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Hello, do you know someone with a copy of Walter Carter's 2011 limited edition book "The Guitar Collection"?

Here's a link that shows a few pages:
http://www.musicroom.com/publicresou...16038017_1.pdf

I'm seeking specs and photos of two of the rare guitars in this book: the Audiovox 736 Bass, and the Slingerland 401 Spanish Electric. The book looks incredible, but is out of my price range! I have info on these two guitars from other sources, but would really like to see what this book adds.

Thanks.

Quote from: design on August 17, 2013, 09:10:38 PM
Ok just found this photo at http://ifphc.org
The Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center website.

Credits are: 1936
Description:
DESCRIPTION: TUTMARC FAMILY WITH MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. L-R: LORRAINE (PLAYING AUDIOVOX #736 ELECTRONICBASS), PAUL H., SR., JEANNE, AND PAUL H. BUD TUTMARC, JR.

So does this mean the first electric bass player was Lorraine Tutmarc?! I must tell Carol Kaye!

Ok just found this photo at http://ifphc.org
The Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center website.

Credits are: 1936
Description:
DESCRIPTION: TUTMARC FAMILY WITH MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. L-R: LORRAINE (PLAYING AUDIOVOX #736 ELECTRONICBASS), PAUL H., SR., JEANNE, AND PAUL H. BUD TUTMARC, JR.

Here's a picture I cropped from a post on the TalkBass forum by Deviate3s. The lap steel player is Paul Tutmarc, the bassist...maybe it is Paul's first wife Lorraine? This is from the cabinet display at the EMP museum in Seattle.

Here's a guess: the 42" length, listed in the 1930s advertising flyer, maybe they mean the size of the case. Since part of the pitch was to replace the Double Bass, they may have been referring to the total length of the case.

I just posted this in the TalkBass forum: OK i have obsessing a bit about this bass. I emailed the EMP musuem and they kindly sent me these dimensions for the white enamel painted Audiovox 736 they have!

30 5/16" length – nut to bridge
37 ¾" length – overall
10" width – overall
1 ¾" depth – overall

So Moonshine's estimates were pretty close! Comparing pics of the white model with the dark walnut model which Moonshine posted, they seem nearly identical to me except for the position of the pickup. Hope someone on this list could make a CAD drawing and work out some other dimensions i.e. bridge position, pickup position, width at nut, etc.
Also perhaps inspection of an Audiovox lap steel might hint at the material the nut is made from, or other clues. The lap steels seem less rare. I'm thinking of making a full scale cardborad template. I have never made a real guitar but would love to make one of these!

P.S. it seems that EMP have removed the audio samples from public access on the internet.