Electar Model-M Lap Steel Guitar
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In 1936, Epiphone introduced the ‘Electar’ brand of electric guitars & amplifiers, including several patents for electric Hawaiian lap steel guitars. The first was the Electar Model-M patented by Epi Stathopoulo, which was a patented design, as it was not a new invention. The Model M was intended as the company's first deluxe lap steel guitar |
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Specifications:
- 1936-1939
- Model VG-EC
- Available in 6 or 7 string models
Body:
- Wood stairstep body with aluminum cap
- Art-deco aluminum top
Neck:
- Neck through body design
- Rosewood fretboard with multi-colored position dots
- Metal Electar logo plate on headstock
- 22.5" scale
- 2.125" nut width (6-string)
Binding:
- White pyralin neck binding
Horseshoe Pickup:
- Solid bar pole-piece
- Black tape wound coil
Trubalance Pickup:
- Single-coil adjustable pole-piece pickup
- Bakelite pickup surround cover
Controls:
- 1 Volume control
- 1 Tone control (Horseshoe pickup)
- 2 Tone controls for hi-pass & low-pass (Trubalance pickup)
Hardware:
- Nickel-plated open-gear individual tuners with nickel buttons
- Aluminum nut and bridge/tailpiece combination
- Removable black crinkle finished handrest
- Access to the electronics through felt-padded plate on the back of the instrument
- Black volume and tone knobs
- Tone & Volume controls mounted on opposite sides of pickup
- Suitcase-style linen covered hard shell case
Colors:
- White body with etched gold on gold metal top
- Black body with etched gray on black metal top
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