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Topic: Milwaukeean lapsteel? What is? |
Tim Taylor
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Mark van Allen
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Watkinsville, Ga. USA
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Posted 23 Nov 2003 3:21 pm |
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I could swear I'd seen that same old "Milwaukeean" logo on a can someplace...
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Tim Taylor
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 25 Nov 2003 9:41 pm
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Rick Collins
From:
Claremont , CA USA
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Posted 26 Nov 2003 8:49 am
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Sure__that's the lap steel that "made Milwaukee famous". 
It's meant to be played at "happy hour" in every bar in the city.
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 26 Nov 2003 12:49 pm
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If I had to guess, I'd guess it was made by Kay of Chicago sometime in the 1950s. The body style is similar to that of the early Magnatones of that period, but the pickup and hardware are similar to other Kay lap steels I've seen.
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Zayit
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Posted 26 Nov 2003 3:37 pm
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| That blade-type pickup is identical to a Regal/Dobro steel I have. Its an integral part of the cast face plate. |
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Jason Lollar
From:
Seattle area
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Posted 26 Nov 2003 8:08 pm
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| The pickup more than resembles a Kay, its identical. |
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George Keoki Lake
From:
Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 26 Nov 2003 9:51 pm
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| I have a student who has a guitar almost identical to that one...hers has a KAY logo...perhaps this guitar came out of the KAY factory ? |
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Tim Taylor
From:
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 28 Nov 2003 8:03 am
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| Thanks everybody. Jason, I did not mean to misquote you -- sorry. Since my friend owns the store I would like to offer a fair price. (However, I need another guitar like a hole in the head). Any idea what something similar to this is worth? Thanks, Tim. |
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