When guitars had style

Lynn Wheelwright · Post by **Lynn Wheelwright** » 27 Dec 2013 10:56 am

Lynn Wheelwright · Post by **Lynn Wheelwright** » 27 Dec 2013 10:58 am

Sorry for the dbl post

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 27 Dec 2013 11:20 am

Doug, Did you own the triple neck yellow MOTO unit with the black hand rests/PUP covers in the case on the lawn?

No, I think that one is a Kahlmen triple neck. Kahlmen Musical Inst., Elizabeth NJ

Post by **Brad Bechtel** » 27 Dec 2013 5:23 pm

Here's an interesting one. Any ideas who made it?

James Nottage · Post by **James Nottage** » 27 Dec 2013 5:47 pm

Lynn:

You have nothing but the best. Amazing!

Lynn Wheelwright · Post by **Lynn Wheelwright** » 28 Dec 2013 6:28 am

James, Thanks for the kind words.

Brad, I have a couple Star branded lap steels. I believe they were Teisco made of the Australian market.

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 28 Dec 2013 8:08 am

Yes, that lap steel looks a lot like a Teisco.

Tom Pettingill · Post by **Tom Pettingill** » 28 Dec 2013 8:45 am

I wish there were some more / better pics of one of these Coppock's out there.

.

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 28 Dec 2013 9:13 am

Vintage Guitar Magazine has an interesting article about Mr. Coppock and his steel guitars on their site ----> http://www.vintageguitar.com/3905/coppock-guitars.

He was a local steel teacher/player in the northwest in the 1920s through the 1950s who built steel guitars for his students. He was unknown in the steel guitar world until the 1990s when one of his guitars surfaced in the Seattle area. Nice looking instruments. They seem to be modeled after the National.

Bill Creller · Post by **Bill Creller** » 28 Dec 2013 10:36 am

I suppose that the appearance is what sold a lot of guitars in the old days, even if they didn't have good tone & sound. And that's likely true yet today too...

steve takacs · Post by **steve takacs** » 7 Jun 2015 2:11 am

Time for a lap dance. stevet

Deirdre Higgins · Post by **Deirdre Higgins** » 7 Jun 2015 8:53 am

Richard Shatz wrote:

Oh I love that fretboard !! Very pretty guitar.

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 7 Jun 2015 10:10 am

Notice how the pattern is not random: it repeats where you would normally get the fret markers. Very well thought out.
My daughter is into Art Deco work, and is an active member of the California Art Deco Society. She loves these old designs, as do I.

chas smith · Post by **chas smith** » 8 Jun 2015 9:24 am

And one of mine.

The Steel Guitar Forum

When guitars had style

Here are some from around the world

Wow!

bumpo