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Topic: Prewar Lap Manufacturers? |
Ryan Lunenfeld
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Colorado, USA
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Posted 23 Nov 2020 12:25 am |
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I'm curious to a list of all the prewar laps so far I've got in my late night research recollection:
Rickenbacker
Vega
Audiovox
Harlin Brothers
Gibson
National
Recording King
Dobro
Regal
Supro
Kalamazoo
Oahu
Dickerson
Epiphone
Sound Projects
Slingerland/May Bell
Kay
Harmony
I'm sure I'm missing more. I'm just loving reading material all over the interwebination finding more information out.
Last edited by Ryan Lunenfeld on 23 Nov 2020 12:06 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Fred
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Amesbury, MA
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Posted 23 Nov 2020 2:11 am
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I think Harmony and Kay were in operation before WW2.
Supro is post war. National and Dobro merged to form Valco and switched to wartime production. They returned to musical instrument manufacturing after the war. |
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Noah Miller
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Rocky Hill, CT
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Posted 23 Nov 2020 3:57 am
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I know that Harlin Bros built steels after the War, but I believe their pre-War stuff was all farmed out to Kay.
Supro was indeed pre-War (the first National-Dobro cast-aluminum steel was actually a Supro) but the three brands were really from the same company.
Recording King steels were made by Regal and Gibson, just a brand name rather than a company in its own right. Kalamazoo (and Mastertone, and Cromwell) was also Gibson.
K&F was 1945-6. Maybe they started a few minutes before the War ended, but they're definitely not pre-War.
Dickerson was building steels in the late '30s; they later became Magnatone. Epiphone built a ton of steels. Sound Projects built their cast-aluminum steels under a couple of brands. Slingerland/May Bell sold steels but the bodies may have been sourced from Regal. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 23 Nov 2020 8:26 am
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How about Oahu?
Erv |
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Brooks Montgomery
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Idaho, USA
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Noah Miller
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Rocky Hill, CT
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Posted 23 Nov 2020 11:54 am
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| Erv Niehaus wrote: |
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All pre-War Oahus came from Kay and Dickerson. |
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Ryan Lunenfeld
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 23 Nov 2020 12:06 pm
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Updated the list with the addons/subtractions. Let me know if anything is missing. I'd love to keep accurate info up there instead of misinfo!  |
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Noah Miller
From:
Rocky Hill, CT
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Posted 23 Nov 2020 12:38 pm
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| Do you want a list of manufacturers or a list of brand names? You have a mix of both up there. |
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Ryan Lunenfeld
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 23 Nov 2020 12:51 pm
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| Noah Miller wrote: |
| Do you want a list of manufacturers or a list of brand names? You have a mix of both up there. |
I guess brand names to make it easier? or should I divide the two up? |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 23 Nov 2020 4:58 pm
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Which war are we talking about when we say "pre-war"?
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Brooks Montgomery
From:
Idaho, USA
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Posted 23 Nov 2020 7:08 pm
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| Brad Bechtel wrote: |
| Which war are we talking about when we say "pre-war"? |
The last legally declared one 
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