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Supro made a simple resonator guitar with a 22.5" scale in the late 30s (wood body).

National made two (solid body) models in the fifties, # 1133 and # 1033 (lap steel). They often show up on ...

Hilo made a small (19" scale)Weissenborn-style Hawaiian guitar in the 20s. You can see and here it in this video (also slide playing on a soprano ukulele):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00-sI ...

the bridge/tailpiece set was often used on german-made hawaiian guitars (acoustic flattops)in the 30s. they usually show a "drp", "pat"- or "drgm"-stamp.

the tuners lo ...

I bought this Alamo lap steel some years ago for $ 120:
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1205/6637_alamo_1.jpg

it seems to have been distributed by Oahu.
good for clear sounds, a lot of treb ...

I have put medium gauge strings on it (open D) because I don't know how much the beech wood neck can stand. Even with these strings the guitar is relatively loud. It has a broad dynamic range. The sou ...

Here is a picture (back of the guitar) of what is called the "comb paint" (in fact more a kind of decoration than an imitation of wood structure):
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1205 ...

Hi David,

thanks for your reply. The guitar was probabely bought in the UK some yeras ago.
Most details make me think that the instrument was made in the US. But the neck is beech, hardly seen on ...

Recently I bought this resonator guitar on German ebay. Seems to be made in the US, but modified here in Germany (tuners, finish, tailpiece). It has a National style resonator cone, but a tapered biu ...

< You didn't tell us about the Girls Manfred >

Sorry, James.

But most people discover them Whoa!

after listening to one or two slide Question

ukulele songs.

Some years ago I discovered the ukulele as a slide instrument. Now I play 14" scale instruments bottleneck style and lap steel style.
Here are some recordings (tape recorder, low-fi-microphone, ...

My Dickerson Magnatone ist 27 3/4 " long, 7 1/2" wide and 1 3/4" thick and has the common 22 3/8" scale.

Hi,

has anybody ever played this guitar:

http://www.hwguitars.com/hw.htm

Seems to have a plywood body and an Oahu-style metal bridge.
The clip sounds good, but $1100 for a plywood guitar?

at the moment the gauges are 16-19-24-32-42-54, tuned in open d. there is a crack at the end of the fretboard so i don't want to put more tension on the top as long as it is not repaired.
i have oth ...

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1029/6637_2w_Kopie_1.jpg

i have just bought the small weissenborn style guitar on the right. it seems to date from the 20s. 20" scale, nicely figured mah ...

German manufacturers may have produced a lot of strange guitars - but this one was made in Austria. The green label says "Made by A. Hasslwanter, Innsbruck".

This instrument seems to be made in Germany (pickups, tuners) but probabely not by Framus. I showed this picture to Cristian Hoyer of the Framus museum who is quite sure that it is not a Framus but ma ...

Recently I bought some nut and saddle blanks sold as "Buffalo horn" on German ebay. They are dark brown, almost black. I used one as a replacement nut on a Weissenborn copy. Sound seems to b ...

This link (great mp3 samples!) has been posted some months ago (don't remember which thread):

http://duetonline.net/samples

I would like to see a combination of a theremin and a lap steel guitar ...

"I've yet to see one in a concert orchestra...":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syBIyW5ihUU&feature=related

Also a great solo instrument for campagnella style:

http://www.yout ...

For sale is a Weissenborn copy made by Richard Wilson (Australia).
Satin finish, Australian Blackwood (an acacia species closely related to koa, looking and sounding like koa)
Simple trim like Weiss ...

James,

this "Hawaii-Zither" might interest you: an Austrian long-scale zither modified and used for playing with a bar

http://cgi.ebay.de/Hawaii-Zither-Beatles-Zeit-/250628281666?cmd=V ...

The Otwin catalogue seems to be from 1925/26 (I have only scans missing thge front page). Otwin means Otto Windisch. The label was still in use in the seventies and could be found on guitars and mando ...

Here is

- the Otwin-Weissenborn as pictured in their catalogue
- an Otwin with Hawaiian bridge
- a Placht-guitar lute from Vienna, 1928,sold on ebay USA last year

I am very interested in anyt ...

In fact I have some old German guitars which have about the same age as this SONORA. They all are ladder braced, have pin bridges, spruce tops and maple necks and use fretwire as a bridge insert. They ...

This auction on German ebay is already closed but it may be still interesting because the guitar which was sold seems to be pre WWI. Instruments like these may have inspired Knutsen or Weissenborn whe ...

