why is the rickenbacker frying pan important to the history of the electric guitar
Frying pan (guitar) The "Fry-Pan" in 1931/1932 was the first successful electrified instrument of any kind and the first electric lap steel guitar ever produced, receiving its patent in August 1937.[1] A previous attempt, the "Stromberg Electro", introduced in 1928 by the Stromberg company, was transducer-based using a "vibration-transfer rod" from the instrument's sounding board attached to magnets inside the guitar itself and was not successful.[2] George Beauchamp created the "Fry-Pan" in 1931, and it was subsequently manufactured by Rickenbacker Electro. The instrument—officially the Rickenbacker Electro A-22—earned its nickname because its circular body and long neck make it resemble a frying pan.