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Here's a jpg of an instrument that was given to me by some generous Texas music fans. They believed the instrument was made by an uncle, but it appears to me to look like a Magnatone Lyric? It's condition is very good, but the nut(s) need reslotting... short scale... no legs. Does anyone know how to authenticate the origin of Magnatone? Thanks in advance.

Sure looks like a Magnatone to me.

Is the three neck a Maestro?

I always though two was Lyric, three was Maestro.

Awesome guitar, no matter what the name is!!!

Looks like a Magnatone Maestro to me also. There is a small thread about Magnatones back on page 3 of the forum where there are photos of Rick Aiello's and my Lyrics.

Paul DiMaggio wrote:Looks like a Magnatone Maestro to me also. There is a small thread about Magnatones back on page 3 of the forum where there are photos of Rick Aiello's and my Lyrics.

It won't be on "page 3" for very long. Here's the link: http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=256330

Thanks Bob, I haven't figured how to do the hyper link thing yet.

Just copy it from the address bar at the top of the screen.

...They believed the instrument was made by an uncle

It's funny how 'family stories' are passed down over the years. I've seen this a lot. Like the recent eBay description where the seller weaves a fascinating story about the Rickenbacher lap steel he's selling. He says his grandfather bought in the 1930s to play for his young children as they went to sleep. Problem is... the guitar was made in the 1950s!

thanks, everyone... I'll probably set about restoring this. I think getting the nut reslotted and getting it playable is my first order of business.

I believe Jay is right. I've seen a couple of these come through the shop. And they were identified as Maestros. I think they come from about '50 to '58. The photos I have are stored on a hard drive several removed from present, but (if memory serves) they looked quite similar.