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Adolph hired George Beauchamp and he designed a guitar nicknamed the frying pan in 1931 , Hawaiian music was very popular at the time and they cashed in. George has the patent for the electric guitar and of course the single coil pickup.

look up the frying pan guitar and you'll get a big article of it online.

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