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Jay Seibert


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Woodland, WA, USA
Post  Posted 9 Nov 2010 10:57 pm    
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Help! A friend of mine has recently acquired an Audio Vox lap steel. The label on the head stock says Seattle, WA under the name. Looks to be from the 40's maybe. It seems to be in pretty fair shape and I'm told, sounds very cool. I'm hoping that some folks might have some info/history on Audi Vox... my buddy would appreciate it. I'm hoping to have a photo to share in a few days...
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Hugh Roche


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Post  Posted 10 Nov 2010 6:34 am     audio vox
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lets see it
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Mitch Drumm

 

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Frostbite Falls, hard by Veronica Lake
Post  Posted 10 Nov 2010 7:39 am    
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Look here; from Google in about 10 seconds flat:

http://www.guitararcheology.com/2009/08/guitar-archeology-has-unearthed-one-of-the-first-solid-body-electric-guitars-made/

http://www.google.com/search?q=%22audiovox+steel+guitar%22&hl=en&num=100&lr=&ft=i&cr=&safe=off

Audiovox steels were designed by Paul Tutmarc.

Here is Paul's band, with his wife Bonnie (later known as Bonnie Guitar) on the vocal, doing "Midget Auto Blues", from about 1950. This is one of Bonnie's earliest records.

http://picosong.com/YUh

Tutmarc is on steel on this record, most likely playing an Audiovox. Sounds good to me.

Here is a pic of Paul with his guitars:


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Ron Whitfield

 

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Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
Post  Posted 10 Nov 2010 10:23 am    
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That pic and music pretty much sums up this near forgotten man of real historic importance.
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b0b


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Cloverdale, CA, USA
Post  Posted 10 Nov 2010 10:40 am    
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I have an article on my web site about Paul Tutmarc:
http://www.b0b.com/infoedu/tutmarc1.html
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Jay Seibert


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Woodland, WA, USA
Post  Posted 10 Nov 2010 11:12 am     Audio Vox
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Excellent article, Bob... thanks so much for sending that my way... I'll print it out and pass it along to my buddy... he doesn't know what hes has his hands on!

Cheers,

Jay
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Geoff Cline


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Southwest France
Post  Posted 10 Nov 2010 2:16 pm    
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I gotta get me a barn like that!
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Bill Creller

 

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Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
Post  Posted 10 Nov 2010 6:49 pm    
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There has always been a bit of a rhubarb about the "first electric" guitar, if it was Tutmarc or Rickenbacher, even though Rickenbacher seems to be the most accepted one. Maybe the first with the product and production was the winner? Kind of interesting history there....
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Darrell Urbien


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Echo Park, California
Post  Posted 10 Nov 2010 6:53 pm    
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I wonder how many of those doublenecks got made.
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