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Topic: A Piece of History |
Gary S. Lynch
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Maryland, USA
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Posted 26 May 2020 2:09 am |
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Check out this Paul Tutmarc Audiovox.
From what I read, they may have predated Rickenbacher.
A fellow Forum member was kind enough to make a replacement cover plate for me.
The old one was removed and a plastic one had been installed somewhere along its travels so I opted for one closer to photos.
This is made of walnut and, being very creative looks like they used mandolin tuners to make a 7 string guitar. My father was a 70 year plus lap steel player and I recently went through his collection. He did like this one.
It has a huge old telephone? .. magnet inside up against a wound blade pickup.
A true magnet “powered†lap steel.
I have attached some images.
Interestingly, I saw this link. The guitar in the link is not my guitar in the photo but it is the only other walnut one I have seen an image of..
https://reverb.com/item/9881358-1930-s-audiovox-7-string-lap-steel-amp-set-demo-video
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Gary S. Lynch
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Maryland, USA
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Gary S. Lynch
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Maryland, USA
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Posted 30 May 2020 5:42 am Tutmarc Pickup Photos
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Thought while doing a string change, it would help to add some photos of the pickup.
A fellow Forum member suggested this type of 3x3'magnet may have come from an early crank type telephone
and used to generate a phone signal.
Also included a photo of the original "custom" cut out case.
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Pete Burak
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Portland, OR USA
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Posted 1 Jun 2020 11:46 am
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Carco Clave has one of these.
He brings it to the Phoenix Show sometimes. |
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