This is my main steel these days it's loud and clear, with a more refined tone than the string-through pickups but still plenty of grind when required. Family owned since 1972, Elderly Instruments is a music store specializing in new, used & vintage guitars, banjos, mandolins, ukuleles and more. The tortoise-shell binding has an amazing glow in the right light.ġ958 Supro Console Sixteen, the briefly-produced counterpart to the National Grand Console. This was my main steel when I was in a country group it has a bright, twangy sound that mellows beautifully with the tone rolled off. I named it "Maggie" after Margaret Dumont, who co-starred in Marx Brothers films like the steel, she was popular in 1939 and shown in black and white.Įpiphone Duo Console, built 1948-1950. Interestingly, Leo actually introduced the White label without first telling Forrest, saving the honor as a surprise. Circa 1955 Leo Fender created this brand using the name of his plant manager, Forrest White. The tone control is actually a pickup selector. Rare Vintage White (Fender) Lap Steel Guitar with legs and OHSC in excellent condition. It has three humbucking pickups two are hidden under the fretboard. These early ones with nickel-plated tops are quite rare most have an art deco pattern etched into an anodized top.ġ939 National New Yorker 7-string, my holy grail of lap steels.
I bought it as a project, but it was electrically sound. If only it had a 7th string, it would be perfect.ġ936 Epiphone Electar M, the replacement for the Electrophone. The loudest output and the longest sustain of all my steels. I'll keep this to steels I still have click on each for more pics & info:ġ935 Electrophone, the first electric model by Epiphone. I don't know how I managed not to notice this thread for four months.
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