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George Piburn
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Don Kona Woods
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Posted 24 Apr 2009 5:01 pm
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George,
A very beautiful instrument and a nice demonstration.
Aloha, 
Don |
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Rick Alexander
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Posted 24 Apr 2009 6:42 pm
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That's just gorgeous George!  |
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Roy Thomson
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Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 25 Apr 2009 6:52 am
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George,
Again, an impressive instrument for sure. I love the
sound but was wondering if the demonstration there
was done with the pickup active or not?
It would be great for recording direct. EQ and
volume control are all right there.
A refreshing change from the nasal sound of the
Dobro ( which I love also ).
Roy
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George Piburn
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The Land of Enchantment New Mexico
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Posted 25 Apr 2009 9:10 am Edited
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Alan Brookes
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Posted 25 Apr 2009 10:36 am Re: Electricity
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...GeorgeBoards goal with this instrument is to provide a Quality Build for under 500.00 US Dollars, + we include delivery in the 48 US States.
This is the Real Deal for a reasonable price  Ya Just Gotta Love It !!  |
They might love it too much.  George, it's a wonderful act of civic munificence to offer an instrument of this quality for under $500, but you're going to be overwhelmed with orders. I think you should up the price, or you're going to be producing hundreds of guitars for the same profit as dozens, and bang goes your social life... 
I have to add that I'm astonished at the tone you're getting out of that instrument without a pickup. Whatever you did to it, keep it up, it sounds and looks great.
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Don Kona Woods
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Hawaiian Kama'aina
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Posted 25 Apr 2009 4:29 pm
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| George, it's a wonderful act of civic munificence to offer an instrument of this quality for under $500, but you're going to overwhelmed with orders. I think you should up the price, or you're going to be producing hundreds of guitars for the same profit as dozens........ |
Axiom: Law of Supply and Demand. The more the demand the higher the price.
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Or married life. Watch out!! You always need that special someone to love you and for you to love her. Steel guitars don't do that as far as I know. 
Aloha,
Don |
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Alan Brookes
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Posted 25 Apr 2009 4:36 pm
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| ...You always need that special someone to love you and for you to love her. Steel guitars don't do that as far as I know. ... |
I'm sure my steel guitars love me... |
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Gary Boyett
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Colorado/ Lives in Arizona
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Posted 3 May 2009 7:20 am
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Have you ever had a time when your new steel arrived at home and you were miles away?
I had ordered one of GeorgeBoards Acoustic Steel before the TSGA show and it arrived at my house on Tuesday 4/28. It was Friday 5/1 before I got a chance to play it.
The guitar ships with E tuning strings but I changed them to C6th. Tuned it up and started playing.
I have to admit at first I was not impressed. It sounded so different than anything I had played before. The more I played and tried different bars, picks etc. I found what is to me the perfect combo. Plastic picks and of course one of my 7/8" X 3" lead-filled glass bars. (shameless plug) The steel bars did real well also.
I have now had a chance to play it for about six hours and have really fallen for the sound. Soft acoustic tones and not too many over-tones. I have plugged it into my computer amp and it did very nicely. The micro-cube is also clean. (watch the reverb) and the best(so far)is straight into the 1948 Fender Deluxe. I also got it to growl a little going through the Line 6 JM4 Looper. that's always fun.
There are a few minor flaws on these but for $499.00 you cannot expect perfection. I have had worse problems with much more expensive guitars. For the money I feel they are well worth it. My classical guitar gig bag fits well enough to take it out and I can't wait to play it a little more. There are a few different tunings I want to try also. Standard G and Cindy's G6th. A6th is OK but I have just never cared for that tuning on a six string steel.
This is really a great deal. What this steel really showed me is that... I need to practice more.  |
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George Piburn
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The Land of Enchantment New Mexico
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Posted 2 Jun 2009 5:32 am Edited
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Ray Montee
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Posted 2 Jun 2009 8:38 am Strings...........what a dilema!
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GARY: WHY did you change strings in order to play in C6th? Couldn't you have just changed the pitch on a couple strings and let 'er fly?
George, so do you just glue these fine looking guitars together and mold some of your fabulous love and tone into the rich woods........or, do you actually go out and chop down the tree from which to make these beautiful instruments?
