Airline Lap Steel Serial Numbers

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Airline lap steel serial numbers.

Airline lap steel guitars have formidable tone and balance. Airline guitars were made in chicago illinois from 1958 68 by the valco company and distributed by montgomery ward. Any idea in what year it was made. Thanks again for the information.

From 1927 to 1935 natonal used a different serial number system for each model. I also have a consul 8 with the serial t49599. They also made amplifiers under contract for several other companies such as gretsch harmony and kay. Posted 13 june 2004 09 59 am profile send email edit.

The 1466bw jet airliner lap steel is an updated reissue of the supro electric lap steel guitar that was manufactured in the early 1960s. We couldn t get away with ignoring one of valco s first instruments the national branded lap steel. Kay musical instrument company was a us musical instrument manufacturer of the united states in operation from 1890. Airline lap steel demo by lance keltner and his band.

My site doug s free tab all times are pacific us. Valco also manufactured national and supro brands. The jet airliner s vintage correct body shape and art deco aesthetics are enhanced with an intonation friendly string through body hardtail bridge and a silver foil version of the original supro clear tone pickup. Eastwood devo whip it guitar.

We ve recreated these and other 1960 s chicago classics for a new generation of players. The most effective way to date a valco guitar or amp is by its serial number. Serial numbers courtesy of bob brozman and his book national resonator instruments 1993. Vintage airline 1961 supro lap steel 399 99 00 msrp.

Yep that s the pickup all right. Yes that number series applies to lap steels and amps made by valco for oahu national supro airline silvertone some for gretsch and probably a few others. We ve retained classic elements of the original including the ceramic. National vintage serial numbers.

The company produced instruments in its plant until 1968 when it ceased operations after a brief. Valco manufactured and sold electric since the 1950s resonator lap steel and classical guitars and vacuum tube amplifiers under a variety of brand names including supro airline national and oahu. Kay was established in 1931 in chicago illinois by henry kay kuhrmeyer from the assets of the former stromberg voisinet founded as groeschel mandolin company in 1890. Vintage supro supreme lap steel circa 1948.

Hw russ young member. Vintage sound style modern playability. From 1964 1968 the serial was ink stamped onto a silver foil sticker that is found in the same place. The lap steel in the image you provided was a consul 8 i think.