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Doug Smith
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Medway, Ohio
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Posted 13 Jul 2001 4:44 am |
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The Aloha International Hawaiian Steel Convention at Winchester, Indiana started yesterday-some of the folks attending include Bobby Ingano, Herbert Hanawahine, L. T. Zinn, Duke Ching, Steve Cheney, and Bud Tutmarc. Bud is getting around pretty well, but is not yet able to play steel. He is running the sound board(in the past he's been involved in producing tapes of the Aloha Club members).
Bobby, Herbert, and Steve all played very nice sets yesterday, and I'm looking forward to a couple more days of Hawaiian steel... |
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Bill Leff
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Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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Posted 13 Jul 2001 6:33 am
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Aloha Doug!
Sounds like a great time, wish I could be there. Try to get some sleep 
Bill
PS I'm still working on "Patches" - your version at Joliet got me hooked on that tune. |
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Maurie Junod
From:
Oak Forest, Illinois, USA
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Posted 13 Jul 2001 9:31 am
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Doug,
Did the word get down there of Jack Moores'
passing on April 26 th ? If not will you please pass it along. Jack was a long time
faithful member of the association.
Ray Gaitsch and I played for his memorial
service. He will be greatly missed.
Thanks, Maurie
P.S. He died from kidney failure and infection following artery surgery. |
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Doug Smith
From:
Medway, Ohio
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Posted 14 Jul 2001 3:50 am
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This is a note on "Day 2" at Winchester. I forgot to mention some of the interesting instruments for sale at the convention-you never know what will turn up there. I'd never seen a 10 string Rick Jerry Byrd model steel before. There is a nice Gibson "Ultratone" looking for a new home. One of my favorites is a D-6 Oahu with a triple changer on each neck. There is a vintage Regal that's in good shape, if you overlook the red paint job.
L.T. Zinn organized an orchestra and held forth after lunch. It was a real treat to see this-there were about 20 musicians on stage, most of them steel guitarists. L. T. came up with this idea last year, and worked up arrangements and sent them out for folks to practice over the winter. I imagine this was just like the old days of the International Music Association.
Hale Loke, who sang on the Arthur Godfrey show, came over for the day. She is a lovely person and has been known to take the stage and sing a few numbers.
More later! |
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George Keoki Lake
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Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 14 Jul 2001 9:11 am
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| Hi Doug...Please pass along my "Aloha" to all gathered at Winchester. It's been many years since I've been there and I truly miss the fellowship of all the great friends I met each year. Hale Loke was also featured on Hawai'i Calls Shows many years ago as I recall. L.T.Zimm's guitar orchestra is a great idea! I'll bet it sounded like something out of the forties when guitar orchestra's (a-la-Oahu Publishing) were very common. Have fun and please pass along my regards to Bud. |
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Gerald Ross
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Posted 17 Jul 2001 7:20 am
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More instruments that showed up for sale at Winchester:
1960's Double 8 Chocolate Brown Stringmaster - Exc - Mint condition.
1940's 8 String Bakelite Rick
1940's Bronson Acoustic w / extension nut
1960's Fender Deluxe 8 string clone on 3 legs, butterscotch.
1940's Supro amp - Mint condition
1978 Gibson ES-175 Jazz guitar - Mint
1980's Holiday 8 string steel (made in Winchester, IN)
1950's Gibson BR-9 - missing tone/volume knob ($100)
300 lbs of vintage Hawaiian LP's & 78's
More on my impressions of Winchester 2001 later.
Gerald Ross
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Gerald Ross
Gerald's Fingerstyle Guitar Website
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Gerald Ross
From:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Posted 17 Jul 2001 10:10 am
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My highlights of Winchester 2001.
Bobby Ingano arriving without a steel. Dirk Vogel loaning him Dick
Mcintire's original seven string Rick Frypan to use for the weekend.
Incredible condition and tone. I got to play this instrument too! Hopefully
some of the ingrained magic will wear off on me.
LT Zinn's Steel Guitar Orchestra - Friday 1:15 PM performance.
Ten steel guitarists and a rhythm section made up of uke, guitar (me)
and acoustic bass. We rehearsed for a 1/2 hour and played 3 songs.
Song of the Islands, My Tane, Pearly Shells. The parts were
all worked out in advance by LT. The performance wasn't perfect
but a lot of fun. We actually got 150 strings or so playing in
tune.
Seeing Bud Tutmarc back on the scene after his stroke. Bud didn't
play but he manned the sound board all weekend, made it around
to all the playing venues in town and had good words and jokes
for everyone.
Getting to try out many of my fantasy instruments... Dick Mcintire's
Frypan (see above), National Tricone's (Style 1 and 2), 1948 Gibson
Ultratone. Excel double 8 Jerry Byrd console.
Watching Herb Hanawahine's playing up close (sitting right
next to him) and observing his flawless harmonic technique.
Playing two happy hour gigs at a local restaurant - The Chicken
Shack with Duke Ching (uke), Bobby Ingano (steel), me (guitar) and Ray Slick (local
bassist). Duke, as always was 'Mr Las Vegas'... singing, dancing,
clowning around etc. Bobby played some beautiful tunes such as
"Yellow Roses", "Ua like no a like", "St. Louis Blues", "Litte Grass Shack",
"King's Seranade". Unfortunately the locals in attendance didn't know nor
understand what was happening. Rarely did they look up from their
food. Even when they walked by us to get to the buffet they acted as
if we didn't exist. I suggested "Sleepwalk" to Bobby. Maybe that would get a reaction.
Nope, didn't work. Fortunately 75% of the audience at the Chicken Shack
were conventioneers who hung on every note. I think the locals are too
used to having their entertainment presented to them via television. You
don't have to participate in an event, or life for that matter when all you
do is watch TV. Even if they didn't like the music they could of at least
acknowledged that 'SOMETHING' was happening. Sorry, but I digress. Don't
get me started on the state of live entertainment in the USA....
Seeing many steelers in their late 70's and early 80's getting on
stage and performing songs they've learned in the last year!
Proving that there's always room for improvement and always something
new to learn when you're a musician.
Local C&W musicians coming to the evening jam sessions at
a Winchester golf course rec hall. Nice change of pace. We got
to share ideas, tunes and cross-pollinate our styles.
Finding a world-class Chinese restaurant in downtown Winchester.
Where did this one come from? Cheap prices, large portions and
VEGETABLES! A welcome change of pace from the deep fried junk one
is forced to eat when on the road.
Playing an all original 1954 Sunburst Stratocaster that belonged to a local
octogenerian (that's a horse doctor, right?). He brought it to the Chicken Shack
and we passed it around, each trying a tune. Bobby Ingano played some
Chicago style blues on it, versatile guy. The owner of the Strat knew what is
was worth. Sorry, he wouldn't take $75 for it (but it's got a few scratches on it and old
strings... come on).
All in all a fun and exhausting weekend. No sleep. Lot's of fun.
Good company.
See you all in Joliet in October. You midwest steelers have no
excuse. Be there.
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Gerald Ross
Gerald's Fingerstyle Guitar Website
[This message was edited by Gerald Ross on 17 July 2001 at 11:15 AM.] |
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