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Soundin' good.

I had a question about string gauges. From the bass on these guitars it's usually 54 42 32 25 16 16 so it's really a set of light gauge strings with an extra 16 on top. We like them that way so the to ...

From the workshop that made weissenborns for David Lindley, Henry Kaiser and Lloyd Thayer among many other musicians comes this finely grained Tasmanian Blackwood rope bound weissenborn for sale at ...

Just to say there's a brand noo Burgin weissenborn in Boston's Music Emporium.

https://themusicemporium.com/guitars/acoustic/burgin-style-2-hawaiian-lap-steel

Hi Mark,
Just to let you know that Burgin Guitars, whose weissenborns are played by David Lindley and Henry Kaiser, among many many others, have an instrument in stock that may be of interest. It ...

Thanks for your great comments friends. The logo question got me thinking.
Long ago I realised I needed a logo made from the local shell known as paua (abalone). Round here you can ususally pick the ...

It's beautiful An instrument to be proud of.

Paddy Burgin.
Burgin Guitars.
www.burginguitars.co.nz

The home of weissenborns downunder, Burgin Guitars, was recently the subject of a three minute documentary. Yep, that's all the time it takes for a quick workshop tour and a chat. Well actually no - t ...

The scale length of the Burgin baritone is usually 27 inches or 600 mm. There can be case issues with longer instruments but some makers do a good line in acoustic bass cases so these can accomodate t ...

I love the sound of the baritone weissenborn- very piano like. I make a few in my workshop in New Zealand, sometimes with seven strings. Here's what they look like. Cheers Paddy Burgin. www.burging ...

Hi Levi. Wellington has a few steel players and I am among them. I make 'em and play them. Mostly weissenborns and resonators but also a few eletric lap steels. My workhorse has been a solid ash lap w ...

I have found the Seymour Duncan mag mic pretty good. David Lindley asked for both his Burgin weissenborns to be fitted with them and I have heard him play a few times. Good tone. Can handle it loud to ...

Soundin' good. Personally, I like D tuning the best.
Paddy Burgin
www.burginguitars.co.nz

Hey there from downunder. Here at Burgin Guitars our website is back up after being hacked to bits by someone near the Black Sea of all places. When people looked us up they were met with flames and m ...

We make 'em at Burgin guitars, New Zealand, too.
Using a tenor uke plan as a guide. To used up some of our surplus weissenborn offcuts! Regards, Paddy Burgin www.burginguitars.co.nz
http://bb.ste ...

That's a beauty, Rance. Very elegant.
Paddy Burgin www.burginguitars.co.nz

If you have the time here's a rowdy interview with Anthrax founder Dan Spitz talking about discovering acoustic slide guitar and weissenborns. He discusses the styles of David Lindley, Ben Harper and ...

Just 12 seconds into the clip you can see him with the Bastogne Walnut rope bound weissenborn we made down in New Zealand for Danny in January this year. Within six hours of delivery he was using it i ...

Hi folks. Here's a studio recorded original weissenborn tune called Aroha 2 (the name of an old fishing boat)
Just a Burgin Guitars Style One weissenborn and percussion on this track. It's in open G ...

Beautiful work.
Paddy Burgin www.burginguitars.co.nz

David Lindley has two of our Style One weisses for stage work. They are fitted with Seymour Duncan mag mics. He got 'em a few years back. Details of the guitars are on this website
www.burginguitars. ...

A good pick up to bring out the acoustic sound is the K and K. Three dime sized sensors are glued under the saddle inside the guitar on the bridge plate, with an output jack in the usual place (right ...

Here at Burgin Guitars New Zealand we have a brand new Tasmanian Blackwood weissenborn for sale. From the workshop that made David Lindley's two stage weissenborns comes this flamed and figured beauty ...

In that clip he's playing one of the two weissenborns that we made for him here at Burgin Guitars, New Zealand. He has had two of our mahogany style one instruments on stage with him for the past nine ...

I can make you one if you like. You can see my instruments at www.burginguitars.co.nz We make stuff for David Lindley and Henry Kaiser and many others.
We do alot of custom work too,...in lots of di ...

