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Topic: gibson lap steel identify |
Michael Butler
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California, USA
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Posted 31 Aug 2021 8:18 pm |
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i might check out this lap steel but can't identify it via google. close to century 6 but it is 8 string. thanks,
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Cody Farwell
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Sunland, CA
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Posted 31 Aug 2021 11:22 pm
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Looks like tuners for strings 1 & 8 were added by a previous owner. The work doesn't look original (or clean) to me.
I feel like I've seen 7 & 10 string Gibsons like that, but not an 8 string. |
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Jack Hanson
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San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 1 Sep 2021 5:54 am
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Definitely modded from an early two-knob Century-6. There are factory Century-10s, but not 8-strings. The only postwar Gibson 8-string lap steel to emerge from the Kalamazoo factory that I'm aware of is the Skylark-8 from the late 50s, which is fairly uncommon.
It would be interesting to look under the cover and inspect the pickup. The cover appears to have been modified to accept an 8-string bridge. Worth checking out as a player, but of questionable worth to a collector due to the mods. |
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Michael Butler
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California, USA
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Posted 1 Sep 2021 5:57 am
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thanks to both of you. really appreciate it.
play music!
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