I have information on Alamo, Alkire, Bigsby, Carvin, Danelectro, Dickerson, Dobro/Regal, Fender, Framus, Epiphone, Gibson, Gretsch, Guyatone, Harmony, Magnatone, National/Valco/Supro, Norman English, Rickenbacker, Teisco del Rey and Vega.Īlamo was founded by Charles Eilenberg as Southern Music of San Antonio, Texas around 1947. Many of the Gibson lap steels shown on this page are from his collection. His comments follow the discussion of each manufacturer.Ĭlay Harrel has a wonderful web site with much more information, not only about lap steels, but all kinds of musical instruments. It is available from any good music store or from Gruhn Guitars.Įric Shoaf has graciously provided me with additional information based on his many years collecting steel guitars. The suggested list price is $27.95 in the USA.
If you want to find out more about your specific steel guitar (such as the date it was manufactured, or specifics about the model you own), you ought to buy this book. Published by the publishers of Guitar Player magazine, it's a essential resource if you want to find out anything about good American guitars. Much of the information provided in this page is paraphrased from Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars by George Gruhn and Walter Carter, ISBN 0-87930-195-3. If you are looking for information on pedal steel guitar models and manufacturers, try b0b's Steel Guitar Links. As I find out more, I'll try to add to this page.
I've chosen to focus on electric lap steel guitars, as there still isn't a definitive reference book for these instruments (as there is for the National and Dobro® acoustic guitars). This is necessarily a very limited discusssion of lap steel guitar models.
Image below © 2001 Rickenbacker International Corporation.
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