ID unusual lap steel

Jerry Jones · From: Franklin, Tenn.

Ran across this in a junk shop.... any ideas?

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Doug Beaumier · From: Northampton, MA

It has a Japanese look, possibly a Teisco. And I doubt that it’s 1930s. Probably 1950s or 60s.
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Jerry Jones · From: Franklin, Tenn.

No way it's from the 30's. I'm thinking Guyatone, perhaps?
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Jack Hanson · From: San Luis Valley, USA

Looks like a cheesy Japanese knockoff of the National that Valco never built. Previous owner had a unique method of stringing it up. Agree with Doug that it's postwar. Some of those sound pretty good. And some don't. Were you able to plug it in?

David Matzenik · From: Cairns, on the Coral Sea

I have to say I like the position of the tone control instead of right under the player's hand, as in a lot of early electric Hawaiians.
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Jerry Jones · From: Franklin, Tenn.

It does resemble this Guyatone HG-56. I was not able to plug-in but that booth did have a few other odd-ball instruments.... mostly acoustic.

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