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Topic: 1930s Epiphone Electrophone?? |
Tim Halse
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Western Australia, Australia
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Posted 2 Feb 2024 5:45 am |
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I found this beautiful lap steel in Australia. Can you help me identify it? It looks a lot like a 30s Epiphone Electrophone but I'm not sure.
https://youtu.be/LgIFEngU6XQ |
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Noah Miller
From:
Rocky Hill, CT
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Posted 2 Feb 2024 6:09 am
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It's not an Epiphone, though that does appear to be an inspiration behind it. It incorporates elements of early Vega steels too, though it's not one of theirs either.
There was an Australian builder called Maxim who basically ripped off Epiphone, at least visually; I wonder if this came from them. |
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Tim Halse
From:
Western Australia, Australia
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Posted 2 Feb 2024 8:36 am
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| Cheers Noah. |
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Bill Sinclair
From:
Waynesboro, PA, USA
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Posted 2 Feb 2024 9:07 am
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| Sounds pretty awesome, even played with a finger slide. I'm guessing that's a real horseshoe pickup and not the fake magnets you sometimes encounter. Get yourself a solid bullet bar, you'll love it even more! |
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Tim Halse
From:
Western Australia, Australia
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Posted 2 Feb 2024 6:03 pm
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| Cheers Bill. The slide I use is a heavy brass slide. I tend to prefer it to my bullet bars. |
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David Matzenik
From:
Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 3 Feb 2024 1:10 pm
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From the overall quality and style, I would say Maxim. They made some nice horseshoe pickups.
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