Here is a guitar I've had for a while that was just recently restored. It's an old Oahu Volu-Tone archtop. These were made during the late 1930s and is basically the components from the lap steel fitted on a jazz box. It is the sister guitar to the first Gretsch Electromatic which I believe was the first electric that could be played like a regular guitar. Valco was making Gretsch and Oahu brand instruments as well as others at the time so many of the parts were interchangeable. Because of it's history I knew this one was worth putting some time into.
     The neck on this guitar has been reset. The fingerboard is a very dark Ebony. It previously had a crack down the center but it has since been repaired. A small portion of the treble side binding next to the nut has been replaced. The nut on this guitar is original but the bridge is not. It has been adjusted for maximum efficiency while making sure the action isn't too low to play well. The finish is original but has chips and a large portion is missing next to the rear strap button. 
     I didn't have the original electronics when I first started so I sourced an old Gibson 8-string lap steel pickup and made a custom cover out of acrylic to mimic the original design. The pickup was rebuilt and I found some lap steel pots from the 60s as well. The radio knobs probably date to the 20-30s. Back then these things had microphone pin jacks like you'd see on an old film projector. This guitar was converted to a 1/4" guitar jack for modern purposes. The jackplate, tailpiece and tuners are original. The D tuner is slightly bent. These guitars didn't have truss rods like many of the early Harmony guitars. Right now I have a set of 12-52 electric strings and there is some relief to the neck. It can be played slightly below 4/32" off the octave without chattering on the frets. Even with the relief it can be played all the way up to the neck joint without issue. This is a very cool piece that would be extremely hard to find nowadays.