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This is a more recent photo of serial # D913 RE lap steel guitar bought in Honolulu in early 1942 by my father who was about 19 yrs old. He arrived in HI within two days after Pearl Harbor; i.e., he and fellow soldiers were on their way to the Philippines, but, their ship was rerouted to HI after th...

Thank you to everyone who replied and gave information. I have 3 photos, taken by Dad, of his guitar, one he shot early in 1942 in HI and two, front and back, taken about 2005 or 2006 when Mom and Dad were living here in western WA before they moved back to the SE USA; Dad passed away in late 2010. ...

I inherited my father's lap steel guitar that he bought in early 1942 in Honolulu while he was stationed there in the US Army shortly after Pearl Harbor. He passed away in Dec, 2010, in GA, and, I shipped the guitar to my Seattle area location in June this year. Dad’s guitar is: Stamped serial numbe...