Just posted a Bigsby Model Lap Steel Hand Made By P.A. Bigsby in Downey California in 1943! Original black hard shell case. - Read more about it by clicking on the link in our profile. - Despite its unassuming appearance this is one of the most interesting and historically important pieces we have handled, the first musical instrument ever made by Paul "P.A" Bigsby. Bigsby is most remembered now for his namesake vibrato tailpiece, but the former motorcycle builder created the first modern solidbody electric guitar for Merle Travis in 1948, greatly influenced Les Paul and Leo Fender and essentially invented the modern pedal steel. He eschewed mass production, crafting his exceptional instruments one ty a time one at a time in a small backyard shop in the Los Angeles suburb of Downey. - - - - #paulbigsby #paulbigsbyguitars #bigsbyguitar #rareguitar #steelguitar #steelguitarlove #pabigsby #lapsteel #lapsteelguitar (at Retrofret Vintage Guitars) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpA7QCLuUzq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=