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Michael Butler


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California, USA
Post  Posted 19 Mar 2024 9:03 pm    
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national dynamic lap steel?

a buddy picked this up today. appears to be a dynamic.
what's the info on these? looks in great shape.

he also picked up a fender silver vibrolux reverb. great combo!

thanks,

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Terry VunCannon


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Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Post  Posted 20 Mar 2024 5:29 am    
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More pics would help. Show the plug in also.
Here is a way to date it with serial number...
Valco/National serial number plates, 1941 - 63 (from Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars)
The number ranges shown are approximate

1940 - 42 ----------- G suffix
1947 ---------------- V100 - V7500
1948 ---------------- V7500 - V15000
1949 ---------------- V15000 - V25000
1950 ---------------- V25000 - V35000
1951 ---------------- V35000 - V38000 X100 - X7000
1952 ---------------- X7000 - X17000
1953 ---------------- X17000 - X30000
1954 ---------------- X30000 - X43000
1955 ---------------- X43000 - X57000
1956 ---------------- X57000 - X71000
1957 ---------------- X71000 - X85000
1958 ---------------- X85000 - X99000
T100 - T5000
1959 ---------------- T5000 - T25000
1960 ---------------- T25000 - T50000
1961 ---------------- T50000 - T75000
1962 ---------------- T75000 - T90000
G100 - G5000
1963 ---------------- T90000 - T99000
G5000 - G15000
1964 ---------------- G15000 - G40000


1964 - early 68 ----- sticker w/"1" prefix
early to mid 1968 --- sticker w/"2" prefix
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Michael Butler


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California, USA
Post  Posted 20 Mar 2024 6:54 am    
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thanks terry! i'll get more pics from him. he says that it was hard wired but input jack has been put in.

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