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Topic: resonators
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 9 Views: 3366	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Jul 2014 2:17 pm Subject: resonators
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 9 Views: 3366	Supro made a simple resonator guitar with a 22.5" scale in the late 30s (wood body). National made two (solid body) models in the fifties, # 1133 and # 1033 (lap steel). They often show up on ...
Topic: weissen uke
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 6 Views: 1821	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Nov 2013 3:23 am Subject: weissen uke
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 6 Views: 1821	Hilo made a small (19" scale)Weissenborn-style Hawaiian guitar in the 20s. You can see and here it in this video (also slide playing on a soprano ukulele): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00-sI ...
Topic: Hawaiian Steel Guitar in Brussels Musical Instrument Museum
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 4 Views: 1532	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Jan 2013 2:48 pm Subject: Hawaiian Steel Guitar in Brussels Musical Instrument Museum
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 4 Views: 1532	the bridge/tailpiece set was often used on german-made hawaiian guitars (acoustic flattops)in the 30s. they usually show a "drp", "pat"- or "drgm"-stamp. the tuners lo ...
Topic: Alamo Embassy?
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 6 Views: 5297	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Jan 2013 12:29 pm Subject: Alamo Embassy?
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 6 Views: 5297	I bought this Alamo lap steel some years ago for $ 120: http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1205/6637_alamo_1.jpg it seems to have been distributed by Oahu. good for clear sounds, a lot of treb ...
Topic: Unknown Resonator Guitar 30s. National/Harmony?
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 6 Views: 5190	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 Dec 2012 1:34 pm Subject: Unknown Resonator Guitar 30s. National/Harmony?
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 6 Views: 5190	I have put medium gauge strings on it (open D) because I don't know how much the beech wood neck can stand. Even with these strings the guitar is relatively loud. It has a broad dynamic range. The sou ...
Topic: Unknown Resonator Guitar 30s. National/Harmony?
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 6 Views: 5190	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 23 Dec 2012 12:58 pm Subject: Unknown Resonator Guitar 30s. National/Harmony?
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 6 Views: 5190	Here is a picture (back of the guitar) of what is called the "comb paint" (in fact more a kind of decoration than an imitation of wood structure): http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1205 ...
Topic: Unknown Resonator Guitar 30s. National/Harmony?
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 6 Views: 5190	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Dec 2012 12:57 pm Subject: Unknown Resonator Guitar 30s. National/Harmony?
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 6 Views: 5190	Hi David, thanks for your reply. The guitar was probabely bought in the UK some yeras ago. Most details make me think that the instrument was made in the US. But the neck is beech, hardly seen on ...
Topic: Unknown Resonator Guitar 30s. National/Harmony?
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 6 Views: 5190	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Dec 2012 4:36 pm Subject: Unknown Resonator Guitar 30s. National/Harmony?
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 6 Views: 5190	Recently I bought this resonator guitar on German ebay. Seems to be made in the US, but modified here in Germany (tuners, finish, tailpiece). It has a National style resonator cone, but a tapered biu ...
Topic: mini lap, 18" scale
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 5 Views: 2055	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Dec 2012 8:48 am Subject: mini lap, 18" scale
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 5 Views: 2055	< You didn't tell us about the Girls Manfred > Sorry, James. But most people discover them after listening to one or two slide ukulele songs.
Topic: mini lap, 18" scale
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 5 Views: 2055	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Dec 2012 1:48 pm Subject: mini lap, 18" scale
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 5 Views: 2055	Some years ago I discovered the ukulele as a slide instrument. Now I play 14" scale instruments bottleneck style and lap steel style. Here are some recordings (tape recorder, low-fi-microphone, ...
Topic: Oahu Electric Lap Steel Childs Size
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 38 Views: 18463	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Apr 2012 9:34 am Subject: Oahu Electric Lap Steel Childs Size
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 38 Views: 18463	My Dickerson Magnatone ist 27 3/4 " long, 7 1/2" wide and 1 3/4" thick and has the common 22 3/8" scale.
Topic: HW squareneck guitar
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 1 Views: 774	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 Mar 2012 9:18 am Subject: HW squareneck guitar
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 1 Views: 774	Hi, has anybody ever played this guitar: http://www.hwguitars.com/hw.htm Seems to have a plywood body and an Oahu-style metal bridge. The clip sounds good, but $1100 for a plywood guitar?
Topic: small weissenborn style guitar 20" scale. who made it?
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 4 Views: 2118	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Jan 2012 1:25 pm Subject: small weissenborn style guitar 20" scale. who made it?
