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  1. 25-10-2015, 12:12 AM #1
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    Any clues as to what this is?

    Pretty sure its a lap steel, possibly circa 1930's?
    Any clues as to maker?
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  2. 25-10-2015, 02:05 AM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by dingobass View Post
    Pretty sure its a lap steel, possibly circa 1930's?
    Any clues as to maker?
    Its a Hoover vacuum cleaner with an attached guitar neck....
    http://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au/forum/image.php?type=sigpic&userid=1258&dateline=1443806 448Gavmeister
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  3. 25-10-2015, 08:40 AM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gavin1393 View Post
    Its a Hoover vacuum cleaner with an attached guitar neck....
    That was going to be my guess too...
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  4. 25-10-2015, 09:32 AM #4
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    From the looks of it - DB's next project
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  5. 25-10-2015, 09:45 AM #5
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    If I get my hands on it, BP

    I just love anything Art Deco, and this just screams Art Deco!
    My guess is the body is made from Mother of Toilet Seat, which in the 20's and 30's was über moderne...

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  6. 25-10-2015, 10:57 AM #6
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    I couldn't find that particular one, but it's a similar style to the National New Yorker. I imagine there were all sorts of knock-offs around at the time, as popular as the steel guitar was!
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  7. 25-10-2015, 12:24 PM #7
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    IMO it actually looks pretty snazzy to me, would be an interesting convo starter on my wall...
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  8. 25-10-2015, 08:42 PM #8
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    Have been trolling the interweb - can't see anything like it. Looks vaguely Epiphone electar - especially around the bridge, but that's as far as I've been able to get...
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  9. 26-10-2015, 02:17 AM #9
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    Yeah I was thinking a Epiphone Lap Steel Guitar
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  10. 26-10-2015, 10:58 AM #10
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    It's el-cool what ever it is. Do you think that contraption on the headstock is functional or aesthetic?
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