Just curious.......as we know and appreciate what a stickler you are for DETAIL. |
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Lynn Oliver
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Posted 2 Jun 2009 8:51 am Re: Open E Tuning DVD now included with Free Shipping too!
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| You can buy the DVD as a stand alone item. GeorgeBoards |
Is it listed on your site? |
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George Piburn
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The Land of Enchantment New Mexico
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Posted 2 Jun 2009 9:38 am Edited
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Alan Brookes
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Posted 5 Jun 2009 6:50 pm Re: Hello from George Boards some where in the South Pacific
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| ...So long as you all keep supporting my efforts to bring an affordable quaity controlled product to the steel guitar community, I will gladly keep spending more money to offer them at below my cost.... |
Sounds like a supremely munificent way to go bust in no time. How about an 8-string version ? |
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George Piburn
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The Land of Enchantment New Mexico
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Posted 6 Jun 2009 4:21 am Edited
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Gary Boyett
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Posted 6 Jun 2009 6:13 am
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George,
Believe me when I say I know how you feel. We do it for the love of the instrument.
It has been just over a month since I received my Acoustic Hawaiian and I can honestly say that I have not played any other steels since. I just LOVE it!
This has been so much fun for me. Since I am an Early riser and my family likes to sleep in I have alway had to practice with headphones. Since I got this steel I have not had to do that. I can quietly play the BIAB tracks and play along not bothering anybody but the dog.
My other GeorgeBoards single neck console sets right here and I know is feeling neglected. Maybe next weekend... |
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Alan Brookes
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Posted 6 Jun 2009 10:43 am Re: 8 String GeorgeBoards Acoustic-Hawaiian
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| ...How many instruments will you or any one make to sell, if not enough people will buy them?... |
Well the answer to that one is none. I only build for myself and close friends. I thought of buying one of your Weissenborns but I already have two I built myself, and I have plans this year to build three 8-string Weiseenborns; one regular, one with a biscuit resonator, and one with a steel body and a biscuit resonator. I love to experiment, but by day I'm an accountant, so I don't get time to build for customers. When I moved from England to San Francisco nearly 30 years ago I decided to give up accountancy and become a luthier. It didn't take long for the reality to set in, and I drifted back into accounting as it was the only way to pay the rent. As one of the organizers of the Northern California Association of Luthiers I meet most of the luthiers on the West Coast. The public imagines that anyone charging $15-20,000 per guitar must be rich, until they realize that the average luthier only puts out 8 to 12 guitars a year, uses expensive materials, and has a hard time making it from day to day....  |
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Janet Newsom
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Posted 6 Jun 2009 3:36 pm George Board Weissenborn copy
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I would like to know what kind of wood these are made of, also, what is the waiting time to get one?
Thanks,
Janet
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George Piburn
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Janet Newsom
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Posted 6 Jun 2009 5:34 pm Acoustic-Hawaiian
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Mr Piburn, my apologies for the misnomer.
I am also wondering if your guitar can be tuned to G without problems?
Thanks again,
Janet
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George Piburn
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The Land of Enchantment New Mexico
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Andy Volk
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Posted 7 Jun 2009 9:17 am
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| George, thank you for all you've done for the steel guitar. You put in many years and a small fortune to try to make the best non-pedal guitars you could - both electric, and now, acoustics - and to develop unique resources to teach beginning players. I can certainly understand why it's a losing proposition. Nevertheless, you created a legacy of beautiful, unique, timeless instruments of the highest quality and aesthetics. You can feel proud that these guitars are going to last for generations. Good luck with the new acoustics; thye look and sound like a great value. |
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Alan Brookes
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Posted 7 Jun 2009 12:29 pm
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| I echo that. George, your contribution to the steel guitar world will stand you in good staid for decades to come. |
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George Piburn
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The Land of Enchantment New Mexico
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Janet Newsom
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Posted 8 Jun 2009 2:07 pm New Video
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I am looking forward to seeing and hearing the new video with the guitar tuned in G. Thanks for all your extra work on this tuning! FYI, the strings I use are .016, .018, .028, .035, .045, .056. I don't know if it would help you but I can give you the tension that the string manufacturer lists if you are interested...in pounds or kgs. I can understand having to use a lighter gauge on this guitar, probably would have the best sound that way also.
Thanks,
Janet
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