dj335
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Thought I would post some pictures of an "other Gibson", one you don't see every day. This is a Gibson Royaltone lapsteel, circa 1951 or 1952. There is no serial number to accurately date this piece, but Gibson made these starting in 1950 and discontinued the Royaltone in 1952. It was a rather low cost item they offered in their catalog of instruments.
I bought this lapsteel around 1975 at a garage sale. I was driving along, and saw a small brown case sitting on the front lawn, so I had to stop and see what it was. Paid $25 for it, and the seller apologized for the "high" price because he pointed out that it was, after all, a Gibson.
It has an incredible sounding P-90 style pickup underneath the bakelite plastic cover. The speed knobs are original also. I had to change the tuning key assemblies a few years ago, as all the buttons on the original ones disintegrated over time.
Here are some pics:
A closeup of the input jack:
And a closeup of the pickup:
And the original chipboard case that came with this lapsteel:
Hope you enjoyed these!
Dave in So Cal
I bought this lapsteel around 1975 at a garage sale. I was driving along, and saw a small brown case sitting on the front lawn, so I had to stop and see what it was. Paid $25 for it, and the seller apologized for the "high" price because he pointed out that it was, after all, a Gibson.
It has an incredible sounding P-90 style pickup underneath the bakelite plastic cover. The speed knobs are original also. I had to change the tuning key assemblies a few years ago, as all the buttons on the original ones disintegrated over time.
Here are some pics:
A closeup of the input jack:
And a closeup of the pickup:
And the original chipboard case that came with this lapsteel:
Hope you enjoyed these!
Dave in So Cal
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