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Topic: An Ibanez steel? |
Jeff Strouse
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Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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Kunihiko Suzuki
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Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
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Posted 29 Aug 2005 9:13 pm |
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Jeff-san, I found 60s Ibanez catalog on internet which shows various steels, but I think some of them (or all of them?) were made by Guyatone. I have a couple of very cool Guyatone steel photos from Yahoo Japan Auction, these two steels are also on the Ibanez catalog as you see. I have seen a photo of Ibanez steel on internet that has a lot of G marks on its fretboard, which also proves that it was actually a Guyatone steel. I might be wrong though. I too still need professional opinions.
Guyatone 1
Guyatone 2
Ibenez Catalog
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Malcolm Leonard
From:
Rhode Island, USA
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Posted 30 Aug 2005 1:08 am
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That Guyatone 1 reminds me of a 1940's automobile dashboard and the knobs are similar to older automotive cigarette lighter knobs!
Fascinating how steel guitars often have an art deco/antique auto flavor!
Malcolm
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Blake Hawkins
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Florida
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Posted 30 Aug 2005 7:25 am
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Guyatone 1 has the same kind of knobs that came on my Teisco EG-NW that I got in 1953 and still have.
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Jeff Strouse
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Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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Posted 30 Aug 2005 7:28 am
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Thank you for the information and pictures, Kunihiko!
Here's a picture of a Guyatone D-8 I used to have. Sometimes I wish I still had it because it was a unique steel and had a good sound.
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Kunihiko Suzuki
From:
Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan
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Posted 2 Sep 2005 7:20 pm
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Jeff-san, your D8 Guyatone and D8 Ibanez below (in the middle) look very alike.
Ibanez Catalog
Also this Guyatone is on the Ibanez catalog below.
Guyatone
Ibanez Catalog
I would like to share some weird Japanese steels photos someday soon, especially for Teisco lovers like Mr. Hawkins.
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Richard Shatz
From:
St. Louis
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