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Lap and Pedal Steels

BRONSON MELODY KING MODEL 52 LAP STEEL GUITAR (c.1950) 10 Photos
VG-EC except needs work (rewind pickup, clean pots, strings, etc. - sold AS-IS), brown bakelite body with 5 gold cavity covers on top, 2 brown radio type control knobs on same side, metal swivel cover plate on headstock with large metal badge on front, 23 molded frets outlined in white, white dot markers (missing dots at frets 7 and 14), 1-9/32" nut width, 22-1/2" scale length, gold Kluson Deluxe 3-on-a-plate tuners, super cool, made by Rickenbacker - similar to model BD
185U-373 $1,050.00

FENDER FS-52 LAP STEEL GUITAR (recent) 9 Photos
EC+, six-string lap steel, ash body with white blonde finish, chrome fingerboard with Roman numeral position markers, chrome headstock plate with incorporated nut, and a single-coil pickup with flat pole pieces, volume and tone controls, chrome cover is placed over the metal bridge for comfortable playing, 1-7/8" string width, 22" scale, made in China, with OHSC (purple lining) (SN:CD07081280)
185U-419 $275.00

FENDER PRINCETON LAP STEEL GUITAR (1946-48) 11 Photos
VG-EC, natural finish wood body, metal fingerboard with roman numeral markers, metal nut/headstock overlay reads "FENDER ELECTRIC INSTRUMENTS / Fullerton California" with lightning bolt, metal control plate, volume control only, rectangular pickup, 3-in-a-line open-gear tuners with white plastic buttons, hardwired cord, very early model, rare, on consignment, with faux alligator SSC (blue lining) (SN:A113)
185U-366 $1,800.00

FENDER STUDENT (CHAMPION) 6 LAP STEEL GUITAR (c.1952) 11 Photos
EC, yellow pearloid exterior, 6 strings, metal fretboard with dot, diamond and oval markers, dome-top Tele knobs, lightning bolt logo on metal badge covering the headstock, 3-in-a-line unmarked Kluson tuners with white buttons (replaced in our shop, the old ones were crumbling), includes probably original cable, on consignment, with brown faux alligator SSC (tan interior) (SN:3002)
185U-416 $900.00

GIBSON BR-9 LAP STEEL GUITAR (c.1953) 10 Photos
EC, beige finish, reddish-brown fingerboard and pickup cover / control plate, adjustable pole pieces on P-90 style pickup, volume and tone controls on the same side, original "DELUXE" 3-on-a-plate tuners (replacement tuner buttons and one bent tuner shaft), very 1950's-home-appliance look, as nice as any we've ever had, really clean, must have been in the closet for a long time!! control pots date to 20th week of 1953, 2-1/4" (aluminum) nut, 22-3/4" scale, with nice OHSC (brown lining)
185U-411 $550.00

GIBSON EH-100 LAP STEEL GUITAR (1936) 11 Photos
VGC+, black finish, symmetrical mahogany body with white-bound top, mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard with 24 inlaid fret lines, dot inlays, 2-1/16" nut width, 22-1/2" scale, one single coil pickup in rectangular white housing, nickel hardware, silkscreened script logo, individual tuners with white plastic buttons, on consignment (SN:525-17)
185U-316 $900.00

GIBSON EH-100 LAP STEEL GUITAR (1937-40) 12 Photos
EC-, cream-bound sunburst finished top, dark stained maple body and neck, Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with 24 inlaid fret lines and pearl dot inlays, 2" nut width, 22-1/2" scale, one single coil bar pickup with cream plastic housing, two brown bakelite knobs, script "Gibson" logo silkscreened on headstock, nickel open geared tuners with oval plastic buttons, great sound, on consignment, with tweed OHSC (SN:556-73)
185U-401 $900.00

OAHU IOLANA DOUBLE NECK LAP STEEL GUITAR (1954) 16 Photos
EC, cream pearloid covering, black plastic fretboards with sparkling "O A H U" fret markers and musical staff at the octaves, two 6-string necks, two Supro pickups (strings go thru pickups), black plastic pickup covers with G-clef engraved, volume, tone and neck selector switches, unique open-gear Kluson tuners with large backplates (replacement white buttons), gold hardware, Iolana is a Hawaiian word meaning "to soar like an eagle or hawk," made by Valco, no legs and leg mounting hardware never installed, with very rough (falling apart) brown fabric covered OHSC (red lining) (SN:41236)
185U-408 $700.00

SLINGERLAND SONGSTER LAP STEEL GUITAR (late 1930's) 12 Photos
VG-EC, guitar shaped solid body with maple top, sides and back veneer, sunburst finish, neck-thru body design, six strings, white-bound 27-fret rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, 1-15/16" nut width, 24" scale, nickel hardware, replacement DeArmond pickup with controls installed, pickup cover engraved with script "Slingerland" logo, pickup and controls mount to raised sunburst control plate, one volume and one tone control with octagonal brown bakelite knobs on opposite sides of pickup (these controls are not functional), rosewood bridge, stop tailpiece, white and green sparkle headstock inlays, Grover tuners with white plastic buttons, with Martin mini-guitar gigbag, very cool! (SN:180)
185U-342 $750.00

SUPRO STUDENT DELUXE LAP STEEL GUITAR (1953) 8 Photos
EC, rounded triangle ash body, natural blonde finish, black silk-screened fretboard with script "Student DeLuxe" near pickup end, 24 fret indications, 1-15/16" nut width, ~21" scale, felt-flocked back, brown crinkle-finished bridge / pickup assembly, volume control only, original fabric covered cable is mounted through body to controls, one single coil pickup with 6 off-set adjustable pickup pole screws, replacement 3-on-a-plate Grover Deluxe tuners with metal buttons, brass "Supro" logo plate, with faux alligator OSSC (fair condition, brown lining) (SN:23999)
185U-420 $300.00



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