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Topic: help identify lap steel |
seldomfed
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Colorado
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Jay Fagerlie
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Lotus, California, USA
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Posted 25 Jul 2005 1:56 pm |
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Carvin pickup.....
Any way to shrink them pics down, Chris?
Jay |
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Keith Cordell
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San Diego
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Posted 26 Jul 2005 6:08 am
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| Pics are too big to tell |
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seldomfed
From:
Colorado
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Posted 29 Jul 2005 9:52 am
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bump,
do URL's help with pic size. They show fine in my browser. Just look at headstock and see if you might know who the maker is?
mahalo, chris |
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Joel Newman
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Smithsburg, Maryland, USA
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Posted 29 Jul 2005 10:51 am
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hmmm, well If I had to interpret the meaning of the head stock design . . . I'd say it's a 'viagrin' made by the Flying F hole Co. back in '46 . . . .uhhh, sorry Chris I couldn't resist but I'd say it's home made.
I concur that the pick up is a carvin, the bridge looks like a stratocaster bridge and of course you called the tuners . . it's nice lookin' tho, . . . sorry my mind goes that way about the headstock design . . ruk-ruk! |
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 29 Jul 2005 10:53 am
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That's a nice looking lap steel, but it doesn't resemble any manufacturers with which I'm familiar. Sorry I can't be of more help identifying this guitar.
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Brad's Page of Steel
A web site devoted to acoustic & electric lap steel guitars
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Chuck Fisher
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Santa Cruz, California, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 29 Jul 2005 12:25 pm
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Looks like homemade, and very nicely.
dont like the tailpiece, but hey....
otherwise pretty nice, kinda t tele-thinline EVH-VW thingee. |
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seldomfed
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Colorado
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Posted 29 Jul 2005 12:33 pm
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Thanks guys,
Joel - you need some time off and another martini bro  LOL.
I know it's a 'one off' from someone. It's clearly the work of an independent luthier. Just hoped someone might know so I could contact them and say "I like your axe man"!
The pickup sounds nice. I may replace it.
It's hard to tell from the pics (sorry should have added something for scale), but this thing is about the width of my Bakelite Rick, and just a tad longer. Fits in my Alvarez acoustic travel guitar gigbag! (Baby Taylor size) It's fun!
cheers all, you can close this thread.
chris www.book-em-danno.com
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Chris Kennison
Colorado
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