Rickenbacker Electro Lap Steel Dating

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Rickenbacker electro lap steel dating.

I will tell you what is generally known and some distinguishing features that should help. Newer open back tuners have been installed. To the right and below you will find some images that will hopefully help you to locate the complete serial number on your instrument. This rickenbacher electro model b lap steel guitar features a bakelite body with strings through body design.

Enjoy the lowest prices and best selection of rickenbacker lap steels at guitar center. Also according to the smith book rickenbacker didn t start producing lap steels until mid 1932 and only 13 were sold the first year so it is unlikely that the brochure is from 1931. 23 frets 22 5 8 scale 2 1 4 nut width. Original hardshell case included.

This item needs some work missing one cav. The following information is courtesy carl dixon as posted on the steel guitar forum. Soon the name of the company was changed to rickenbacker manufacturing company. They specialized in the construction of electric steel guitars until the 1950s.

Dating rickenbacker lap steels. A cool late 30s instrument this rickenbacker electro silver hawaiian lap steel has a chrome plated stamped sheet metal body with an integral 35 fret finger. The 1932 catalog says electro string instruments corp on it and the 1931 catalog refers to rickenbacker electro. It s equipped with a horseshoe magnet pickup.

Email from brad bechtel on october 25 1999. Please be aware that some instruments manufactured in the late 50s cannot be interpreted by this decoder.