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Topic: Old acoustic Oahu lap steel |
Sasha Kostadinov
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Lakewood, Ohio, USA
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Posted 20 Apr 2010 7:32 am |
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I picked up an old acoustic Oahu lap steel this weekend and I thought I'd ask for some advice. It appears to be all original except for the tuners, which I want to replace. Anyone have any suggestions on where I should go to get a good and time-appropriate replacement set of tuners? Also, the nut needs to be replaced. Right now I have a metal nut extender on it. Should I leave it like this since the nut appears original, or should I just go and replace the nut? The nut extender sounds good, but I bet a good bone nut would sound even better and look better too. The guitar sounds like pure blues to me and I don't want to corrupt it.
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Bill Asher Electro Hawaiian, Gibson BR-6, Oahu acoustic lap, Supro Comet, Fender Stratocaster, Fender Telecaster, Gibson Les Paul Special, Guild D-50 Bluegrass Special |
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Randy Reeves
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LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA
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Fred Kinbom
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Berlin, Germany, via Stockholm, Sweden.
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John Billings
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Ohio, USA
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Posted 20 Apr 2010 12:33 pm
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| That's what I heard too Fred. |
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Sasha Kostadinov
From:
Lakewood, Ohio, USA
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Posted 20 Apr 2010 1:27 pm
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Thanks. It does sound like it is the student model. The sound hole has white painted "binding" and the bridge is metal. I didn't examine the nut closely (wanted to play it to bad), but it looked like it was made of wood. I'll take the nut extender off and post some pics later.
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Bill Asher Electro Hawaiian, Gibson BR-6, Oahu acoustic lap, Supro Comet, Fender Stratocaster, Fender Telecaster, Gibson Les Paul Special, Guild D-50 Bluegrass Special |
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