{"product_id":"dobro-lap-steel-electric-guitar-1935-5102","title":"Dobro Lap Steel Electric Guitar (1935)","description":"Dobro Lap Steel Electric Guitar, c. 1935, made in Los Angeles, California, natural finish, cast metal body, ebony fingerboard, original black hard shell case. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the earliest-and coolest looking-of the first generation of electric lap steels, this was National\/Dobro's first purpose-built non-resonator Hawaiian guitar. The previous year's \"All-Electric\", despite its name, was little more than a stock Dobro with a pickup unit instead of a cone! This instrument came to market soon after the Rickenbacker \"Frying Pan\" and uses similar materials, but is much larger and more imposing. The long body is a semi-hollow aluminum casting with decorative panels and a Dobro logo cast in. A wooden guitar fingerboard is affixed to the top, fully fretted but for visual guidance only. This first National pickup uses a blade polepiece with an internal magnet and is controlled by a single volume control near the back edge of the body. The headstock has the central area cut away and mounts 6 openback \"butterbean\" button Grover tuners with cloverleaf baseplates. This very striking design is a Deco classic, and would not look out of place on Buck Rodgers' space cruiser.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOverall length is 37 1\/4 in. (94.6 cm.), 10 5\/8 in. (27 cm.) wide, and 1 7\/8 in. (4.8 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 25 in. (635 mm.). Width of nut is 2 1\/16 in. (52 mm.). Nicely original, some wear but no apparent alterations. Sounds great�includes a wonderful original shaped HSC! Overall Excellent Condition.","brand":"Dobro","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46853006098572,"sku":"5102","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/8702\/3756\/files\/01_7f24506c-2ba2-4478-b570-65dd607d1eb8.jpg?v=1774330274","url":"https:\/\/retrofret.com\/products\/dobro-lap-steel-electric-guitar-1935-5102","provider":"RetroFret","version":"1.0","type":"link"}