Airline Lap Steel Serial Numbers

We ve retained classic elements of the original including the ceramic.

Airline lap steel serial numbers.

Airline lap steel guitars have formidable tone and balance. They also made amplifiers under contract for several other companies such as gretsch harmony and kay. Airline lap steel demo by lance keltner and his band. 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.

My site doug s free tab all times are pacific us. Serial numbers courtesy of bob brozman and his book national resonator instruments 1993. We couldn t get away with ignoring one of valco s first instruments the national branded lap steel. Buy a quality airline lap steel guitar with a hot rail humbucker pickup today.

The lap steel in the image you provided was a consul 8 i think. The most effective way to date a valco guitar or amp is by its serial number. National vintage serial numbers. 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. National valco serial numbers provide the easiest way to find the year for a particular instrument. From 1927 to 1935 natonal used a different serial number system for each model. From the 40s until 1964 the serial could be found stamped into a small metal plate that was tacked onto the back of the headstock or the back of the cabinet.

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. Vintage airline 1961 supro lap steel 399 99 00 msrp. Valco also manufactured national and supro brands.

Vintage supro supreme lap steel circa 1948. Vintage sound style modern playability. Hw russ young member. Kay musical instrument company was a us musical instrument manufacturer of the united states in operation from 1890.

Any idea in what year it was made. From 1964 1968 the serial was ink stamped onto a silver foil sticker that is found in the same place. The company produced instruments in its plant until 1968 when it ceased operations after a brief. Our airline lap steel homage provides players with an affordable and reliable alternative to picking through vintage stores for something that is going to break the bank and be an iffy partner onstage or in the studio.

Yep that s the pickup all right. Airline guitars were made in chicago illinois from 1958 68 by the valco company and distributed by montgomery ward. I also have a consul 8 with the serial t49599. Thanks again for the information.