Who built the first Mica Finished Cabinet?

autry andress · Post by **autry andress** » 3 Oct 2002 4:33 pm

Any one know who produced the first Mica
Finished cabinet? & What year was this?
Thanks

Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 3 Oct 2002 5:13 pm

My guess would be the first Emmons prototype built by Ron Lashley for Buddy Emmons around 1963.

Bob Lawrence · Post by **Bob Lawrence** » 3 Oct 2002 5:17 pm

Assuming that you are talking about Formica. It would be around 1961 or 1962. While working on the first Emmons Push Pull Pedal Steel Guitar, Ron Lashley Sr. and Buddy Emmons tried a tried a liquid layering process called Mica Glass. It did not work out so they went with Formica instead.

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