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Topic: A very nice Oahu Tonemaster |
Michael Hogan
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Posted 9 Sep 2011 3:33 am |
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I hope you guys like this recent find, a minty mint Oahu Tonemaster.
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Hal Braun
From:
Eustis, Florida, USA
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Posted 9 Sep 2011 4:25 am
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| Wow.. that is VERY clean.. a beauty! |
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Mike Anderson
From:
British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 9 Sep 2011 7:54 am
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| Gee whiz...more pics of those other steels would be welcome too! What a collection! |
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Peter Lindelauf
From:
Penticton, BC
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Posted 9 Sep 2011 3:44 pm
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Love the black/white binding on the body and fingerboard. That's a keeper.
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Mark van Allen
From:
Watkinsville, Ga. USA
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Posted 9 Sep 2011 9:57 pm
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Lovely. Does it howl like my beater?  |
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JOZEF SMITH
From:
WESTMINSTER - CA - USA
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Posted 15 Sep 2011 8:41 pm Oahu Tonemaster
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ANYBODY KNOWS WHAT IT IS WORTH.
MAHALO. |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 16 Sep 2011 6:12 pm
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| I've never heard one of those. Hopefully the beauty isn't just skin-deep, because it really is a beauty ! |
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Ted Smith
From:
Idaho - shot of Jeff Peterson, Ted and Smith Curry "Nothing but the taillights tour"
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Posted 24 Sep 2011 1:32 pm
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Anybody know the year built?
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old Melobar guy
Last edited by Ted Smith on 24 Sep 2011 1:35 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Ted Smith
From:
Idaho - shot of Jeff Peterson, Ted and Smith Curry "Nothing but the taillights tour"
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Posted 24 Sep 2011 1:33 pm
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I saw one in Port Townsend Washington just like that this weekend for sale in a shop for $450
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Richard Shatz
From:
St. Louis
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Posted 24 Sep 2011 2:28 pm
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| Bill Creller wrote: |
| I've never heard one of those. Hopefully the beauty isn't just skin-deep, because it really is a beauty ! |
Bill,
If you like the sound of the Valco string-through pickup, you'll like the sound of these. I'm petty sure these were made by Kay. They are 25" scale instruments. They sound great to my ear and are not just another pretty face. |
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Doug Freeman
From:
Los Angeles, CA
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Posted 24 Sep 2011 9:29 pm Re: Oahu Tonemaster
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| JOZEF SMITH wrote: |
ANYBODY KNOWS WHAT IT IS WORTH.
MAHALO. |
I just sold mine, a 1951, not as clean as this one but totally original and still very nice, to an SGF member also in Australia for $425. It was the first one I ever had, bought it out of curiosity. I didn't care for the sound and knob/pickup layout quite as much as I do my Magnatone G-65 and G-70s (also one of the few vintage 6-string lap steels with a long scale), but the Tonemaster is a very substantial and really fine guitar. |
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JOZEF SMITH
From:
WESTMINSTER - CA - USA
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Posted 25 Sep 2011 9:37 pm Oahu Tonemaster
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| I HAVE ONE LIKE THIS AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THE SOUND IS VERY GOOD. BUT THE INNER TREBLE KNOB IS INTERFERING WITH MY RIGHT HAND. I LIKE THE KNOBS ON THE OUTER SIDE OF THE BODY. STILL LIKE MY BAKELITE RICK THE BEST. |
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