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Magnatone Jeweltone Red Lucite S-6 Model Lap Steel Electric Guitar

Description

-Lucite and aluminum body

-The body was formed as a 3-ply plastic sandwich topped with the structural core of the instrument

-A sheet of polished aluminum that stretched from one end of the guitar to the other

-The fifth layer is a clear Lucite for the fingerboard, painted from the backside and routed for fret markers

-The headstock mounted ‘Safti-String Post” Kluson Deluxe tuners capped with matching hand-cut Lucite tuning buttons

-The look was and complemented at the other end by transparent octagonal knobs the color of the body

-Polished aluminum was used for the rather large nut and bridge

-Capping the whole look was a large, rectangular pickup cover, lined on the sides with more colored Lucite and covered with a square chrome handrest

-The Jeweltone models were available in regular (22 1/2) or long (25) scale length with six or eight strings; this is the six-string standard scale model

-Overall length is 29 1/8 in. (74 cm.), 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm.) width, and 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm.) high. Scale length is 22 1/2 in. (572 mm.). Width of nut is 3 1/2 in. (89 mm.)

-All original with some light wear-and-tear, but no major issues

-There are some small scratches and scuffs overall

This is the owner’s private collection of instruments and amps. These listings are not for sale, but do represent the type of instruments and gear we like to carry here and purchase.