The Steel Guitar Forum

Hi Terry, I sent you an e-mail about this.

I am now the proud owner of a Melbert pro 8-string lap steel! It has a cherry/maple body, and a True Tone pickup. It also has a custom fretboard design made to my specifications. Looks great and sounds great! Bob Allen was a pleasure to work with, and went out of his way to get the custom fretboard ...

Thanks very much for the information, gentlemen.

Thanks for the replies. I believe that the pickguard/pickup cover is original. Here's another picture, that is just a close-up of the body and maybe shows it a little more clearly. The coloring in the pickup cover is just reflections -- its all silver. http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1205/1315...

Can anyone tell me anything about this Magnatone? I have it on loan from a friend, and I enjoy playing it but would love to know a little more about it. The tuners are not original, but everything else seems to be, and it seems to work well. Thank you! http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1205/1315...

Hi all, I'm in the same boat as Jeff -- looking into buying my first steel guitar. I'm currently playing a friend's Magnatone, but am interested in acquiring an 8 string. I have seen many mentions of Dynalap, but it appears that they are still out of business (?). But I am appreciating all of the ad...