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Topic: Surfer Girl - Weissenborn
Paddy Burgin Replies: 7 Views: 1977	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 May 2019 12:12 am Subject: Surfer Girl - Weissenborn
Paddy Burgin Replies: 7 Views: 1977	Soundin' good.
Topic: Tasmanian blackwood weissenborn for sale
Paddy Burgin Replies: 5 Views: 2896	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 19 May 2019 12:09 am Subject: Tasmanian blackwood weissenborn for sale
Paddy Burgin Replies: 5 Views: 2896	I had a question about string gauges. From the bass on these guitars it's usually 54 42 32 25 16 16 so it's really a set of light gauge strings with an extra 16 on top. We like them that way so the to ...
Topic: Tasmanian blackwood weissenborn for sale
Paddy Burgin Replies: 5 Views: 2896	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 30 Apr 2019 2:17 pm Subject: Tasmanian blackwood weissenborn for sale
Paddy Burgin Replies: 5 Views: 2896	From the workshop that made weissenborns for David Lindley, Henry Kaiser and Lloyd Thayer among many other musicians comes this finely grained Tasmanian Blackwood rope bound weissenborn for sale at ...
Topic: Weissenborns downunder.
Paddy Burgin Replies: 5 Views: 2122	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Oct 2018 5:06 pm Subject: Weissenborns downunder.
Paddy Burgin Replies: 5 Views: 2122	Just to say there's a brand noo Burgin weissenborn in Boston's Music Emporium. https://themusicemporium.com/guitars/acoustic/burgin-style-2-hawaiian-lap-steel
Topic: New weissenborn: Dunn vs. Bear Creek... opted for a Dunn
Paddy Burgin Replies: 12 Views: 4712	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 Oct 2018 12:33 pm Subject: New weissenborn: Dunn vs. Bear Creek... opted for a Dunn
Paddy Burgin Replies: 12 Views: 4712	Hi Mark, Just to let you know that Burgin Guitars, whose weissenborns are played by David Lindley and Henry Kaiser, among many many others, have an instrument in stock that may be of interest. It ...
Topic: Weissenborns downunder.
Paddy Burgin Replies: 5 Views: 2122	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 Oct 2018 12:14 pm Subject: Weissenborns downunder.
Paddy Burgin Replies: 5 Views: 2122	Thanks for your great comments friends. The logo question got me thinking. Long ago I realised I needed a logo made from the local shell known as paua (abalone). Round here you can ususally pick the ...
Topic: New acoustic lap steel or Weissenborn
Paddy Burgin Replies: 13 Views: 3812	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Oct 2018 11:48 pm Subject: New acoustic lap steel or Weissenborn
Paddy Burgin Replies: 13 Views: 3812	It's beautiful An instrument to be proud of. Paddy Burgin. Burgin Guitars. www.burginguitars.co.nz
Topic: Weissenborns downunder.
Paddy Burgin Replies: 5 Views: 2122	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Oct 2018 11:41 pm Subject: Weissenborns downunder.
Paddy Burgin Replies: 5 Views: 2122	The home of weissenborns downunder, Burgin Guitars, was recently the subject of a three minute documentary. Yep, that's all the time it takes for a quick workshop tour and a chat. Well actually no - t ...
Topic: Baritone Weissenborn
Paddy Burgin Replies: 7 Views: 3596	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 Dec 2017 5:21 pm Subject: Baritone Weissenborn
Paddy Burgin Replies: 7 Views: 3596	The scale length of the Burgin baritone is usually 27 inches or 600 mm. There can be case issues with longer instruments but some makers do a good line in acoustic bass cases so these can accomodate t ...
Topic: Baritone Weissenborn
Paddy Burgin Replies: 7 Views: 3596	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Dec 2017 1:38 pm Subject: Baritone Weissenborn
Paddy Burgin Replies: 7 Views: 3596	I love the sound of the baritone weissenborn- very piano like. I make a few in my workshop in New Zealand, sometimes with seven strings. Here's what they look like. Cheers Paddy Burgin. www.burging ...
Topic: Non-pedal steelers in New Zealand
Paddy Burgin Replies: 20 Views: 9278	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 May 2017 2:10 am Subject: steel in new zealand
Paddy Burgin Replies: 20 Views: 9278	Hi Levi. Wellington has a few steel players and I am among them. I make 'em and play them. Mostly weissenborns and resonators but also a few eletric lap steels. My workhorse has been a solid ash lap w ...
Topic: Sound hole pickup for Weissenborn
Paddy Burgin Replies: 11 Views: 5300	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Oct 2015 7:57 pm Subject: pick up
Paddy Burgin Replies: 11 Views: 5300	I have found the Seymour Duncan mag mic pretty good. David Lindley asked for both his Burgin weissenborns to be fitted with them and I have heard him play a few times. Good tone. Can handle it loud to ...
Topic: IN THE PINES - for Weissenborn - Open D Tuning
Paddy Burgin Replies: 9 Views: 3836	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Sep 2015 1:54 am Subject: IN THE PINES - for Weissenborn - Open D Tuning
