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Gary Boyett
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Very cool Rick. Red has always been my favorite.


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This is my Melobar "Red Ratt". Not as cool as yours but "Just as Red"
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Michael Lee Allen wrote: Todd...
Joey Ace wrote..."I have a 1957 Supro...". Did I contest his date? No. I'm sure he checked it's serial numeber. The number list is in several books and all over the internet. If I made a typo what is the "A"??? Another typo??? Could I mean 1950 AD??? Use some simple logic here, OK? There is no way a guitar like that was made in 1950. Most 1950 electric guitars were single or double pickup non-cutaway and still had the clunky pre-WWII styling.
1590 A is the catalog /model number. Have you ever seen any Valco product catalog, National or Supro?

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Michael -- relax, man. My fault for not using the :D icon, since that was meant as a tongue-in-cheek.

So now, what are Valco products?

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Hey TJ - that's quite an education you're getting. Take notes!
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During the WWII era National-Dobro relocated to Chicago and was reorganized as VALCO.
V...Vic Smith
A...Al Frost
L...Louis Dopera/Dopyera
CO...Company
Wow, thanks for that info Michael!
That clears up a misconception I've had.

A well respected vintage dealer gave me some info on the name when I showed him the guitar.
He said it was short for "Value-Control", because my guitar had so many tone/volume presets.

(I won't name names, but in his defense he specializes
in vintage Mandolins from his store on Staten Island) :wink:

Maybe he was right. The name on the pick guard is "Val-Trol".

Also Michael, thanks for sending me the catalog pix pf my guitar. I've scanned them and posted them at
http://www.joeyace.com/Supro.htm if anyone is interested in seeing them.
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