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Topic: Help needed in identifying mystery lap steel! |
Nils Fliegner
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Posted 19 Apr 2009 10:14 am |
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Here's a pic taken from the Steel Guitar Forum where the steel player has an instrument painted black on top and white at the sides.
Very unusual combination IMHO. Does anybody know what he is using there? |
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Brad Bechtel
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Posted 19 Apr 2009 1:09 pm
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That looks like a young Basil Henriques in the background. Perhaps he can give us more information. Where in the big wide SGF did you find that photo?
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Pat Henrick
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Posted 19 Apr 2009 2:57 pm
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| Yes Brad that is a young Basil, a very young Basil, and that's his mother Peggy. As for the guitar I,m sure he'll know, I'll go and tell him to have a look. |
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basilh
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Posted 19 Apr 2009 4:56 pm
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1962 The Hawaiian Room at the white horse Inn Berkswell Warwickshire United Kingdom : The Golden Hawaiians.
Personnel = Basil Henriques, Peggy Henriques, Ken Thomas and Gerard Henriques.
The guitar is a Selmer (Hand painted to look good under lights)
The Guitar I'm playing is a "Golden Hofner" worth approx about 50X the value of the selmer.
There is a Selmer just sold on E-Bay, different body but identical electronics and controls/bridge etc.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160327859607&
There's more about my history on the European Steel Guitar Forum click Here
Last edited by basilh on 20 Apr 2009 3:50 am; edited 1 time in total |
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basilh
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Posted 19 Apr 2009 5:02 pm
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| Brad Bechtel wrote: |
| That looks like a young Basil Henriques in the background. Perhaps he can give us more information. Where in the big wide SGF did you find that photo? |
Brad: The forum Nils is referring to is the European Steel Guitar Forum.  |
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Brad Bechtel
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Posted 19 Apr 2009 5:37 pm
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Ah, that 'splains it. Thanks for the information (and the cool photos)!
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