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Born in Texas, he played the violin and the Lap Steel Guitar in vaudeville before his venture into the manufacturing of electric Lap Steel Guitar s, Electric Guitar s, electric Bass Guitar s and combo Instrument Amplifier s. He died in Los Angeles, California while deep-sea fishing.

Chronology of Beauchamp's Inventions:
  • 1929: Patent applied for the single-cone Dobro guitar, patent # 1,808,756

  • 1934: Patent applied for the electric Lap Steel Guitar (nicknamed the frying pan), patent # 2,089,171

  • 1936: Patent applied for the Electric Guitar (called the electro spanish guitar, which was a hollow-body Electric Guitar )

  • 1936: Patent applied for the Electric Violin (called the electro violin)


The electric Lap Steel Guitar was marketed by Beauchamp's Ro-pat company in 1932, and the Electric Guitar was supposedly marketed in the same year, although early catalogues showing the instrument are not dated. As currently assessed, Beauchamp was the first to invent and produce the electric guitar.


REFERENCES

''Rickenbacker'' by Richard Smith (1988)


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