EC- except for a few dings and scrtaches from play wear, cast one piece aluminum body and neck (two openings cast in neck back) silver-gray finish (finish has greenish tint from age), round body with flattened tail end, tailpiece, pickup surround, headstock and string nut are all part of casting, rosewood fretboard with 26 inlaid fret lines and ivoroid position dots, headstock is cast with open center, 3-on-a-plate open-gear tuners with metal buttons, steel bridge is mounted in slot on pickup surround, 1 pickup with blade-style pole-piece, one bakelite volume knob with integral pointer, 1/4" output jack, silver, black and red "Supro" logo decal is applied to top between the end of the fretboard and the pickup, rectangular silver and black decal on back of neck reads "MADE BY - NATIONAL-DOBRO CORP. - LOS ANGELES CHICAGO", back of guitar has blue felt anti-slip covering, appears to be all original, very similar to "Bronson Singing Steel" from same time, (also made by National), on consignment, with very rough black OSSC (purple lining) (SN:7126)
185U-430
$1,200.00
RICKENBACKER 518 CONSOLE TRIPLE NECK STEEL GUITAR (late 1950's)
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EC-, three eight-string necks, horseshoe magnet pickups, on / off switches for each neck, master volume and tone control, natural finished maple, polished aluminum and stainless steel metal frame, drop in tuner assemblies (covers are missing), 27 fret metal fingerboards with block markers, ~22-1/2" scale on each neck, all nut widths are 2-1/4", 1/4" output on the bottom of the instrument, rare model, on filled hole in middle front edge of first neck, there is a hole on the bottom or the tuner assembly on the middle neck (home-made string bender access?), necks are tuned E13, A6 and A7 at present, on consignment, includes legs and silver / gray OHSC (red plush lining)
185U-458
$1,750.00
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OAHU TONEMASTER® LAP STEEL GUITAR (c.1940)
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VGC+ except needs some work (replace deteriorating tuner buttons, clean electronics, strings, etc. - sold AS-IS), sunburst finish, double bound mahogany body, mahogany neck, 21-fret (yes, actual raised frets) rosewood fingerboard with dot markers, single coil pickup, volume and tone controls on opposite sides of body, brown crinkle finish metal plate on back with coil tap switch, 3-on-a-plate tuners stamped "SAFE TI-STRING / PAT NO / 2,094,685 / 2,029,134", cream tuner buttons, 2" fingerboard width at nut, 25-3/4" scale, aluminum bridge marked "PAT. NO. 97104 - 2029135", with tweed OSSC
185U-444
$350.00
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NATIONAL WAIKIKI 6-STRING LAP STEEL GUITAR AND AMPLIFIER COMBO (late 1940's)
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EC- both lap steel and amplifier, a few minor wear marks, solid symetrical slope shouldered body with faux wood-grain blonde finish, silk-screened fretboard with roman numeral position markers, pickup, volume and tone controls mounted on chrome plate, string through pickup with off-set 3 and 3 pole-piece construction, seperate bridge/tailpiece plate, "National" logo plate pinned to headstock, open-back 3-on-a-plate tuners with white plastic replacement buttons, cloth covered output cable is mounted through side of body, with tweed covered OSSC (blue plush lining) - amplifier has matching faux wood-grain blonde with shaded edges finished cabinet, round speaker cutout with stylized "Tree" center and black/copper grille cloth, approximately 6 watt output, two 1/4" inputs, combination on/off volume control and one 8" speaker, leather handle is broken but all there, original 2-conductor power cord with replacement plug, 4 tubes, 1 each 6SJ7, 6SF5, 6V6 and 5Y3, with tan fabric cover
185U-412
$850.00
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MASTERTONE SPECIAL MEHG LAP STEEL GUITAR (1940)
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EC-, brown crinkle finish, guitar shaped mahogany body, cream painted metal fingerboard with painted fret lines and position markers, 2-1/16" nut width, 22-1/2" scale, cream crinkle finished five-sided control plate surrounds single coil pickup and bakelite knobs, headstock tapers to a point with silkscreened "MASTERTONE SPECIAL" logo, 3-on-a-plate tuners with black plastic buttons, made by Gibson, repaired body crack behind bridge, no pot codes, very cool, on consignment, with rough OSSC (purple lining) (SN:F1429 253)
185U-426
$600.00
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KALAMAZOO KEH-R ORIOLE LAP STEEL GUITAR (1940)
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EC, brown crinkle finish, guitar shaped mahogany body, Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with painted fret lines and position markers, 2-1/16" nut width, 22-1/2" scale, brown crinkle finished five-sided control plate surrounds cream crinkle finished single coil pickup and black octagonal bakelite knobs, headstock tapers to a point with silkscreened "KALAMAZOO / Oriole" logo, 3-on-a-plate tuners with black plastic buttons, made by Gibson, appears to be all original with the possible exception of the fret numbers stamped into the fretboard, very much like the "MASTERTONE SPECIAL MEHG," very cool, with OSSC (purple lining) (SN:F1011)
185U-413
$700.00
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GIBSON EH-620 ELECTRA-HARP 8-STRING PEDAL STEEL GUITAR (c.1960)
