GOURLY-MAGNATONE, HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, CIRCA 1950
GOURLY-MAGNATONE, HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, CIRCA 1950
GOURLY-MAGNATONE, HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, CIRCA 1950
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AN ELECTRIC LAP STEEL GUITAR, LEI LANI

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GOURLY-MAGNATONE, HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA, CIRCA 1950
AN ELECTRIC LAP STEEL GUITAR, LEI LANI
Of purple pearloid finish, bearing the logo MFG. BY GOURLEY / LEI LANI / 5481 SANTA MONICA, HOLLYWOOD, CAL. at the headstock
Overall length 28 ¾ in. (73 cm.)

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Lot Essay

This vintage lap steel was likely kept for use in Jeff Beck's home studio. Longtime road manager Al Dutton recalls it but not from where or when it had been acquired. Beck was always keen to experiment with new sounds and techniques, as noted by unofficial biographer Annette Carson, who reported that in around 1984 'Beck was experimenting with a vintage pedal steel guitar ("it looks like you're ironing when you sit down to play it!"), and he even considered a spoof country and western song.'

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