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Jack Hanson
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San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 4 May 2014 10:24 pm |
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Anyone have a "Maui Maid"?
The disintegrating label glued inside, to the instrument's back plate, and visible through its soundhole, reads:
HAWAIIAN
"MAUI MAID"
STEEL GUITARS
AND UKULELES
CHRISTO(P?)HES, SAN FRANCISCO
U S DISTRIBUTORS
Looks just like a Weissenborn, and was represented as
such by the dealer I purchased it from in the 1980s. |
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Don Kona Woods
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Hawaiian Kama'aina
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 5 May 2014 6:23 am
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We'd need photos to be able to identify what you're talking about. I haven't heard of "Maui Maid" brand instruments before this.
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Brad’s Page of Steel
A web site devoted to acoustic & electric lap steel guitars |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 5 May 2014 11:34 am
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| Brad Bechtel wrote: |
| We'd need photos to be able to identify what you're talking about. I haven't heard of "Maui Maid" brand instruments before this. |
Here's a couple of pics, as requested. I tried to load more, including a closeup of the aforementioned label, but for whatever reason was unsuccessful. I'll try again later. |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 5 May 2014 12:38 pm
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Here are some more photos:
Note that on the closeup shot of the bridge, the saddle appears to be a chunk of fretwire. Is that the normal practice on these instruments? Would there be a better material, or would it be best to leave it as is?
What is the favored material for the nut, and how tall should it be? |
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George Noe
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Washington, USA
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Posted 5 May 2014 4:09 pm Maui Maid
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| Madonna, Maui, and Maui Maid were private labels used by Christophe's Dept. Store in San Francisco to sell guitars built by Hermann Weissenborn. No question the guitar shown was made Weissenborn. |
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