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Topic: Oahu historians please help!! |
Ed Miller Jr
From:
Coldwater,Mi USA
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Posted 24 Jul 2002 6:02 pm |
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I have a very unusual dobro. I know the neck and fingerboard aren't original.The body appears to be original. It's an Oahu I know the decal is real but HAD to be removed from another instrument. The best way I can describe the body shape looks a lot like an old Gibson Everly brothers. I have had people tell me that yes, Oahu did have square neck resonators. Can anyone prove this?
BTW. The guitar HONKS!!!
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 25 Jul 2002 5:48 am
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I've been trying to find out more about which specific models Oahu had available since I bought an Oahu squareneck a while back. So far I haven't found a catalog of their offerings from any time period. It does seem like the Oahu acoustics I've seen are made by either Kay or Harmony, while the electric steels were made by Valco.
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Brad's Page of Steel
A web site devoted to acoustic & electric lap steel guitars
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Lyle Bradford
From:
Gilbert WV USA (deceased)
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Posted 25 Jul 2002 12:55 pm
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| A friend of mine has one and we did a search and found out the guitars were made in Cin. Ohio. If i see him i will ask him again because i have about forgot but i think his was from the early 30,s. |
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Ian McLatchie
From:
Sechelt, British Columbia
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Posted 25 Jul 2002 3:11 pm
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| Brad: The later electric steels were made by Valco, but the earlier ones - the wood-bodied instruments most people associate with the Oahu name - were all made by Kay, as far as I know. |
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George Keoki Lake
From:
Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 26 Jul 2002 3:08 pm
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| As I seem to recall (the late) Norm English, who was closely associated with Oahu, mentioned Kay as being the maker of most of the student acoustic round hole models. I'm not overly sure of the electric ones, however I think Ian has a good handle on it. |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 26 Jul 2002 7:55 pm
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Lyle Bradford sent me this link to some Oahu guitars which may be of interest to some.
My own guitar is like the model pictured on the second page (More Oahu's).
Anybody have a catalog they'd like to share?
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Brad's Page of Steel
A web site devoted to acoustic & electric lap steel guitars
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 28 Jul 2002 4:46 am
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that's a good link Brad !
there are some great ol' Gibsons there too !
Steel diggin' this place...  |
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