oldGD not really an acoustic

wrinkleygit

this probably should be under the electric section, but it does compliment my dobro , this selmer lap steel is as old as I am & probably in slightly better condition, mike

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8365249/IMG_0274.jpg

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ICBM

Very nice!

I recently worked on one very like that, not in quite as nice condition and possibly a little older (?) - looked slightly more '1930s gothic' although it was made in 1946 - with an original amp built into the case. It's the oldest British-made electric guitar amp I know of.

Sadly the amp could not be made operational and safe without destroying a lot of its historical value, so I left it as it was. The instrument sounded fantastic plugged into a modern amp though.

Phil_aka_Pip

I love the brassware

RowlandwithaW

Is this for sale? Or are you simply, and understandably, being a proud owner? :-)

Aidanspaghetti

Gorgeous wrinkly! Beautiful machine.... Having come across an old beaut myself lately (check out my selmer amp discussion) there is a lot to be said for having an old piece of history close by (insert wife jokes here....). Great to see it going to a good home and being used.... Congrats!

wrinkleygit

this is something I bought for a rainy day, although at the moment I prefer my dobro, haven't really bonded with lap style yet, does sound incredible thro an amp tho' screams like a banshee if you crank it, all the electrics work with no crackles it really is in amazing condition, I did see one on the internet with a serial number of about 60 lower than mine described as 1948 so I guess mine must be around 1950 build date

ICBM

wrinkleygit said:

this is something I bought for a rainy day, although at the moment I prefer my dobro, haven't really bonded with lap style yet, does sound incredible thro an amp tho' screams like a banshee if you crank it, all the electrics work with no crackles it really is in amazing condition

I can't remember for sure from the one I worked on, but I think the pots will be wirewound types, which don't crackle like the more modern carbon-track ones do. The pickup on that one was really hot too, I can't remember the resistance but you're right, really screaming when cranked. I suspect they were never expected to be used like that - the designers would have expected the controls to be used like the ones on a radio or something, and not just turned up full .

Later Selmer amps had a label on the back which said this:

http://www.essexamprepairs.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/IMAG0651-1024x771.jpg

Sassafras

Judging by the strings twisted at the tuners I'd say it's got the original strings still on there. You just don't see that on modern guitars anymore.