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Topic: 1954 Rare Harmony CONSOLECTRIC steel guitar w/built-in amp |
Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Bob Fraser
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Saskatchewan, Canada
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Posted 25 Nov 2013 5:40 pm |
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If I am reading the price correctly, it will be gone in no time.
no, I have never seen one either, very cool. |
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Bob Fraser
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Saskatchewan, Canada
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Posted 25 Nov 2013 5:40 pm
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dbl pst,sorry
Last edited by Bob Fraser on 26 Nov 2013 8:31 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 25 Nov 2013 7:48 pm
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Thanks for the education, Doug. The forum never ceases to amaze.
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George Keoki Lake
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Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 27 Nov 2013 7:47 pm
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| Seems I recall EPIPHONE had a similar idea, only much more "modern" in appearance ? |
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Paul DiMaggio
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Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 28 Nov 2013 9:39 pm
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| I think Epiphone had an amp that looked like a suitcase, it had a door in front of the speaker and another one that covered the back. I'm not positive but I think the guitar had it's own case. |
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John Gould
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Houston, TX Now in Cleveland TX
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Posted 28 Nov 2013 10:12 pm
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Just saw one a couple of days ago at TrueTone Music in Santa Monica
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Ron Whitfield
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Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 23 Dec 2013 12:34 pm
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| Since sustain is so lauded (maybe overly so) by steelers I always wondered why/if anybody made something similar which had the guitar secured to the amp top to add sustain as can be found when placing a steel on a tabletop or a guitar against something solid. These composite tops of the '50s and '60s probably wouldn't be sufficient to make much difference. |
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Matthew Lutton
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Indiana, USA
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Posted 24 Oct 2024 3:59 pm Tube lineup?
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Hi there I know this isn’t a recent post but can you recall the tube lineup? I just got one myself but the legs didn’t come with it and the amp works but I’m not sure it’s all original. The amp itself only has an on/off switch and a jack for a twin prong cord adaptor which seems odd (not sure how to make that into a 3 prong cord which I typically do on all my old amps) and I’m not sure the tubes in it are the originals. Perhaps the owner was smart and modified it for current 120 volt power instead of the 110 volts it was designed for. Outside of a variac, can I get the voltage from a multimeter? If someone could tell me where to place the prongs and what setting on the multimeter to use, I’ll try to see if it’s near the expected 110
Anyone know the leg thread size for replacements? I believe they’re smaller and just like the Smeck legs, I’ll see to be sure but I’m sure they’re the same size.. cheers all, thanks for your help!
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Barney Roach
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Del Mar, California, USA
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Posted 24 Oct 2024 7:54 pm
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There are NOT a lot of technical specs to be found easily.
Chances are decent that the tubes you have are fine- unless
they are missing. Hope this compilation photo I made
is of some help to you. |
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Matthew Lutton
From:
Indiana, USA
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Eric Philippsen
From:
Central Florida USA
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Posted 11 Nov 2024 2:55 am
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I owned and refurbished one. Since I do electronic work I also rebuilt the small internal amp, too. As I recall its design did not have an output transformer and, low powered as it was, it wasn’t much to write home about. Amazingly, it came with the original instruction page which included a schematic! I’m not 100% sure but in Barney’s photos the one on the left looks like the amp module of the steel I owned. I recognize my printing of the tube types on the chassis.
The concept was neat. Self-contained, the steel was attached to the removable top which you simply flipped to store and carry it.
As a vintage gear dealer I ended up taking it to several guitar shows. It was a tough sell even, as I recall, priced at $400-or-so. That was 5 years or more ago. I finally sold it to another dealer from Cincinnati. |
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Ian McLatchie
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Sechelt, British Columbia
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Posted 11 Nov 2024 6:09 pm
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| There was one in a music store in Toronto 25 or 30 years ago. As Eric sais, nothing to write home about. |
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Cartwright Thompson
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Posted 13 Nov 2024 4:08 am
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| Widowmaker amp. Get yourself an isolation transformer |
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Matthew Lutton
From:
Indiana, USA
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Posted 11 Dec 2024 6:31 am Great amp and steel, I’d buy em up every time
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Their great. I know how to make it safe. Funny to hear it called “nothing special”. I humbly disagree, I have several amp in case models and this beats em all. But to each their own, I’ve always loved Harmony gear, but certainly agree it’s a niche. Overseas buyers will pay a ton for the good old hollowbodies and I’m sure lap steels are the same. Built my collection buying and selling USA harmony guitars over the past 25 years and they made some great stuff. Anyway, cheers and happy holidays to all!
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