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Alan Brookes
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Not a Resonator Guitar

Post by Alan Brookes »

Can anyone identify this guitar? I bought it on eBay about five years ago. It's nickel-plated brass, and quite heavy. It has a good action and a good tone, and it's a work of art. The engraved designs on it are entirely Hawaiian, so I'm assuming it was made to play rhythm in an Hawaiian band.
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that is sweet brother!
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Moved to Music from Steel Without Pedals.

I remember seeing lots of these on eBay. This particular guitar seems to have a different bridge and tuners than I remember.
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Post by Joshua Gibson »

Hello Alan,
That incredibly engraved beauty is An Agile :), A good friend of Mine has one hanging in His Music room, on that particular model They abandoned Their brand marker on the head-stock,
'83 Mullen custom D-10 8x5.
'03 Carter Experimental D-10 9x8
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