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The Weissenborn story is the result of several years of research. Mr. Manfred Nabinger dug through the archives in Hannover, Germany, and was in contact with descendants of Hermann. Mr. Nabinger bro ...

As I have informed folks on the Facebook Weissenborn groups, at age 81 I have given up efforts to publish a book on Hermann Weissenborn and his instruments. But I have a complete manuscript of the bo ...

The black fretboard with treble extension, crescent moon and star inlays, as well as the bridge with the two screws. were all common features on Knutsen mandolins in the 1910 - 1914 era. The headstoc ...

It is definitely a Knutsen. Made in Seattle around 1910.

Hank Snow's first steel player was Canadian Johnny Beaudoin. Buford Gentry followed, then Big Joe Talbot. Kayton Roberts was the last, beginning in 1968.

I am very impressed by the way John Troutman gathered information from hundreds of sources and wove the bits and pieces into a plausible story of the Hawaiian guitar. It is also fun to read through a ...

I think it is worth clearing up the myth about Hermann Weissenborn's name. According to birth certificates I have seen (and have in my possession) Hermann's full name was Karl Hermann Heinrich Weisse ...

"Maui Maid" was a label that Christophe's used briefly in 1922. From 1916 to 1921, the Cristophe's label was "Italian Madonna." When the second wave of Hawaiian music popularity ...

Madonna, Maui, and Maui Maid were private labels used by Christophe's Dept. Store in San Francisco to sell guitars built by Hermann Weissenborn. No question the guitar shown was made Weissenborn.

Very nice! I can't wait for your cd!

You might replace your tuners with Stew-Mac's Golden Age Restoration 1920s tuners. I have used the GAR 2500s with success--cream knobs and standard posts.

I have finally pinpointed the location where Mrs. Weissenborn was playing her solid-neck guitar in the 1922 photo. It was in the Boyle Heights District at 1321 Warren Street, the home of August and R ...

Manfred,

The small guitar is a Hilo manufactured by Oscar Schmidt. See p. 173 of my Knutsen book.

Tom Noe
Everett WA

I had to go back and review my photos of the one-inch thick Weissenborn. It is identical to the one I have apart in all respects except two: it has green tape for a back strip as opposed to maple, a ...

Good eye there, Michael. The strings are slack, and there is no need for them to come off for the work I am doing.

George

Unfortunately, that Miner-Kellerman discussion is about four years out of date because at least three Weissenborns are now known with dressmakers' tape for backstrips. The line is becoming more and m ...

I was surprised to see the braces in a very early maple/spruce Weissenborn that I am currently repairing. I want my fellow Weissie aficianados to see them, too. They are Douglas fir, very crude and ...

I thought some of you might like to see an early Weissenborn that I have under repair. When HW turned from violin making to steel guitars, his first steels were made using his stock of violin wood, n ...

Actually, there is a way to date Weissenborns. Beginning 1914, HW built guitars using his stock of violin wood, namely birds-eye maple and spruce, with Douglas fir braces. The first of these had gree ...

Tony,

I thoroughly enjoyed this series of restoration photos and commentary. Thank you! You are truly an artist!

Tom Noe

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix0912/8488_two_weissys_1.jpg
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix0912/8488_tonyfrancis_1.jpg
Only six solid-neck Weissenborn Hawaiian guitars are known to exis ...

The photo was taken in the LA area someplace, but the exact location has not yet been pinpointed.

Chris,

While Dave Ogden sent me that photo without restrictions of any kind, I think it would be appropriate for you get his permission to use it. There are a series of photos and an interesting s ...

Tony Francis (tony@tonyfrancisinstruments.com) has available retro bridge and end pins specially crafted for Weissenborns/Konas. He has them on eBay from time to time, but you can just contact him an ...

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix0912/8488_3_ladies_w_guitars_1.jpg

Mrs. Weissenborn is the lady on left with the little solid neck Weissenborn. The other seated lady is Mrs. Mayer who the th ...