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EC-, 8-string single neck (2-7/8" nut width and 22-1/2" scale length), sunburst finish, flamed maple body, clear fingerboard back-painted black with silver and red dot markers, momentary push-buttons (red for sound on/off and black for tone change, bass to treble), 16-pole "Seth Lover" original humbucking pickup, volume and tone control (pot codes not visible), 2-on-a-plate open gear tuners with metal buttons, nifty black, gold and silver back-painted plastic covers for tuning, a great example of Gibson and early pedal steel history, on consignment, with brown OHSC (pink lining)g mechanism and tuning machine covers, 4 adjustable legs, 6 pedals, set up at present in A6 tuning (SN:511150)
185U-459
$1,500.00
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GIBSON EH-100 LAP STEEL GUITAR (1937-40)
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EC-, cream-bound sunburst finished top, dark stained maple body and neck, Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with 24 inlaid fret lines and pearl dot inlays, 2" nut width, 22-1/2" scale, one single coil bar pickup with cream plastic housing, two brown bakelite knobs, script "Gibson" logo silkscreened on headstock, nickel open geared tuners with oval plastic buttons (one repaired tuner, all original parts), great sound, on consignment, with tweed OHSC, price reduced (SN:556-73)
185U-401
$750.00
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FENDER® PRINCETON® LAP STEEL GUITAR (1946-48)
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VG-EC, natural finish wood body, metal fingerboard with roman numeral markers, metal nut/headstock overlay reads "FENDER® ELECTRIC INSTRUMENTS / Fullerton California" with lightning bolt, metal control plate, volume control only, rectangular pickup, 3-in-a-line open-gear tuners with white plastic buttons, hardwired cord, very early model, rare, on consignment, with faux alligator SSC (blue lining), price reduced (SN:A113)
185U-366
$1,100.00
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EPIPHONE ELECTAR ZEPHYR 6 STRING LAP STEEL GUITAR (1943)
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EC-, maple body with black finish, squared headstock, white Pyralin top veneer, one-piece black metal fretboard and control plate, single-coil pickup with large slot-head screw pole-pieces (recently rewound in our shop), chrome-plated rectangular pickup cover attaches to body with thumb screws, 2 replacement chicken-head knobs (volume and Master Voicer tone control), Epiphone metal peghead logo plate, close back tuners with metal "E" and triangle, pearloid buttons, engraved fretboard markers and painted screws, ~22-1/2" scale, 1/4" output jack on side, on consignment, with faux-alligator skin OHSC (green lining) (SN:7680)
185U-455
$750.00
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BRONSON MELODY KING MODEL 52 LAP STEEL GUITAR (c.1950)
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VG-EC except needs work (rewind pickup, clean pots, strings, etc. - sold AS-IS), brown bakelite body with 5 gold cavity covers on top, 2 brown radio type control knobs on same side, metal swivel cover plate on headstock with large metal badge on front, 23 molded frets outlined in white, white dot markers (missing dots at frets 7 and 14), 1-9/32" nut width, 22-1/2" scale length, gold Kluson Deluxe 3-on-a-plate tuners, super cool, made by Rickenbacker - similar to model BD, price reduced
185U-373
$650.00
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ASHER ELECTRO HAWAIIAN JR (recent)
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EC+, cool 6 string lap steel with a "kind of / sort of" Weissenborn look, mahogany neck thru body and body wings, rosewood fretboard, dot markers, 22 faux frets, 2 humbucking pickups for a really big sound, replacement adjustable rosewood bridge with bone saddle, gold-plated stop tailpiece, 3-on-a-plate tuners, 2-3/16" nut, 25" scale, with gigbag (SN:J-071)
185U-466
$450.00
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ASHER BEN HARPER SIGNATURE MODEL SERIES II LAP STEEL (recent)
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EC+, Limited Edition (#37 of 100), cherry finished mahogany neck-thru construction with chambered mahogany wings, cream-bound sunburst finished flamed maple top, koa fingerboard with 22 fret lines, pearl dot and diamond inlays, 2-1/16" nut width, 24-7/8" scale, two Seymour Duncan humbucking pickups, nickel hardware, stop tailpiece, t-o-m style bridge, Kluson Deluxe tuners with Keystone buttons, with Cedar Creek OHSC (brown faux snakeskin with green interior) (SN:285)
185U-468
$2,200.00
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ALKIRE E-HARP 10 STRING CONSOLE STEEL (1959)
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EC, 10-strings, white-finished top and sides, black felt pad on bottom, plexiglass fingerboard black back-painted with 36 white fret lines, pearl dot inlays, 3-1/8" nut width, 22-3/4" scale length, one pickup, one volume control, one tone control, nickel "DELUXE" tuners with white plastic buttons, black armrest and headstock logo plate, designed in conjunction with Eddie Alkire, made by Valco, very cool, 3 adjustable legs, with black vinyl recovers HSC (replacement burgundy lining) (SN:T18473)
185U-467
$850.00
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