Dobro Cast aluminum lap steel 1930's black & raw aluminum
Price€1,361.40
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Benton, IL, United States
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Selling my 1930's Dobro cast aluminum lap steel, serial # A197. It is in working & playing condition, but has obviously seen a lot of use over the last 84+ years, as evidenced by the metal fingerpick scars, worn off finish in spots, and a few grooves worn in the p/up blades.
The tuners are solid and not bent or damged, and work as they should. The electronics/pickup work fine. There is some scratchiness in the pot but I will include a new pot & longer output jack I bought for it but never installed. I also made the aluminum back cover plate to replace a piece of paneling someone had for a cover.
Please check out the pictures. The binding has a few cracks, as does the fret board.
This is still a very sweet sounding steel, with the midrange honk you'd expect from this old horse shoe magnet pickup.
I have 3 videos playing this on my youtube (Chris Fouke) channel, but was only able to link one. The other 2 videos are titled:
Holy Grail MIx
And an overdrive one:
80's Deep Fried Butter
I have the original hard/chipboard case if the buyer wants it. I didn't bother with pictures because the case is basically falling apart from age & wear. I will gladly send it if you want though. Lap steel will be packed with care since it is a unique and rare piece of lap steel history!
Free shipping in the lower USA and +$25 to Alaska or Hawaii. $100.00 for International shipping.
The tuners are solid and not bent or damged, and work as they should. The electronics/pickup work fine. There is some scratchiness in the pot but I will include a new pot & longer output jack I bought for it but never installed. I also made the aluminum back cover plate to replace a piece of paneling someone had for a cover.
Please check out the pictures. The binding has a few cracks, as does the fret board.
This is still a very sweet sounding steel, with the midrange honk you'd expect from this old horse shoe magnet pickup.
I have 3 videos playing this on my youtube (Chris Fouke) channel, but was only able to link one. The other 2 videos are titled:
Holy Grail MIx
And an overdrive one:
80's Deep Fried Butter
I have the original hard/chipboard case if the buyer wants it. I didn't bother with pictures because the case is basically falling apart from age & wear. I will gladly send it if you want though. Lap steel will be packed with care since it is a unique and rare piece of lap steel history!
Free shipping in the lower USA and +$25 to Alaska or Hawaii. $100.00 for International shipping.
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