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Topic: High Priced Lap Steel Guitars |
Roger Shackelton
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MINNESOTA (deceased)
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Posted 21 Apr 2006 8:46 am |
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Here is a list of used lap steel guitars at Elderly. The prices they charge are as much or more than a new lap steel guitar. Very pricey IMO.
FENDER DELUXE 8 LAP STEEL GUITAR (1954) $1,000.00
GIBSON BR-4 LAP STEEL GUITAR (1946-7) $700.00
GIBSON BR-9 LAP STEEL GUITAR (c.1950) $485.00
MASTERTONE SPECIAL MEHG LAP STEEL GUITAR (1941)$550.00
MASTERTONE SPECIAL MEHG LAP STEEL GUITAR AND AMPLIFIER (1941) $800.00
SLINGERLAND SONGSTER LAP STEEL GUITAR (late 1930's) $1,000.00
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Russ Tkac
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Posted 21 Apr 2006 8:55 am
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| The great thing about this is that the market will determine the price. If they don't sell the price will come down. |
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Michael Lee Allen
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Portage Park / Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois
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Posted 21 Apr 2006 9:51 am
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REMOVED
Last edited by Michael Lee Allen on 28 Feb 2011 3:28 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 21 Apr 2006 12:08 pm
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| I have a BR9, and at that price I'll throw in the matching amp. |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 21 Apr 2006 1:13 pm
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Elderly and Gruhn are probably two of the highest-priced large dealers. Going to them to buy a guitar is kinda like going to Tiffany's to buy a watch. Neither specializes, nor seems to have a lot of knowledge, in the world of steel guitar. Good old instruments are pricey, though, as there's lots of people who buy them as an investment, and not to play.
All fields are the same...you can pay $15k for an old Chevey at the local dealer, or $50k at Barrett-Jackson. |
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Ron Victoria
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 24 Apr 2006 12:32 pm
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I saw a BR-4 relisted for the third time. The second time it reached $680 and the seller held out with a higher reserve. The third time in ended in the $500s. The market is so unpredictable.
Ron |
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