DOPYERA LULLABYKA (1973)
EC, 6-string instrument with 3 2-string courses, gloss natural finish (fine checking), triangular curly maple body (3" depth), maple neck, white-bound 19-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, 1-5/16" nut width, 16" scale, zero fret, engraved dual screenholes on lower points of body, purple anodized 9" resonator cone, spider bridge, gold hardware, heavily engraved coverplate and handstrap, coverplate reads "This is the first / Ampliphonic / Lullabyka / Ever made in the world / Dedicated to our First Lady / of the Land / Mrs. Richard Nixon / Dr. Rudolph Dopyera D.C. / Originator / 1973", engraved tailpiece with the letter "B", banjo style tuners with pearloid buttons, headstock decal of a baby in a cradle with the name "Baushka", truly a one-of-a-kind instrument, from the collection of Rudy Dopyera.

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