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Electric double-neck console steel guitar
Maker: Magna Electronics
Date: 1952-1955 ca.
Place Made:Los Angeles, California, United States, North America
Model: Magnatone Lyric D-8
Serial No: 44651
SignedEngraved in gold print at lower end of each fretboard: Magnatone / Lyric
Engraved on plastic or metal plaque on side of guitar: magnatone
Engraved 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 Line: Gift of Robert J. and Dolores U. Olness, 1996
Not on view
Object number: 06023