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Topic: Lap steel identification ? |
John Speck
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Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 11 Jan 2015 11:43 am |
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Can anyone ID this old lap steel. My dad gave me this in 1964. I messed around with this for a while. I stripped the finish from the top. I wish I hadn't done that. About 15 years ago I gave it to a luthier friend. Today I got it back and plan to give it a face lift and electronic restoration for the purpose of playing it.
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Jack Gentle Jr
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Tennessee, USA
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Posted 11 Jan 2015 2:37 pm
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It could be an Electromuse. The bridge design looks identical to an Electromuse I have. The body is different. It is probably and earlier version than mine.
Jack
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Noah Miller
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Rocky Hill, CT
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Posted 11 Jan 2015 2:37 pm
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| It's an Electromuse, probably 1940s or 1950s. |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Posted 11 Jan 2015 3:43 pm
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The bridgeplate is shaped like an Electromuse, but that's where the similarity ends. Different body, different headstock, different pickup. The Electromuse pickup looked different and said "Eye-Beam" on it. It's possible that this is an early or late version of an Electromuse, but I've seen a lot of E'muse and I owned one (unfortunately) and they all had a "canoe paddle" shaped body. If you Google Electromuse Lap and click on Images you'll see a number of them. I read somewhere that the Electromuse lap steel was offered as a kit guitar, owner assembled, and they were given away as prizes... send in a number of boxtops from a certain product and they would send you a kit. The one I had was an absolute piece of junk. Very little sustain, and weak output. I took it out on a gig once and made a fool of myself (more so than usual)!
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Jack Gentle Jr
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