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This 1949 SILVERTONE is the most sentimental and valuable of all steel guitars in my collection. This instrument instilled a burning desire to play and collect vintage lap steel and some pedal steel guitars and is the cornerstone of my collection which in includes Gibsons, Rickenbachers, Fenders, and many other famous brand name steel guitars. I remember many times our family group (several played different instruments) playing such songs as Tennessee Waltz, Red River Valley, You are My Sunshine, Mockingbird Hill, Hymns, etc. He was an excellent steel player, playing country, traditional, and Hawaiian music. In 1949 he also began playing electric lap steel, and in 1972 began playing a Sho-Bud double 10 with 8 floor pedals and 4 knee pedals. As a teenager, he had taken lessons on an acoustic box guitar with a nut extender in late 1920s and early 1930s.

The discoloration on the fretboard is the result of glueing a cardboard fretboard which included every note on the guitar and later removing this glued on cardboard. It was unusual to have electric guitars in our community since there was no electricity in our area until 1945. The Course included 40 Lessons having many photos, Rudiments of Music, how to hold and play the steel guitar, and numerous old and Hawaiian songs for steel guitar. for a cost of $29.00, and included a bullet nose bar and Home Study Course by the famous Nick Manoloff. It was purchased from Sears, Roebuck and Co. It was a Christmas gift from my Father and Mother in 1949. Tears almost come to these old eyes as I share a little background on the guitar. This is the most sentimental and valuable to me of all steel guitars in my collection.