Electar Model-M Mandolin
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In 1936, Epiphone introduced the ‘Electar’ brand of electric guitars & amplifiers, including several patents for electric Hawaiian lap steel guitars. The first was the Electar Model-M patented by Epi Stathopoulo, which was a patented design, as it was not a new invention. The Model M was intended as the company's first deluxe lap steel guitar |
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Specifications:
- 1937-1938
- Symmetrical pear-shaped body
Body:
- Laminated curly maple top, back & sides
- No sound holes
Neck:
- Set maple neck
- Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays
- Metal "Electar" logo plate
Binding:
- 1-ply body binding
Electronics:
- Epiphone Master pickup
- 1 Volume control on treble side
- 2 Tone controls on bass side
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