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Topic: Unidentified lap steel |
Charlie McDonald
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Posted 13 Jun 2018 6:53 am |
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It looks like the builder upgraded with a new front neck, which provides for a fulcrum for the B bender. Could that long bolt be a knee-bender?
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Rick Barnhart
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Arizona, USA
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Posted 13 Jun 2018 7:12 am
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I’ve got a sinking feeling, you’re right.
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Bill Sinclair
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Waynesboro, PA, USA
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Posted 13 Jun 2018 7:44 am
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| This used to be one of those Valco "Siamese" D6 guitars. I don't remember the model name but it was basically two Supro Comets that they bolted together. Looks like someone made up a new inside (back) neck as an eight string and heavily modified the remaining six string neck. The magnets and cover for the string through pickup are missing - could that even work at all? Oh well, if you're going to do destructive experimentation that probably wasn't the worst choice for a guitar since it was kind a kludge to begin with. |
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Noah Miller
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Rocky Hill, CT
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Posted 13 Jun 2018 8:02 am
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| Originally it was a Supro 1450 Twin, but that's indeed a whole new neck |
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Mark Eaton
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Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 13 Jun 2018 9:43 am
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The old expression comes to mind here: "He has a face only a mother could love." 
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Bill Groner
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QUAKERTOWN, PA
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Posted 13 Jun 2018 9:46 am
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| Mark Eaton wrote: |
| The old expression comes to mind here: "He has a face only a mother could love." |
MAYBE?????? 
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Ken Pippus
From:
Langford, BC, Canada
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Posted 13 Jun 2018 10:25 am
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| Mom would have to be "visually impaired." |
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David Knutson
From:
Cowichan Valley, Canada
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Posted 13 Jun 2018 10:31 am
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I kind of like that it is being "displayed" on a dirty laundry sink. Class all the way. 
Do those mechanics work?
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Charlie McDonald
From:
out of the blue
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Posted 13 Jun 2018 10:36 am
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| It looks like the necks were labeled individually, the heartache neck, etc, then the '&' was added, because this guitar.... |
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Andy DePaule
From:
Saigon, Viet Nam & Springfield, Oregon
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Posted 15 Jun 2018 11:32 pm On E-Bay
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On E-Bay I bet they would describe it as "Rare & Vintage with Custom Modifications"
Buy it now "As Is"    
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Magnatone Jeweltone Series Lap Steel, Circa 1950? 6 String with F#minor7th Tuning.
1956 Dewey Kendrick D-8 4&3, Restoration Project.
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Mark Helm
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 21 Jun 2018 9:14 am Supro?
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Looks like someone glued two Supros together, but they did make double necks.
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Daniel McKee
From:
Corinth Mississippi
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Posted 21 Jun 2018 10:33 am
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| Wouldn't it be difficult to use that palm lever since it comes so far back. Considering it works the front neck that would have to be moved by the arm, right? |
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Posted 21 Jun 2018 11:12 am
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i use my wrist or forearm.
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