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Some photos too...
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1712/17274_hawyofone_front_small_1.jpg
https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1712/17274_hawyofone_IR_small_1.jpg

Yeah the book is a whopping 770 page hardback full of color photos so it definitely flatlines the postal scale. Just tell her it's a bargain by the pound!

www.vintagefrettedinstruments.com

My book has a few pages on Regal, but if you want a lot of detail, I recommend a book called "Regal Musical Instruments 1895-1955" by Bob Carlin. It has over 300 pages of info on the histor ...

I have been posting videos of rare instruments featured in my recent book, and I thought someone might want to check out this circa 1930 Regal Hawyofone Guitar. Cool looking, lightly built, all mahog ...

1) A host of classic fretted instruments plus some surprising oddities. The guitar, mandolin and banjo families come alive in the gorgeous color pictures, not to mention the studies on wood structure ...

Artificial sunshine I suppose. I didn't want to leave it by the window for twenty years! As a precaution, I kept a fan running to cool the top. I also cut a hole the shape of the tailpiece in a pie ...

It depends on your tuning. I use a set from .056 to .015 on my Weissenborn tuned to D. If I go up to E, I use .053 to .012. Some folks use even higher tension strings, but I am paranoid about damagi ...

I had not thought about that angle. The tailpiece might allow heavier strings. At any rate, I tend to be a little conservative on string gauges on the vintage stuff. I use a set from .056 to .015 on ...

I thought this might be of interest to some. When I bought my vintage Weissenborn teardrop it had a trapeze tailpiece installed despite the presence of an original pin bridge. The removal of the tai ...

I don't know how to attach an audio file to a post, but if you want to hear what the Martin 028K sounds like, there is a sound clip called "Isaiah 38:20" on my website.

www.vintagefretted ...

The volume is good, rich and full sounding with good balance as well. It has very light scalloped x-bracing and is at least as loud as your typical Weissenborn or Knutsen. The 0-28K and 0-18K models ...

Yeah I see what you mean. I guess it would be cool to have a kid in the band, and there were probably a lot of family groups performing...or who knows, maybe she was just a killer young player! Anyway ...

I noticed on the obituary links above that the lady from Pennsylvania would only have been 7 years old in 1932. It might be cool to have a Hawaiian band with a 7 year old steel player but more than l ...

Wow! You guys are regular detectives. The Pennsylvania connection seems possible since I bought the guitar several years ago from Vintage Instruments in Philly. At the time, Fred didn't know its hist ...

I have a Martin 0-28K with the name Gladys Hawaiians painted on the side. The case is painted as well. Does anyone know anything about this band (probably from the early 1930s)?

http://bb.steelgu ...

A cool new, very large, hardback book for sale with tons of information about vintage mandolins, guitars and banjos. At 770 pages, Vintage Fretted Instruments, A Compendium and Guide to Collecting is ...

