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Lapsteel
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 Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 12:53 pm Post subject: Electromuse lapsteel circa early 1950's |
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Electromuse lapsteel circa early 1950's
1 piece mohogany body and peghead, plexiglass fretboard.
I have the original knobs in a baggie. They aren't finger friendly!
The pup is covered by a mohogany palm rest that I made...
A little after market stuff there!
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SAguitar
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Location: The Great Northwet
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| Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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Gorgeous, bud! It just looks so inviting, so warm. Nice lap axe.  |
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Lapsteel
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| Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 1:13 pm Post subject: Mohogany |
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I don't know when it started but I like "Mohogany" !
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SAguitar
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| Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 1:26 pm Post subject: |
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| I hear ya, I have three guitars now that are all mahogany! |
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Lapsteel
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| Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 2:47 pm Post subject: |
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Troels
Wolf
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| Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 1:28 am Post subject: |
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I have one exactly the same - my grand cousin bought for me in LA many years ago in a pawn shop and send it to me jn Denmark by US Post.
I asked him to find me a nicely rounded white Fender lapsteel... but the Electromuse is what I got 
Electromuses were made in Chicago (I think by the same that made Harmony guitars) ... the pickup is stenciled in with this: EYE-BEAM (why not EAR-BEAM??? my comment... ) and then Electromuse STRING PICKUP Chicago USA. The bar magnets showing thru the pick up housing are wrapped in thin cloth.
The jack lead with yellow cloth too is coming out of a hole on the side (a chrome ring...) so it's permanently ready for playing (in case of an audience and an amp...)
The Electromuse is a simple instrument - but it sounds very good in my Super Reverb - and btw - it spends most of it's life on the wall in my dayroom surrounded by old band pictures and stuff like that
Yours certainly looks like Mahogany... but mine is dyed maple.
The tuners on mine are all original - but has sort of crippled over the years - like small balloons with most of the air gone... but they still work well enough to tune this old fellow into an open E7 - having the same positions around as on my standard tuned guitars.
If you can't play a lapsteel and have an Electromuse you've got yourself an excellent electric cannoo paddle... for fast cannooing |
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SAguitar
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| Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:10 am Post subject: |
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Here's a pic of Troel's Electromuse!
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Troels
Wolf
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| Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 7:29 am Post subject: |
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| Thank you for posting it Stan... |
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Lapsteel
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| Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 10:24 am Post subject: Lucky Dude! |
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You are a fortunate "Dude" Troels!
Because this is a good, good, sweet lapsteel!
It was made in the olden days when soccer balls were made out of wood!
Another job well done SA! |
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SAguitar
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| Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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It's a beauty, too!
Wood is Good! |
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Lapsteel
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| Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2008 6:30 pm Post subject: Show the tuners |
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Say, Troels...
Can you show an image of the tuners, cause mine have been replaced and I don't know what the orignals look like!
Regards, Robert |
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Troels
Wolf
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| Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:37 am Post subject: Re: Show the tuners |
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| Lapsteel wrote: | Say, Troels...
Can you show an image of the tuners, cause mine have been replaced and I don't know what the orignals look like!
Regards, Robert |
Yes... if Stan will post it for me...
Here ya go, bud! (SA)
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Troels
Wolf
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| Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2008 1:49 am Post subject: Re: Lucky Dude! |
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| Lapsteel wrote: | You are a fortunate "Dude" Troels!
Because this is a good, good, sweet lapsteel!
It was made in the olden days when soccer balls were made out of wood!
Another job well done SA! |
Yes... it's from the time when ships were build of wood and men build of iron - now it's opposite (Danish joke... ) |
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Lapsteel
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| Posted: Sun Feb 24, 2008 2:19 pm Post subject: Sorry... |
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| The reason that I took so long to get back and thank you was because I like this forum so much, that I went and built a new one for resonators/resophonic, players. |
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Troels
Wolf
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Location: Denmark
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| Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 7:57 am Post subject: Re: Sorry... |
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| Lapsteel wrote: | | The reason that I took so long to get back and thank you was because I like this forum so much, that I went and built a new one for resonators/resophonic, players. |
BTW I love the name "Electromuse" - because that's exactly what an electric Hawaiian steel isd all about The BEST name in guitar manufacturing history... don't yopu agre`??? |
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