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Topic: Pomai Brown |
Levi Gemmell
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Posted 13 Nov 2023 8:42 pm |
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A question probably for those who get to the various steel guitar festivals in Hawai'i.
Anybody know what kind of steel Pomai Brown plays? Great touch and tone! I understand he studied with Jerry Byrd when he was young.
I've seen him with what looks to be a Sho~Bud with his name on the front. I think I've also seen him with a Canopus?
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John Allison S-8
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Nic Neufeld
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Kansas City, Missouri
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Posted 14 Nov 2023 11:36 am
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I've been to, well, one, and he didn't play then. But just googling videos and images, it looks like a very common one is that branded one you mentioned maybe being a ShoBud. Definitely a pedal-style console S10, maybe made custom? Or at least, customized. Canopus are pretty common with players in the islands too (especially in the 90s, 00s it seems like).
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Levi Gemmell
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Posted 14 Nov 2023 12:25 pm
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Thanks Nick. Alternatively, if not a Sho~Bud then perhaps an Excel without pedals? If you told me it was a custom based on the Jerry Byrd model, I'd believe it. Obviously that particular axe is not a Canopus...
The reason I mention Canopus is because I used to follow a hula dancer on Facebook who regularly posted her performances at the Halekulani, and I'm sure it was Pomai, and I'm sure it was a Canopus - but I just can't quite remember!
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John Allison S-8
JB Frypan S-8
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Tony Oresteen
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Georgia, USA
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Posted 14 Nov 2023 5:38 pm
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Looking at his videos, it is not a Sho-Bud. I think he has a custom built cabinet using a pair of PSG end pieces to hold the legs. Since it has 5 tuners on the treble side I assume it is a 10 string but it could be a 6, 7, or 8 - I've seen sacred steel players using a PSG ten string head strung with six strings.
To me it appears to be a shorter scale than the 24" standard PSG - I assume it is a 22.5" scale.
I could see no sign of pedals so it is a console steel guitar.
He sounds good to me!
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Newnan, GA
Too many guitars, not enough time to play
'72 Sho-Bud 6139, '71 Marlen 210
'78 Fender Stringmaster T8 black
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