Author	Message
Topic: Karl Hermann Heinrich Weissenborn
George Noe Replies: 7 Views: 3166	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 Jan 2020 9:07 pm Subject: Karl Hermann Heinrich Weissenborn
George Noe Replies: 7 Views: 3166	The Weissenborn story is the result of several years of research. Mr. Manfred Nabinger dug through the archives in Hannover, Germany, and was in contact with descendants of Hermann. Mr. Nabinger bro ...
Topic: Karl Hermann Heinrich Weissenborn
George Noe Replies: 7 Views: 3166	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 Jan 2020 3:16 pm Subject: Karl Hermann Heinrich Weissenborn
George Noe Replies: 7 Views: 3166	As I have informed folks on the Facebook Weissenborn groups, at age 81 I have given up efforts to publish a book on Hermann Weissenborn and his instruments. But I have a complete manuscript of the bo ...
Topic: Knutsen?
George Noe Replies: 11 Views: 3557	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Apr 2018 9:19 am Subject: Knutsen?
George Noe Replies: 11 Views: 3557	The black fretboard with treble extension, crescent moon and star inlays, as well as the bridge with the two screws. were all common features on Knutsen mandolins in the 1910 - 1914 era. The headstoc ...
Topic: Knutsen?
George Noe Replies: 11 Views: 3557	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Apr 2018 8:51 am Subject: Knutsen?
George Noe Replies: 11 Views: 3557	It is definitely a Knutsen. Made in Seattle around 1910.
Topic: Who's the steel player for Hank Snow on 1952 Perry Como show
George Noe Replies: 13 Views: 5253	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Nov 2017 6:24 pm Subject: Who's the steel player for Hank Snow on 1952 Perry Como show
George Noe Replies: 13 Views: 5253	Hank Snow's first steel player was Canadian Johnny Beaudoin. Buford Gentry followed, then Big Joe Talbot. Kayton Roberts was the last, beginning in 1968.
Topic: New Book "Kila Kila" by John Troutman
George Noe Replies: 37 Views: 14331	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Apr 2016 6:39 pm Subject: New Book "Kila Kila" by John Troutman
George Noe Replies: 37 Views: 14331	I am very impressed by the way John Troutman gathered information from hundreds of sources and wove the bits and pieces into a plausible story of the Hawaiian guitar. It is also fun to read through a ...
Topic: Hermann Weissenborn, the man and his guitars
George Noe Replies: 15 Views: 8104	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Apr 2015 8:25 am Subject: Hermann Weissenborn, the man and his guitars
George Noe Replies: 15 Views: 8104	I think it is worth clearing up the myth about Hermann Weissenborn's name. According to birth certificates I have seen (and have in my possession) Hermann's full name was Karl Hermann Heinrich Weisse ...
Topic: Hermann Weissenborn, the man and his guitars
George Noe Replies: 15 Views: 8104	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Feb 2015 7:23 pm Subject: Hermann Weissenborn, the man and his guitars
George Noe Replies: 15 Views: 8104	"Maui Maid" was a label that Christophe's used briefly in 1922. From 1916 to 1921, the Cristophe's label was "Italian Madonna." When the second wave of Hawaiian music popularity ...
Topic: Maui Maid
George Noe Replies: 5 Views: 4289	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 May 2014 4:09 pm Subject: Maui Maid
George Noe Replies: 5 Views: 4289	Madonna, Maui, and Maui Maid were private labels used by Christophe's Dept. Store in San Francisco to sell guitars built by Hermann Weissenborn. No question the guitar shown was made Weissenborn.
Topic: My Last Fairytale (Weissenborn/mandolin duo)
George Noe Replies: 12 Views: 3000	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Nov 2013 2:31 pm Subject: My Last Fairytale (Weissenborn/mandolin duo)
George Noe Replies: 12 Views: 3000	Very nice! I can't wait for your cd!
Topic: 1920 kona
George Noe Replies: 8 Views: 3088	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Feb 2013 9:01 pm Subject: 1920 kona
George Noe Replies: 8 Views: 3088	You might replace your tuners with Stew-Mac's Golden Age Restoration 1920s tuners. I have used the GAR 2500s with success--cream knobs and standard posts.
Topic: My new Tony Francis Weissenborn
George Noe Replies: 40 Views: 39137	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Jan 2013 2:04 pm Subject: My new Tony Francis Weissenborn
George Noe Replies: 40 Views: 39137	I have finally pinpointed the location where Mrs. Weissenborn was playing her solid-neck guitar in the 1922 photo. It was in the Boyle Heights District at 1321 Warren Street, the home of August and R ...
Topic: small weissenborn style guitar 20" scale. who made it?
George Noe Replies: 4 Views: 2254	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Jan 2012 6:34 pm Subject: small weissenborn style guitar 20" scale. who made it?
