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Topic: Identifying silvertone lap steel |
Matthew Hargis
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Posted 23 Aug 2017 9:47 am |
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I was given this silvertone lap steel by a friend yesterday. He said its from the 1950s. I haven't found any pictures of a 1950s silvertone with this exact bridge/pickup combo. The tuners are in much better condition than the rest of the guitar, so probably aftermarket. Anyone mind shedding some light on this steel?
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 23 Aug 2017 10:37 am
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It looks like a Silvertone Model 1311 from around 1958-9. Manufactured by Valco of Chicago, you should be able to determine the exact year of manufacture if there's a small metal plate with a serial number on the back of the neck near the nut.
The tuners are almost certainly replacements - these usually used Kluson tuners with a plastic tuner button.
I hope you enjoy the steel!
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Matthew Hargis
From:
Oklahoma, USA
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Posted 23 Aug 2017 3:41 pm
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| Thank you sir! |
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Dom Franco
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Beaverton, OR, 97007
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Posted 27 Aug 2017 8:34 pm
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That looks just like my old beloved Silvertone.
It originally had Kluson deluxe Tuners with gold sparkle translucent buttons. They were starting to crack so I replaced them with inexpensive enclosed tuners. It had a Valco pickup with fantastic tone and output!
The volume and tone original bakelite knobs also were crumbling, so I replaced them too (See Photo)
I sold it only because I wanted more than six strings.
Did yours come with the original case?
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