Series Concert Size Acoustic Guitar. 1920s/30s Supertone Hawaiian-themed parlor guitar. Silvertone parlor guitar. |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 16 Jun 2020 4:49 am
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| Nice guitar! The original blonde Ultratone speed knobs would have been gold, not black. Repros are readily available. These are great sounding guitars with wider string spacing than 6-string Fenders and Nationals, which makes bar slants easier to execute. |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 16 Jun 2020 7:11 am
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This was my 1st electric guitar.
When I went to a T-8 Stringmaster I had a little problem getting used to the tighter string spacing.
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Bobby Boggs
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Upstate SC.
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Posted 16 Jun 2020 7:42 am
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I have what I was told is a Century. But mind looks more like Raymound's guitar than the guitar Erv posted. Mine is one solid color, blue. Any idea what it might be? The picture is not my guitar.Just one I found on the net. But mine looks just like it as I remember.
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 16 Jun 2020 7:53 am
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It looks like an Ultratone less the fancy cover for the tuner head.
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Jack Hanson
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San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 16 Jun 2020 7:56 am
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| The blue one is a second-generation Century. The originals were black (like Erv's); the switch came in mid-1951. The third-generation models (circa 1955) were pink. The last Centurys from the mid-60s were red, much like the EBs and SGs of that era. |
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Bobby Boggs
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Upstate SC.
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Posted 16 Jun 2020 8:53 am
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| Thank you Jack. Also, forgive me for posting a question about my gear on a for sale add. I was thinkin I was in the discussion section. My Bad. |
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Jeffery Mercer
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Born in Portsmouth Oh. Dec. 10th 1954 Reside in City of Mentor, in Northeast Oh.
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Posted 20 Aug 2020 6:43 pm Did it Sell?
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Is this guitar SOLD?
Thanks
JSM
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