George Noe Replies: 4 Views: 2254	Manfred, The small guitar is a Hilo manufactured by Oscar Schmidt. See p. 173 of my Knutsen book. Tom Noe Everett WA
Topic: Dating Weissenborn's
George Noe Replies: 21 Views: 14093	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 May 2011 8:07 am Subject: Dating Weissenborn's
George Noe Replies: 21 Views: 14093	I had to go back and review my photos of the one-inch thick Weissenborn. It is identical to the one I have apart in all respects except two: it has green tape for a back strip as opposed to maple, a ...
Topic: Dating Weissenborn's
George Noe Replies: 21 Views: 14093	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 May 2011 8:06 pm Subject: Dating Weissenborn's
George Noe Replies: 21 Views: 14093	Good eye there, Michael. The strings are slack, and there is no need for them to come off for the work I am doing. George
Topic: Dating Weissenborn's
George Noe Replies: 21 Views: 14093	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 May 2011 4:31 pm Subject: Dating Weissenborns
George Noe Replies: 21 Views: 14093	Unfortunately, that Miner-Kellerman discussion is about four years out of date because at least three Weissenborns are now known with dressmakers' tape for backstrips. The line is becoming more and m ...
Topic: Dating Weissenborn's
George Noe Replies: 21 Views: 14093	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 May 2011 11:17 am Subject: Dating Weissenborns
George Noe Replies: 21 Views: 14093	I was surprised to see the braces in a very early maple/spruce Weissenborn that I am currently repairing. I want my fellow Weissie aficianados to see them, too. They are Douglas fir, very crude and ...
Topic: Early Weissenborn
George Noe Replies: 8 Views: 4201	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 May 2011 8:03 pm Subject: Early Weissenborn
George Noe Replies: 8 Views: 4201	I thought some of you might like to see an early Weissenborn that I have under repair. When HW turned from violin making to steel guitars, his first steels were made using his stock of violin wood, n ...
Topic: Dating Weissenborn's
George Noe Replies: 21 Views: 14093	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 May 2011 7:20 pm Subject: Dating Weissenborns
George Noe Replies: 21 Views: 14093	Actually, there is a way to date Weissenborns. Beginning 1914, HW built guitars using his stock of violin wood, namely birds-eye maple and spruce, with Douglas fir braces. The first of these had gree ...
Topic: Weissenborn Restoration & Repair
George Noe Replies: 15 Views: 12422	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Nov 2010 7:50 pm Subject: Weissenborn Restoration & Repair
George Noe Replies: 15 Views: 12422	Tony, I thoroughly enjoyed this series of restoration photos and commentary. Thank you! You are truly an artist! Tom Noe
Topic: Tony Francis Solid-Neck Weissenborn
George Noe Replies: 4 Views: 3209	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Nov 2010 11:36 am Subject: Tony Francis Solid-Neck Weissenborn
George Noe Replies: 4 Views: 3209	http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix0912/8488_two_weissys_1.jpg http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix0912/8488_tonyfrancis_1.jpg Only six solid-neck Weissenborn Hawaiian guitars are known to exis ...
Topic: My new Tony Francis Weissenborn
George Noe Replies: 40 Views: 39137	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Jul 2010 7:36 pm Subject: My new Tony Francis Weissenborn
George Noe Replies: 40 Views: 39137	The photo was taken in the LA area someplace, but the exact location has not yet been pinpointed.
Topic: My new Tony Francis Weissenborn
George Noe Replies: 40 Views: 39137	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Jul 2010 2:19 pm Subject: My new Tony Francis Weissenborn
George Noe Replies: 40 Views: 39137	Chris, While Dave Ogden sent me that photo without restrictions of any kind, I think it would be appropriate for you get his permission to use it. There are a series of photos and an interesting s ...
Topic: Kona Weissenborn case and pin help
George Noe Replies: 3 Views: 2524	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Jul 2010 2:11 pm Subject: Kona Weissenborn case and pin help
George Noe Replies: 3 Views: 2524	Tony Francis (tony@tonyfrancisinstruments.com) has available retro bridge and end pins specially crafted for Weissenborns/Konas. He has them on eBay from time to time, but you can just contact him an ...
Topic: My new Tony Francis Weissenborn
George Noe Replies: 40 Views: 39137	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Jul 2010 3:53 pm Subject: My new Tony Francis Weissenborn
George Noe Replies: 40 Views: 39137	http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix0912/8488_3_ladies_w_guitars_1.jpg Mrs. Weissenborn is the lady on left with the little solid neck Weissenborn. The other seated lady is Mrs. Mayer who the th ...