Let's See Your Vintage Musical instruments

[Guttersnipe]

Hey folks, lets see your vintage musical instruments. I'm sure there are fellow FLoungers who love old music and the tools that made classic sounds. Let's just keep it focused on genuine old instruments, or at the very least authentic replicas.

I'll start. Here is my 1948 Kay M-1B (the "B" stands for blonde) bass. She's strung with raw gut stings, fitted with an Underwood pickup, and setup for playing "tick tack" style slap base. Mostly I play county 'n' western, hillbilly boogie and a bit of rockabilly. In a former life, she belonged to a guy who played base for America's Polka King, Frankie Yankovic.

 

[Guttersnipe]

. . . and one more

My 1958 Gibson LG-0. This was pretty much the bottom line guitar that Gibson made at the time. A a small-bodied acoustic with an affordable price, it was marketed as an entry level instrument for kids or young adults. Some people joke that "LG" stands for "lady's guitar" but I think Gibson catalogs referred to it as a learner's guitar.

When I bought the guitar, there was a used tick stub for one of the Beatles' first U.S. concerts in the case!

 

[Shangas]

I don't own any personally, but my old piano teacher owns a 1900s Richard Lipp & Sohn upright with the original ivory keys. It's a beautiful instrument.