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Michael Holland
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 20 Apr 2011 9:19 am |
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Recently acquired (outside the Forum). First to guess the year, manufacturer and model gets the Flying Fickle Finger of Fate Award (and gets to see what's inside!).
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 20 Apr 2011 10:37 am
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1937 Epiphone Electar.
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Randy Reeves
From:
LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 21 Apr 2011 6:14 am
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I have two Epiphone Electars. one a 39 and another 1940. the cases are black and the closures don't resemble the ones on the case pictured.
I am no expert however. I am tickled that I read Epiphone Electar. I love my laps that much. |
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Michael Holland
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 21 Apr 2011 7:43 am
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Not Epi. 
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 21 Apr 2011 7:57 am
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1952 Supro.
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Ron Simpson
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 21 Apr 2011 8:25 am
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| 1946 (trade show date) Gibson Ultratone. AKA:BR-1 |
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Jay Fagerlie
From:
Lotus, California, USA
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Posted 21 Apr 2011 8:50 am
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| Something Magnatone? |
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Mitch Crane
From:
1000 Oaks, CA
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Posted 21 Apr 2011 9:18 am
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| '48 Gibson Century 6 |
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Michael Holland
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 21 Apr 2011 9:30 am
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Ron and Mitch, very close! I believe this to be a '47 Ultratone, as the first year ('46) was a slightly different body shape. This one's the nicest I've seen, 100% original and 9.7/10 condition. I sold a Gibson lap to George Gruhn in the '80's and it went into his collection (it's the EH pictured in The Guitar Book). Maybe he'll get this one, too.
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Mitch Crane
From:
1000 Oaks, CA
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Posted 21 Apr 2011 11:34 am
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Indeed ! Looks fantastic ! ... wanna sell me the case ? I need one for my '48 black Century 6 
...BTW, what is the distinction between the C6 and Ultratone ? Mine looks exactly like yours (different shape bridge cover) but without 'Ultratone' OR Century 6 anywhere on the guitar ?
THIS one's my sweetheart though:
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 21 Apr 2011 11:47 am
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Ah, well. At least I guessed...
Nice find!
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Richard Shatz
From:
St. Louis
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Posted 21 Apr 2011 4:41 pm
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This board is just too fast sometimes.
I have the same steel in the same case, so it was pretty easy.
Just too slow on the trigger to be the first. |
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David Matzenik
From:
Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 21 Apr 2011 7:24 pm
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I love excentric designs. This is a favourite. Am I right in thinking they didn't sound as good as they looked?
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Mitch Crane
From:
1000 Oaks, CA
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Posted 21 Apr 2011 7:32 pm
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| David, not sure about others, but both of mine sound better than they look ! |
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