1930's National Aluminum Body Lap Steel - Body forged by Rickenbacker
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1930's National Aluminum Body Lap Steel - Body forged by Rickenbacker.
Beauchamp had previously promoted the development of John Dopyera's resonator guitar, and co-founded the National String Instrument Corporation. With National's Paul Barth and Harry Watson, Beauchamp had a prototype electric guitar built. He was acquainted with Adolph Rickenbacker, who owned the machine company that manufactured the aluminum resonators and brass bodies for the National instruments. With Rickenbacker on board and having the needed financing, they began production of a lap steel guitars with a solid aluminum body and neck. Rickenbacker produced the instruments from 1932 to 1939.
Beauchamp had previously promoted the development of John Dopyera's resonator guitar, and co-founded the National String Instrument Corporation. With National's Paul Barth and Harry Watson, Beauchamp had a prototype electric guitar built. He was acquainted with Adolph Rickenbacker, who owned the machine company that manufactured the aluminum resonators and brass bodies for the National instruments. With Rickenbacker on board and having the needed financing, they began production of a lap steel guitars with a solid aluminum body and neck. Rickenbacker produced the instruments from 1932 to 1939.