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Topic: Vox Humana Lap Steels Dutch Influence on Hawaiian music |
Michael Greer
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted 7 Mar 2020 12:37 pm |
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There are several references on the forum that profile the strong Dutch involvement with Hawaiian music in days gone by.
I was fortunate several years ago locate two nice examples of the Dutch lap steel....Vox Humana.
They are a very substantial guitar , with a fair amount of thick , ornate, aluminum in the neck and back cover plate.
I have not found much history of the Vox Humana lap steel other than some references that they were made in the late 1940â€s
If anyone can share The history of this brand , who might have played a Vox Humana or share pictures of their guitar greatly appreciated
Mike
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Glenn Wilde
From:
California, USA
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Posted 7 Mar 2020 8:35 pm
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Josephus Vroomans
From:
The Hague, The Netherlands
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Posted 8 Mar 2020 12:18 am
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The Vox Humana company is still in business. They're a guitar retail store, with a large selection of guitar parts (necks, bodies, electronisc etc.)
There's a history page on their website, with a few nice photo galleries of their lapsteels. Including an 8 string that was built in 2006!
https://www.voxhumana.nl/over-vox-humana/historie
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Bill Groner
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QUAKERTOWN, PA
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Posted 8 Mar 2020 3:41 am
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I guess nobody has to ask, where's the BEEF! Did that company make tanks during WWII? How much does one of those weigh? In pounds..........I couldn't understand too much when I went to their website. 
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Bill Groner
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QUAKERTOWN, PA
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Posted 8 Mar 2020 5:35 am
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Doug, how did the VH sound? Did you make any videos playing it?
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Michael Greer
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 8 Mar 2020 6:28 am
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Doug
Thanks for posting Vox Humana pics...that is a very nice survivor
Bill
The guitar is relatively heavy at 10.5 lbs
I have a picture of a double neck that really must be a beast to handle.
If I can stretch my technical skills to the limit will post a video to share sound.
It is a strong , mellow sound..more Gibson than Fender.
Josephus
Thanks for posting link to Dutch site.
I like the "factory shop " picture
If you are able to learn and share additional information from Dutch Internet sites about Vox Humana lap steel that would be great
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Adam Tracksler
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Maine, USA
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Bill Groner
From:
QUAKERTOWN, PA
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Posted 8 Mar 2020 7:43 am
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Yeah I found it.
Thanx
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 9 Mar 2020 8:10 am
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Really interesting. I was unfamiliar withy these guitars.
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