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Michael Lee Allen
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Michael Lee Allen
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Michael Lee Allen
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Posted 25 Apr 2017 7:01 am
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Erv Niehaus
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Posted 25 Apr 2017 7:03 am
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Mike Neer
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Posted 25 Apr 2017 9:20 am
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I have one in really rough shape that I bought about 30 years ago. Still has the resonating disc, though! It's a wall hanger in my studio.
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David M Brown
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Posted 25 Apr 2017 10:14 am
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| I have one in really rough shape that I bought about 30 years ago. Still has the resonating disc, though! It's a wall hanger in my studio. |
I got a similar one, no disc, as it has a label inside, but it still gets occasional use....but it's tuned to E7!
The zither pins work well now that I replaced them with a new set. |
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Ben Elder
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La Crescenta, California, USA
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Posted 26 Apr 2017 8:41 pm
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Here's one with the disc--and a bonus: slotted headstock with real strip tuners. (Its serial number--stamped into the headstock--is my birthday.)
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Steffen Gunter
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Munich, Germany
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David M Brown
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California, USA
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Posted 27 Apr 2017 12:55 am
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That's just like the one I had mentioned. Thanks for the info. |
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Paul Honeycutt
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 27 Apr 2017 12:01 pm
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| Are they solid wood or laminates? How do they sound? Those tuning pegs look a little hard to use. |
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David M Brown
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Posted 28 Apr 2017 5:34 am
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| Are they solid wood or laminates? How do they sound? Those tuning pegs look a little hard to use. |
With a well fitted set of zither pins and the right size tuning wrench, it's not hard to tune at all.
The woods are cheap, looks like some laminates are used on mine.
The tone is "interesting" - it does not have great sustain, but it has a certain plunky tone that has some appeal. It certainly isn't a fine instrument but it makes me smile when I play it every now and then.
https://www.strat-talk.com/media/30s-steel-2.26586/full?d=1478265500
I've been trying to post a pic but somehow the forum isn't taking it.
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Trey Buchanan
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 28 Apr 2017 1:32 pm Hawaiian Teachers of Hollywood acoustic steel guitar
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I purchased one last summer on eBay in amazing condition, even down to the drop-bottom cardboard case. The seller also included some interested extras . . . (new to the SGF, so not sure my photos will post, so here's just one):
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Trey Buchanan
From:
Texas, USA
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Posted 28 Apr 2017 1:37 pm Hawaiian Teachers of Hollywood acoustic steel guitar
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Jim Sliff
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Lawndale California, USA
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Posted 4 May 2017 2:36 pm
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the sound great in a sort of "Lo-Fi" way. Nice to add to old songs or for a different flavor. Definitely NOT a "big" tone and not much sustain
They sound 100x better with the "tin can lid" disc removed. It's simply nailed in a post that's glued to the back and removes easily (an should be kept in case the "thing" is ever sold).
The tuning pegs also work FAR better with a few drops of "violin oil" in each hole. IT makes them far easier to tune and there's a more "positive" tuning stability. They are a little tough to get used to as there's no "ratio".
(I need to take new pics of mine - it has a "scroll" pattern around the outer rim)
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1930's/40's Rickenbacher/Rickenbacker 6&8 string lap steels
1921 Weissenborn Style 2; Hilo&Schireson hollownecks
Appalachian, Regal & Dobro squarenecks
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