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Electric Hawaiian guitar
Alternate name:Electric lap steel guitar
Alternate name:Electric slide guitar
Date: 1949-1952 ca.
Place Made:Fullerton, California, United States, North America
Model: Champion Student model
Serial No: 1884
SignedFENDER / ELECTRIC INSTRUMENT CO / Fullerton, California
Markingsnone
DescriptionBefore the iconic Telecaster and Stratocaster Spanish models became famous in the 1950s, Fender was in the business of making amps and Hawaiian-style electric guitars. This Champion Hawaiian guitar is a student model designed to be affordable for a beginning player. The pearloid finish was also popular on drum sets and accordions of the period.
Yellow pearloid (simulated mother-of-pearl). Metal fingerboard.
Yellow pearloid (simulated mother-of-pearl). Metal fingerboard.
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 00747