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SUPRO BY NATIONAL-DOBRO CORPORATION 6-STRING LAP STEEL GUITAR (1936-37)

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SUPRO BY NATIONAL-DOBRO CORPORATION 6-STRING LAP STEEL GUITAR (1936-37)
condition abbreviations 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 buy


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