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Brad Bechtel


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Post  Posted 23 Dec 2012 12:22 pm    
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Someone just sent me a link to these videos of Greek steel guitar players. The first one (ΧΑΒΑΓΙΑ or "It's Now or Never") appears to be playing in open G tuning (bass to treble G B D G B D).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm0WRNKF0x4&feature=youtu.be

The second (Χαβάγια Αντώνης Πετούσης) appears to be using open A tuning (bass to treble E A E A C# E) on a National New Yorker.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKxqu-yPitQ&feature=youtu.be
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David Knutson


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Post  Posted 23 Dec 2012 3:33 pm    
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Wow!! These guys have a serious vibrato thing going on!
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Les Cook

 

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Post  Posted 28 Dec 2012 10:24 am    
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thanks Brad ...really enjoyed those. Interesting that some steel guitar tradition in Greece has survived until (fairly) recent times .
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Michael Lee Allen

 

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Post  Posted 28 Dec 2012 7:43 pm    
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Les Cook

 

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Post  Posted 29 Dec 2012 3:04 am    
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The leading Greek steel player in the 20s and 30s was Kostas Bezos who had an orchestra called White Birds or something similar and he also made some great rembetika 78s . I have a few of their 78s and this photo of them . One of the sides is on my youtube channel GrassSkirtRecords ...not sure if this link will work


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Michael Lee Allen

 

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Post  Posted 29 Dec 2012 8:57 pm    
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Jim Cohen


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Post  Posted 29 Dec 2012 9:44 pm    
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Michael Lee Allen wrote:
Thanks Les, that is Bezos And The White Birds. I found that 78 years ago.

Funny; you don't look a day over 72... Wink
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