1939 Vega art deco console lap steel

[fredkinbom]

This is not a National but it is a very cool art deco styled instrument from the same era - a Vega console lap steel from ca. 1939. It arrived yesterday, sounds great, features what is probably the first ever humbucking pickup and I thought I'd share some pictures. For more info on these steels, check out this thread on the Steel Guitar Forum:

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Fred

[starboards]

Thanks for sharing Fred,
beautiful object, love the wheel tuners.
regards,
David

[Bill Stig]

That's a groovy looking lap steel Fred - congratulations.
From the pics it looks like they made holes in the body to take 6 or 8 strings. I've seen on the steel guitar forum that someone's posted a picture of an 8 string and it looks like the same pickup with a couple of poles added. Do you think you would have to change the fret board to do that or would it be wide enough to take the 8 strings?
How does that pickup sound? Does it sound like a humbucker?

Bill

[skydog]

Hi this is my VEGA commander Amp (the case is not original ) Made in USA 1947

[skydog]

Oct 30, 2014 4:27:31 GMT skydog said:

Ciao questo è il mio comandante VEGA Amp (il caso non è originale) Made in USA 1947