Gibson BR-9 Lap Steel

[Gibson vintage lap steel]

This is a lap steel guitar BR-9 that has been on sale since the late 40's.

It was a solid electric guitar before the Les Paul was created, and it was a style that was placed on your lap and used a slide bar.

This item is a model sold from 1947 to 1959.

The pegs are single line Krewson type and are probably from 1956.

It has a retro design that combines the pickup cover and controls.

Although the details of the wood material are unknown, there are many listings on overseas auction sites that the body and neck are made of mahogany.

It has an ivory coloring.

The fingerboard is made of plastic and has numbers written on the fret lines, making it easy to check visually.

Equipped with P-90 pickup

It has a sweet, thick clean sound that is different from lap steels such as Fender.

Controls are 1 volume, 1 tone.

The condition is that the neck is flat.

There are scratches, dents, and dull parts due to use.

It appears that the controls have been replaced.

The string height is 12F, 6th string approximately 10mm, 1st string approximately 10mm.

*Please check the photo for the external condition.

The product was photographed in a simple location and the photos were taken in bright light. Please refer to the darker colored photo as the actual color may differ.

[SPEC]

Body material: Mahogany?

Neck material: Mahogany?

Neck shape: C

Neck warp: None

Fingerboard material: Plastic (29F notation)

String height Treble-Bass: 10.0-10.0

Frets remaining: -

Inlay: -

Nut (width): Approx. 58mm

Peg: original

Scale: Approx. 570mm

Bridge: Original

String gauge used: .015-.038

Pickguard: -

Pickup: P-90

switch : -

Control: 1Vol1tone

Rod margin: -

Weight: 2.13

Accessories: Hard case, original knob (1 piece)

serial :-

 

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