Electric double-neck console steel guitar
Maker
Magna Electronics
Date1952-1955 ca.
Place MadeLos Angeles, California, United States, North America
ModelMagnatone Lyric D-8
Serial No.44651
SignedEngraved in gold print at lower end of each fretboard: Magnatone / LyricEngraved on plastic or metal plaque on side of guitar: magnatone
Markingsnone
DescriptionMagnatone marketed this model to musicians playing Hawaiian and country-style music popular in Southern California during the 1950s. The Lyric D-8’s two necks allowed a player to access two different tunings at the same time, but it was less musically flexible than a costlier pedal steel guitar.
ProvenanceGift of Robert J. and Dolores U. Olness, 1996.
Credit LineGift of Robert J. and Dolores U. Olness, 1996
Object number06023
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