Paddy Burgin Replies: 9 Views: 3836	Soundin' good. Personally, I like D tuning the best. Paddy Burgin www.burginguitars.co.nz
Topic: Make your own guitar!.
Paddy Burgin Replies: 1 Views: 1431	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 Aug 2015 10:25 pm Subject: Make your own guitar!.
Paddy Burgin Replies: 1 Views: 1431	Hey there from downunder. Here at Burgin Guitars our website is back up after being hacked to bits by someone near the Black Sea of all places. When people looked us up they were met with flames and m ...
Topic: Tired of adding strings? Go backwards! Delete strings ...
Paddy Burgin Replies: 9 Views: 4604	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 23 May 2014 8:18 pm Subject: Tired of adding strings? Go backwards! Delete strings ...
Paddy Burgin Replies: 9 Views: 4604	We make 'em at Burgin guitars, New Zealand, too. Using a tenor uke plan as a guide. To used up some of our surplus weissenborn offcuts! Regards, Paddy Burgin www.burginguitars.co.nz http://bb.ste ...
Topic: Lazy River Weissenborn - Sapelle - make offer
Paddy Burgin Replies: 3 Views: 3971	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 20 May 2014 2:21 am Subject: Lazy River Weissenborn - Sapelle - make offer
Paddy Burgin Replies: 3 Views: 3971	That's a beauty, Rance. Very elegant. Paddy Burgin www.burginguitars.co.nz
Topic: Dan Spitz (Anthrax) discusses slide guitar.
Paddy Burgin Replies: 16 Views: 6329	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 May 2014 6:08 pm Subject: Dan Spitz (Anthrax) discusses slide guitar.
Paddy Burgin Replies: 16 Views: 6329	If you have the time here's a rowdy interview with Anthrax founder Dan Spitz talking about discovering acoustic slide guitar and weissenborns. He discusses the styles of David Lindley, Ben Harper and ...
Topic: DII Band: Dan Spitz (ex-Anthrax) on Weissenborn
Paddy Burgin Replies: 7 Views: 3316	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 May 2014 1:25 am Subject: weissenborn
Paddy Burgin Replies: 7 Views: 3316	Just 12 seconds into the clip you can see him with the Bastogne Walnut rope bound weissenborn we made down in New Zealand for Danny in January this year. Within six hours of delivery he was using it i ...
Topic: Weissenborn Tune
Paddy Burgin Replies: 2 Views: 825	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 May 2014 4:57 pm Subject: Weissenborn Tune
Paddy Burgin Replies: 2 Views: 825	Hi folks. Here's a studio recorded original weissenborn tune called Aroha 2 (the name of an old fishing boat) Just a Burgin Guitars Style One weissenborn and percussion on this track. It's in open G ...
Topic: Spider reso weissenborn
Paddy Burgin Replies: 28 Views: 12371	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 May 2014 11:03 am Subject: Spider reso weissenborn
Paddy Burgin Replies: 28 Views: 12371	Beautiful work. Paddy Burgin www.burginguitars.co.nz
Topic: Weissenborn for sale
Paddy Burgin Replies: 10 Views: 5984	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 8 May 2014 5:10 pm Subject: Weissenborn for sale
Paddy Burgin Replies: 10 Views: 5984	David Lindley has two of our Style One weisses for stage work. They are fitted with Seymour Duncan mag mics. He got 'em a few years back. Details of the guitars are on this website www.burginguitars. ...
Topic: Weissenborn for sale
Paddy Burgin Replies: 10 Views: 5984	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 8 May 2014 2:24 pm Subject: Weissenborn for sale
Paddy Burgin Replies: 10 Views: 5984	A good pick up to bring out the acoustic sound is the K and K. Three dime sized sensors are glued under the saddle inside the guitar on the bridge plate, with an output jack in the usual place (right ...
Topic: Weissenborn for sale
Paddy Burgin Replies: 10 Views: 5984	Forum Section: For Sale: Steel Guitars Posted: 8 May 2014 2:07 am Subject: Weissenborn for sale
Paddy Burgin Replies: 10 Views: 5984	Here at Burgin Guitars New Zealand we have a brand new Tasmanian Blackwood weissenborn for sale. From the workshop that made David Lindley's two stage weissenborns comes this flamed and figured beauty ...
Topic: David Lindley
Paddy Burgin Replies: 23 Views: 9479	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 May 2014 1:53 am Subject: guitars
Paddy Burgin Replies: 23 Views: 9479	In that clip he's playing one of the two weissenborns that we made for him here at Burgin Guitars, New Zealand. He has had two of our mahogany style one instruments on stage with him for the past nine ...
Topic: Any Weissenborn's gathering dust?
Paddy Burgin Replies: 5 Views: 1560	Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 10 Nov 2013 10:12 am Subject: Any Weissenborn's gathering dust?
Paddy Burgin Replies: 5 Views: 1560	I can make you one if you like. You can see my instruments at www.burginguitars.co.nz We make stuff for David Lindley and Henry Kaiser and many others. We do alot of custom work too,...in lots of di ...