What do you make of this?

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 4:09 pm

What do you make of this?

Is it possible that this is the original pick up?

http://www.guitarbarn.com/barn/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=188

jps · Post by **jps** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 4:20 pm

Very likely that is original. Ro-Pat-In/Electro/Rickenbacker did sell pickups to other makers back then.

porge · Post by **porge** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 4:54 pm

I have an Electar steel that I date to around '33 with the same pickup (albiet mine is a little rusty). I haven't compared side-by-side with a Frying pan pickup, but it looks identical (not to mention the steel is basically a wooden frying pan in terms of construction...maybe a little more "tear drop" in shape). Can rustle up a pick at some point if there's interest.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:31 pm

Epiphone was one of the companies that used early Ro-Pat-In pickups.

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 12:42 am

That is a super-cool instrument.