Rickenbacher 1937 Model 59 Electro Lap Steel Ivory Excellent Silvertone Finish is very good with

Finish is very good with no cracks on top

A must-have for collectors

These units show light cosmetic wear consistent with age but are fully functional and sound fantastic

It definitely sounds as good as it looks

Rickenbacher 1937 Model 59 Electro Lap Steel Ivory Excellent Silvertone Finish is very good withNo sales tax for US customers outside California. Adolph Rickenbacher and George Beauchamp produced the first commercially viable electric guitar in Los Angeles in 1931 the cast aluminum "Frying Pan" lap steel that is universally recognized as the instrument that launched the electric guitar era. By 1937 the company had refined its approach and introduced the Model 59, a stamped sheet metal body lap steel that represented Rickenbacher's entry level