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Topic: circa 1930 Regal Hawyofone Guitar
Matthew Woods Replies: 6 Views: 3156	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 16 Jan 2018 9:50 am Subject: circa 1930 Regal Hawyofone Guitar
Matthew Woods Replies: 6 Views: 3156	Some photos too... https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1712/17274_hawyofone_front_small_1.jpg https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1712/17274_hawyofone_IR_small_1.jpg
Topic: circa 1930 Regal Hawyofone Guitar
Matthew Woods Replies: 6 Views: 3156	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Jan 2018 10:15 am Subject: circa 1930 Regal Hawyofone Guitar
Matthew Woods Replies: 6 Views: 3156	Yeah the book is a whopping 770 page hardback full of color photos so it definitely flatlines the postal scale. Just tell her it's a bargain by the pound! www.vintagefrettedinstruments.com
Topic: circa 1930 Regal Hawyofone Guitar
Matthew Woods Replies: 6 Views: 3156	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 Jan 2018 12:48 pm Subject: circa 1930 Regal Hawyofone Guitar
Matthew Woods Replies: 6 Views: 3156	My book has a few pages on Regal, but if you want a lot of detail, I recommend a book called "Regal Musical Instruments 1895-1955" by Bob Carlin. It has over 300 pages of info on the histor ...
Topic: circa 1930 Regal Hawyofone Guitar
Matthew Woods Replies: 6 Views: 3156	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 Jan 2018 10:24 am Subject: circa 1930 Regal Hawyofone Guitar
Matthew Woods Replies: 6 Views: 3156	I have been posting videos of rare instruments featured in my recent book, and I thought someone might want to check out this circa 1930 Regal Hawyofone Guitar. Cool looking, lightly built, all mahog ...
Topic: Vintage Fretted Instruments - A New Book
Matthew Woods Replies: 1 Views: 2346	Forum Section: For Sale: Music, Lessons, etc. Posted: 15 Oct 2017 9:58 pm Subject: Reader Reviews
Matthew Woods Replies: 1 Views: 2346	1) A host of classic fretted instruments plus some surprising oddities. The guitar, mandolin and banjo families come alive in the gorgeous color pictures, not to mention the studies on wood structure ...
Topic: Stain on Weissenborn not colorfast
Matthew Woods Replies: 6 Views: 2410	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Oct 2017 9:41 pm Subject: Stain on Weissenborn not colorfast
Matthew Woods Replies: 6 Views: 2410	Artificial sunshine I suppose. I didn't want to leave it by the window for twenty years! As a precaution, I kept a fan running to cool the top. I also cut a hole the shape of the tailpiece in a pie ...
Topic: String gauges on a pre-1927 Weissenborn
Matthew Woods Replies: 3 Views: 1676	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Oct 2017 10:09 pm Subject: String gauges on a pre-1927 Weissenborn
Matthew Woods Replies: 3 Views: 1676	It depends on your tuning. I use a set from .056 to .015 on my Weissenborn tuned to D. If I go up to E, I use .053 to .012. Some folks use even higher tension strings, but I am paranoid about damagi ...
Topic: Stain on Weissenborn not colorfast
Matthew Woods Replies: 6 Views: 2410	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Oct 2017 11:14 pm Subject: Stain on Weissenborn not colorfast
Matthew Woods Replies: 6 Views: 2410	I had not thought about that angle. The tailpiece might allow heavier strings. At any rate, I tend to be a little conservative on string gauges on the vintage stuff. I use a set from .056 to .015 on ...
Topic: Stain on Weissenborn not colorfast
Matthew Woods Replies: 6 Views: 2410	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Oct 2017 6:26 pm Subject: Stain on Weissenborn not colorfast
Matthew Woods Replies: 6 Views: 2410	I thought this might be of interest to some. When I bought my vintage Weissenborn teardrop it had a trapeze tailpiece installed despite the presence of an original pin bridge. The removal of the tai ...
Topic: Gladys Hawaiians
Matthew Woods Replies: 12 Views: 4743	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Sep 2017 9:06 pm Subject: Martin 028K tone
Matthew Woods Replies: 12 Views: 4743	I don't know how to attach an audio file to a post, but if you want to hear what the Martin 028K sounds like, there is a sound clip called "Isaiah 38:20" on my website. www.vintagefretted ...
Topic: Gladys Hawaiians
Matthew Woods Replies: 12 Views: 4743	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Sep 2017 4:24 pm Subject: Martin
Matthew Woods Replies: 12 Views: 4743	The volume is good, rich and full sounding with good balance as well. It has very light scalloped x-bracing and is at least as loud as your typical Weissenborn or Knutsen. The 0-28K and 0-18K models ...
Topic: Gladys Hawaiians
Matthew Woods Replies: 12 Views: 4743	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Sep 2017 8:07 am Subject: Gladys
Matthew Woods Replies: 12 Views: 4743	Yeah I see what you mean. I guess it would be cool to have a kid in the band, and there were probably a lot of family groups performing...or who knows, maybe she was just a killer young player! Anyway ...
Topic: Gladys Hawaiians
Matthew Woods Replies: 12 Views: 4743	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Sep 2017 3:03 pm Subject: Obituary links
Matthew Woods Replies: 12 Views: 4743	I noticed on the obituary links above that the lady from Pennsylvania would only have been 7 years old in 1932. It might be cool to have a Hawaiian band with a 7 year old steel player but more than l ...
Topic: Gladys Hawaiians
Matthew Woods Replies: 12 Views: 4743	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Sep 2017 11:59 am Subject: great info
Matthew Woods Replies: 12 Views: 4743	Wow! You guys are regular detectives. The Pennsylvania connection seems possible since I bought the guitar several years ago from Vintage Instruments in Philly. At the time, Fred didn't know its hist ...
Topic: Gladys Hawaiians
Matthew Woods Replies: 12 Views: 4743	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 Sep 2017 8:55 pm Subject: Gladys Hawaiians
Matthew Woods Replies: 12 Views: 4743	I have a Martin 0-28K with the name Gladys Hawaiians painted on the side. The case is painted as well. Does anyone know anything about this band (probably from the early 1930s)? http://bb.steelgu ...
Topic: Vintage Fretted Instruments - A New Book
Matthew Woods Replies: 1 Views: 2346	Forum Section: For Sale: Music, Lessons, etc. Posted: 14 Sep 2017 3:18 pm Subject: Vintage Fretted Instruments - A New Book
Matthew Woods Replies: 1 Views: 2346	A cool new, very large, hardback book for sale with tons of information about vintage mandolins, guitars and banjos. At 770 pages, Vintage Fretted Instruments, A Compendium and Guide to Collecting is ...