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 4 Views: 2118	at the moment the gauges are 16-19-24-32-42-54, tuned in open d. there is a crack at the end of the fretboard so i don't want to put more tension on the top as long as it is not repaired. i have oth ...
Topic: small weissenborn style guitar 20" scale. who made it?
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 4 Views: 2118	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Jan 2012 2:57 pm Subject: small weissenborn style guitar 20" scale. who made it?
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 4 Views: 2118	http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1029/6637_2w_Kopie_1.jpg i have just bought the small weissenborn style guitar on the right. it seems to date from the 20s. 20" scale, nicely figured mah ...
Topic: Rare German Steel Guitar?
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 9 Views: 3174	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Dec 2011 3:06 pm Subject: Rare German Steel Guitar?
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 9 Views: 3174	German manufacturers may have produced a lot of strange guitars - but this one was made in Austria. The green label says "Made by A. Hasslwanter, Innsbruck".
Topic: Framus Lap steel
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 11 Views: 9830	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Apr 2011 6:11 am Subject: Framus Lap steel
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 11 Views: 9830	This instrument seems to be made in Germany (pickups, tuners) but probabely not by Framus. I showed this picture to Cristian Hoyer of the Framus museum who is quite sure that it is not a Framus but ma ...
Topic: What is that blackish saddle Kelly Joe Phelps is using?
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 9 Views: 3334	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Aug 2010 10:12 am Subject: What is that blackish saddle Kelly Joe Phelps is using?
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 9 Views: 3334	Recently I bought some nut and saddle blanks sold as "Buffalo horn" on German ebay. They are dark brown, almost black. I used one as a replacement nut on a Weissenborn copy. Sound seems to b ...
Topic: Mystical Lap Steel Playing
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 9 Views: 3136	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 23 Jun 2010 1:18 pm Subject: Mystical Lap Steel Playing
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 9 Views: 3136	This link (great mp3 samples!) has been posted some months ago (don't remember which thread): http://duetonline.net/samples I would like to see a combination of a theremin and a lap steel guitar ...
Topic: Uke
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 68 Views: 18660	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Jun 2010 2:25 pm Subject: Uke
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 68 Views: 18660	"I've yet to see one in a concert orchestra...": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syBIyW5ihUU&feature=related Also a great solo instrument for campagnella style: http://www.yout ...
Topic: Weissenborn Copy By Richard Wilson, For Sale In Europe
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 0 Views: 1339	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 26 May 2010 2:09 pm Subject: Weissenborn Copy By Richard Wilson, For Sale In Europe
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 0 Views: 1339	For sale is a Weissenborn copy made by Richard Wilson (Australia). Satin finish, Australian Blackwood (an acacia species closely related to koa, looking and sounding like koa) Simple trim like Weiss ...
Topic: Koto Steel
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 21 Views: 6791	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 May 2010 2:50 pm Subject: Koto Steel
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 21 Views: 6791	James, this "Hawaii-Zither" might interest you: an Austrian long-scale zither modified and used for playing with a bar http://cgi.ebay.de/Hawaii-Zither-Beatles-Zeit-/250628281666?cmd=V ...
Topic: Weissenborn/Knutsen/Kona body shape
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 11 Views: 10223	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Apr 2010 4:02 am Subject: Weissenborn/Knutsen/Kona body shape
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 11 Views: 10223	The Otwin catalogue seems to be from 1925/26 (I have only scans missing thge front page). Otwin means Otto Windisch. The label was still in use in the seventies and could be found on guitars and mando ...
Topic: Weissenborn/Knutsen/Kona body shape
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 11 Views: 10223	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 Apr 2010 1:53 pm Subject: Weissenborn/Knutsen/Kona body shape
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 11 Views: 10223	Here is - the Otwin-Weissenborn as pictured in their catalogue - an Otwin with Hawaiian bridge - a Placht-guitar lute from Vienna, 1928,sold on ebay USA last year I am very interested in anyt ...
Topic: Weissenborn/Knutsen/Kona body shape
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 11 Views: 10223	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 Apr 2010 11:15 am Subject: Weissenborn/Knutsen/Kona body shape
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 11 Views: 10223	In fact I have some old German guitars which have about the same age as this SONORA. They all are ladder braced, have pin bridges, spruce tops and maple necks and use fretwire as a bridge insert. They ...
Topic: Weissenborn/Knutsen/Kona body shape
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 11 Views: 10223	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Apr 2010 2:50 pm Subject: Weissenborn/Knutsen/Kona body shape
Manfred Nabinger Replies: 11 Views: 10223	This auction on German ebay is already closed but it may be still interesting because the guitar which was sold seems to be pre WWI. Instruments like these may have inspired Knutsen or Weissenborn whe ...