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Topic: Who made this lap? |
Ron Victoria
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New Jersey, USA
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Posted 14 Jan 2006 10:02 am |
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I don't intend to bid but was curious who the maker was? With the horseshoe type pup, I thought Ricky but not sure if they made anything in wood. Is the tone knob missing or is that a screw?
Vintage lap steel on eBay.
Thanks, Ron
Edited by Brad Bechtel to shorten the URL.[This message was edited by Brad Bechtel on 14 January 2006 at 02:44 PM.] |
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Dan Peterson
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Gig Harbor, Washington, USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 14 Jan 2006 10:42 am
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Saw that too, Ron, wondering if maybe it was an 'early Oahu tonemaster' kinda lapper? I'm thinkin' the 'tone control' is missing also. Bit beat up but interesting..? hmmm ?  dan[This message was edited by Dan Peterson on 14 January 2006 at 10:43 AM.] |
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George Keoki Lake
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Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 14 Jan 2006 10:47 am
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| Body looks to be an old KAY, but that pickup mystifies me. It is certainly not a Ric pickup. |
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Bill Creller
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Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 14 Jan 2006 12:02 pm
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| From some of the history I have read, a few companies tried the horseshoe pickups, and were advised by Rickenbacher to back off. Epiphone had a model with a 'shoe pickup, and I had heard of one other brand also. |
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Daniel Bennett
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Austin, Texas, USA
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Posted 14 Jan 2006 7:51 pm
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| This looks similar to a Recording King I own. I believe the Recording King was related to Gibson, if I remember right. The lap steel shown in the picture has a similar body shape and color, though the pickup is not the same as mine. |
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Ron Victoria
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 14 Jan 2006 8:01 pm
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Dan,
You might be right, it does have that shape. I wonder why there is no trace of the name on the peghead? Did Recording King use this type of pup?
Ron |
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Tighe Falato
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South Plainfield, New Jersey, USA
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Posted 16 Jan 2006 5:51 am
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| It's not a Gibson Recording King or even the later models made by Regal. It appears to be an early Stella (Kay) or even a Vega. The slotted peghead is throwing me off a bit but I'm leaning towards the Stella brand. Both companies used this thinner (1") horseshoe pu on their very early models and had a similar body shape. |
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Ron Victoria
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 16 Jan 2006 6:02 am
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A forumite emailed me as he had trouble posting. He said exactly as you, Ty, a Stella or Vega.
Seller answered my question, it only has a volume control. That's not a knob missing but a screw.[This message was edited by Ron Victoria on 16 January 2006 at 07:12 AM.] |
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