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Ron Whitfield

 

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Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
Post  Posted 12 Jul 2011 11:02 pm    
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Maybe here's some vintage trade show candy if not an actual model
http://cgi.ebay.com/rare-1930s-Ephiphone-ELECTAR-7-string-lap-STEEL-guitar-/130542483652
Guy went whole hog on pix!
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Mike Neer


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Post  Posted 13 Jul 2011 3:15 am    
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Really nice!

My first steel was a Model M--I bought it at a flea market for next to nothing, maybe $20, and I still have it. Mine was painted black, so all that cool Art Deco stuff wasn't seen until I started stripping it. My guitar is a total mess, but it sounds good with an Aiello pickup on it. I've recorded a few CDs with it.

They are not as nice to play as Rickenbachers, though. They feel 'different."
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Tom Wolverton


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Carpinteria, CA
Post  Posted 13 Jul 2011 4:39 am    
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I think you have to change the pick up on a lot of these Epi's. Which destroys the collectable value a bit. That's a pretty high price for a wall hanger (IMO).
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Mike Neer


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Post  Posted 13 Jul 2011 6:39 am    
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Yeah, the pickup on mine was a very strange contraption--the bobbin was essentially paper with wire and the magnet was also strange. These pickups were developed by Herb Sunshine.
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