Magnatone 1951 Blue Pearloid MOTS Lap Steel w/ Case

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Magnatone built this blue pearloid lap steel around a hidden single-coil pickup, wax-potted directly into the body cavity. The guitar is in excellent overall condition with all original electronics intact: original pickup, two original cream knobs, original pots, wiring, solders, and output jack. The body shows no repairs, just an area of blue pearl missing at the edge of the headstock.  The instrument comes with what appears to be its original case, which is in very good condition with no odor.  The tuning machines are repro Kluson parts that required no change to the headstock.

Magnatone produced lap steels through the late 1930s into the 1960s under its own name and several associated brands, competing in the student and mid-range market. These instruments were built in California and are well-regarded among lap steel players and vintage collectors for their functional simplicity and distinctive cosmetics. The blue pearloid — metal over the top surface (MOTS) — is one of the more visually distinctive finishes from this era and has held up well here. The 22.25" scale length and 2-3/8" nut width are standard for the format. The horseshoe magnet pickup design predates and runs parallel to the more common under-string designs and gives these instruments a specific sonic identity.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Weight: 3lbs 14oz
• Color: Blue Pearloid
• Body Material: poplar
• Body Condition: excellent
• Body Repairs: none
• Body Binding: none
• Body Length: 11"
• Body Finish Original?: yes
• Body Finish Condition: very good
• Lower Bout: 8"
• Waist: 6-1/8"
• Upper Bout: 6-3/4"
• Body Depth/Thickness: 1-3/4"
• Scale Length: 22.25"
• Neck Condition: excellent
• Neck Repairs: none
• Neck Finish Original?: yes, blemish at headstock near #4 tuner
• Neck Markings: none
• Fretboard Condition: very good, some missing paint and a ding - see pics
• Fretboard Repairs: none
• Nut Material: metal
• Nut Repairs: none
• Nut Width: 2-3/8"
• Tuner Brand And Model: vintage style repro
• Tuners Original?: no
• Changes To Headstock For Tuners?: no
• Tuner Condition: excellent
• Tuner Screws Original?: no
• Overall Length: 29-1/4"
• Documentation: none
• Case Original?: yes
• Case Condition: very good
• Case Smells?: none
• Pickup Brand: Hidden/buried single-coil blade-style pickup with a horseshoe magnet wrapped in a coil and wax-potted into the body cavity.
• Pickup Count: 1
• Pickup Original?: yes
• Pickup Condition: excellent
• Knob Color: creme
• Knob Count: 2
• Knobs Original?: yes
• Knob Condition: excellent
• Control Cavity Cover Material: metal
• Control Cavity Cover Original?: yes
• Control Cavity Condition: excellent
• Potentiometer Count: 2
• Potentiometers Original?: yes
• Potentiometer Condition: excellent
• Solders Original?: yes
• Wiring Original?: yes
• Output Jack Plate Color: nickel
• Output Jack Plate Condition: excellent
• Screws Original?: yes
• Output Jack Original?: yes
• Documentation: none
• Smells?: none
• Accessories Included: none

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