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Electric Hawaiian guitar
Electric Hawaiian guitar
Electric Hawaiian guitar

Electric Hawaiian guitar

Alternate name(s)
  • Electric lap steel guitar
  • Electric slide guitar
Date1949-1952 ca.
Place MadeFullerton, California, United States, North America
ModelChampion 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.
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00747
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