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Brad Bechtel


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San Francisco, CA
Post  Posted 6 Mar 2009 10:10 am    
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Kona Bob, who runs the Konaweb site about the Big Island of Hawaii, has a free 13 page booklet in PDF format which is an introduction to playing Acoustic Hawaiian Lap Steel in the "Taro Patch" open G tuning. It's pretty well done and worth the download.

Taro Patch tuning is also known as low bass G tuning:
1. D
2. B
3. G
4. D
5. G
6. D
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Steve Hamill

 

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Post  Posted 6 Mar 2009 1:10 pm     Konabob
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Konabobs a great soul and his website is THE Big Island hub for info. He also sells a really cool 3 string stick bass made of Koa. I'm a daily reader of the Moving to the Bog Island threads, cuz I'll be moving to the Big Island as soon as possible.
Aloha!
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Steve Hamill

 

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Post  Posted 9 Mar 2009 3:17 pm     The Walking Bass
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http://www.konaweb.com/walkingbass/index.shtml
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James Williamson


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Post  Posted 9 Mar 2009 6:09 pm     Moving to the Big Island
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Thanks Brad for the link and I hope to see you there Steve.

james
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Don Kona Woods


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Hawaiian Kama'aina
Post  Posted 9 Mar 2009 11:16 pm    
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The free 13 page booklet for playing Acoustic Hawaiian Lap Steel is but one example of Kona Bob's
aloha spirit and generosity.

The Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association was another recipient of his generosity when he made arrangements
for 12 members of HSGA to play Hawaiian Steel guitar at the Kona Canoe Club on Hilo Bay in Hawaii.

So there was Hawaiian steel, with some hula dancing thrown in for good measure.

Kona Bob accompanied many of us on his 3 string pole bass. It sounds good too.

Aloha, Smile
Don
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Ray Shakeshaft

 

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Kidderminster, Worcs, UK.
Post  Posted 10 Mar 2009 6:11 am    
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Bob and Shirley are personal friends and they are, as people have said, very generous spirited people. I was talking (Skype assisted)to Bob last week and he had just sold his 200th three stringed bass. The world is a better place for such people being around.
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