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Topic: Fry Pan with Wings?? |
Jon Kostal
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Westmont, Illinois, USA
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Posted 30 May 2017 12:26 pm |
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A friend of mine inherited this all metal steel and would like to know more about it. It was left by his wife's relative who passed away 15 years ago at age 100, so it may be quite old. He couldn't find any info, and neither can I. He thought it was a Rickenbacker because of the pickup. I remember a National cast model, but it didn't look like this one. Anybody have any info? Thanks, Jon.
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David Ball
From:
North Carolina High Country
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Posted 30 May 2017 2:08 pm
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That's a Lectrolab guitar I believe--refitted with a horseshoe pickup. The original pickup was built into the bridge, and worked much like a condenser microphone, with power being supplied to the pickup by its special matching amp.
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Jon Kostal
From:
Westmont, Illinois, USA
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Posted 30 May 2017 2:18 pm
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| That's very cool Dave, thanks for the info! |
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Marc Bell
From:
Surat Thani, TH
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David Ball
From:
North Carolina High Country
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Posted 30 May 2017 4:42 pm
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That's very cool. Looking at the Lectrolabs guitar, the casting is slightly different from the Century. Lectrolab was made by the Sound Projects company in Chicago--I'd bet the Century was too. Here's a link to the Lectrolab guitar:
https://lectrolab.wordpress.com/lectrolab-company-info/ |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Jon Kostal
From:
Westmont, Illinois, USA
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Posted 30 May 2017 4:54 pm
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| Thanks everyone, I've never seen that one! |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Bill Groner
From:
QUAKERTOWN, PA
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Posted 31 May 2017 1:43 am
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So by the way it looks from Doug's picture, the wings are on there just for looks? I thought maybe from the first picture on this thread they were there to give more surface area on the lap, but they are on the centerline of the body itself. It is an interesting piece though. I love seeing stuff from the past and the craftsmanship from by gone days. Take a look at old buildings........they don't make them that way anymore, (nor could they afford to!)
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Stephen Abruzzo
From:
Philly, PA
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Larry Lenhart
From:
Ponca City, Oklahoma
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Posted 31 May 2017 2:14 pm
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[quote="Stephen Abruzzo"]IIRC, the pic in Doug's post was the inspiration for Tom Pettingill when he made my Frying Pan Special (curly maple body, not metal) for me in 2009.
Stephen, I just looked at that link and that is one beautiful lap steel ! I see that he did make the wings even with the back adding more surface on the lap...beautiful craftsmanship !!!! I know you are proud of that one ! I hadnt seen that post before, thanks for the link ! Maybe someone should respond to that one to bring it up to the top for more deserved admiration !!
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Zum Encore, Remington D8 non pedal, Hallmark Mosrite clone, Gretsch 6120 DSW, Gretsch G5210T-P90 Electromatic Jet Two 90,1976 Ibanez L5, Eastman archtop, Taylor Dreadnaught, Telonics pedal, Squire Tele, Squire Strat, Fender Tonemaster, Gold Tone 5 string banjo, Little Wonder tenor banjo, 3 Roland cubes 30s and 80, Carvin combo bass amp |
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Stephen Abruzzo
From:
Philly, PA
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Posted 1 Jun 2017 8:06 am
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Thanks Larry.
Tom's thought on the wings was to make them "beefy" and as the wings went up the neck and as it was part of the lower bout, that it would add to the sustain too!
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Four Pettingills and a Clinesmith Aluminum. Fender Blues Junior. Quilter Mini-101. |
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Chris Walke
From:
St Charles, IL
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Posted 1 Jun 2017 9:38 am
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Holy cow!! Is that the super rare 5-string version I've heard so much about??
Very cool guitar. I was reminded of the pics of that Pettingill build as soon as I opened this thread and saw the pic. |
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