National Tonemaster Lap (pics)

Mark Davis · Post by **Mark Davis** » 22 Jan 2001 3:43 am

Just got this cool little Lap thought I'd share the pics with you guys.

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Todd Weger · Post by **Todd Weger** » 22 Jan 2001 7:45 am

Sweeeet! How's it sound? Really nice shape it's in, too.

TJW

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1960 Fender Stringmaster D-8 (E13, C6)

Mark Davis · Post by **Mark Davis** » 22 Jan 2001 1:37 pm

Hi Todd. Should have it in hand in a couple of days. Sure is clean thats for sure. Wanted something for open tuning to mostly play slide style on. I'll let you know how it works out. If it sounds 1/2 as good as it looks I'll be happy.

Aaron Schiff · Post by **Aaron Schiff** » 22 Jan 2001 5:23 pm

Wow! The photos took about 4 mins to download at 28,800 bps, and I thought something was wrong with my connection. Those are well worth the wait and some of the prettiest photos I've seen on the web. Good luck with it! Wish it were mine!!

Sage · Post by **Sage** » 22 Jan 2001 5:41 pm

That sure is a sweet one! Do you know what year it is? I have an Oahu/National with exactly the same bridge, pickup, tuners, knobs, number plate, neck profile, and mother of toilet seat finish. They must be the same year. My closest guess is 1949- anyone out there know?

sorry- I saw this post first and didn't see the other one about the dates until now. -56.[This message was edited by Sage on 22 January 2001 at 05:43 PM.][This message was edited by Sage on 22 January 2001 at 06:30 PM.]

Dave Larkin · Post by **Dave Larkin** » 23 Jan 2001 11:32 am

That DOES look like a sweet one! Did I see that on eBay? Just a rhetorical question I guess...

Dave Larkin
Coffee Slinger, Musician, Gamer

Tim Rowley · Post by **Tim Rowley** » 23 Jan 2001 6:10 pm

My guess is 1948 or 1949. Many of the parts are similar to my Supro. I'll tell you one thing, that pickup (at least the one on my Supro) sounds HUGE.

Tim R.

Mark Davis · Post by **Mark Davis** » 24 Jan 2001 12:13 pm

Its a 1956 according to the serial number and date chart. I should have it Friday the 26th and will give a better report then.

This one was so clean I couldnt pass it up.

Thanks for all the compliments.

Sage · Post by **Sage** » 24 Jan 2001 4:34 pm

My guess was 1949 because I saw an identical supro in the big history of steel guitar book that was listed as a '49. The tone is huge on it. I heard that guitars with this pickup were David Lindley's favorites. I have a chrome cover plate over my pickup, and it looks like yours had one too at one point. The nuts that hold it on have a smooth plastic (ivory) finish. Wouldn't it be cool to stumble on the garage full of spare parts that is probably hiding somewhere in Ohio or Illinois? Oh well, -in my dreams.