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Topic: Magnatonelap steel |
John Hobaugh
From:
Farmington, NM, USA (deceased)
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Posted 6 Jan 2006 8:25 pm |
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| Does anybody know what happened to magnatone guitars and amps??? Did they sell; or go out of bus., or just quit?? I have a lap steel I would like to get rostored. John |
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Ben Sims
From:
New Mexico
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Jesse Pearson
From:
San Diego , CA
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Posted 6 Jan 2006 10:24 pm
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| John, I love Dickerson/Magnatone lap steels. They sound and play great for the money. You used to see them on e-bay all the time, but it looks like they have pretty much dried up and the prices I've seen now are too high IMHO. |
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Al Terhune
From:
Newcastle, WA
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Posted 6 Jan 2006 11:36 pm
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Prices too high? Ah, I think you've got it reversed. For a guitar that was from the 40's and 50's, they were always too LOW. They're just now starting to get closer to what they're really worth -- you guys are right -- they're great frickin' guitars.
Al |
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Ben Sims
From:
New Mexico
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Posted 7 Jan 2006 7:07 pm
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I don't know what kind of restoration you had in mind, but I just remembered there was a recent thread on where to find the MOTS plastic material -
http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum2/HTML/005695.html
I have a MOTS Magnatone that I really like, too - it has a nice warm, resonant sound - I don't know if it's because of the lightweight wood they used, or the pickup, or what.
Ben |
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Craig Stenseth
From:
Naperville, Illinois, USA
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Posted 8 Jan 2006 7:56 am
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Shh... Now everyone's going to be bidding on them, play up the "Rickenbackers" instead!
My Magnatone is a grey MOTS "Varsity", with clear tuning peg and tone/volume knobs and a red pickguard/handrest thing. Since it's my only lap steel SO FAR, I don't know what to compare it to. What was originally on the back of these, I assume some kind of felt? Mine's been worn off or removed sometime between the Eisenhower administration and today. |
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John Hobaugh
From:
Farmington, NM, USA (deceased)
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Posted 8 Jan 2006 2:11 pm
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BEN SIMS would you send me your email add. would like to discuss the lap steel more.
thanks John |
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