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1938 Electar "Model M"
Lapsteel Electric
and 1937/38 Electar
"Model M" Amp
Guitar:
very beautiful art-deco design (designed by Epi
Stathopoulo himself)
white body with etched gold on gold metal top
inlaid white Pyralin fretmarkers
multi-colored dot fretboard inlays
metal Electar nameplate on headstock
chrome metal buttons on open-back tuners
single bridge / tailpiece
volume & tone controls on opposite sides of
strings
"Trubalance" adjustable-pole pickup
introduced in 1936; discontinued in 1939
Amp:
cloth-covered wooden "suitcase" cabinet (made
by a suitcase manufacturer)
removable "Detacho" front & rear covers
no controls (other than on/off switch)
tone & volume controlled from the guitar
2 instrument inputs
15 watts of power
one 12" field coil speaker
introduced in 1936; discontinued in 1939
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