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Topic: David Keli'i double neck on ebay |
Jerry Wagner
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Brad Bechtel
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Posted 6 Apr 2016 6:24 am |
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I can't imagine somebody would go to the trouble of personalizing a guitar like that with their name and band name if it didn't belong to the person named on the plaque.
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Mitch Drumm
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Posted 6 Apr 2016 6:34 am
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| I saw those same pictures of this guitar in 2013, so I'm guessing it was previously offered on Ebay at that time and did not sell. Or maybe this seller bought it in 2013 and is reselling it? |
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Scott Thomas
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Mike Neer
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Posted 6 Apr 2016 7:07 am
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One short scale neck, one long scale. Looks homemade, patterned in the style of an Electar. There is no evidence that David ever owned or played this, correct?
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Dave Mayes
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Mike Neer
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NJ
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Posted 6 Apr 2016 7:36 pm
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Wow, that is cool Dave, there are definitely quite a few pics of that steel on myfamilyonline.com. But there is an actual pic of him playing it in the ulukau.org book (p. 2 bottom right), supposedly on the set of Hawaii Calls. Wonderful find, thanks!
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Jerry Wagner
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California, USA
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Posted 6 Apr 2016 9:35 pm
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| Thanks for those great links Dave. That last photo, noted as about 1945, on the My Fmaily page & the ulukau.org one look to be from about the same time. David looks great; what a wonderful smile. I wonder who made the guitar & what tunings David used on the 2 necks. Anybody have some thoughts about that? A unique instrument and a piece of history for sure. |
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Mitch Drumm
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Posted 7 Apr 2016 7:16 am
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Here's the best I can do with those pix with a quick Photoshop. Both appear to be the guitar in question. The second pic is dated 1945.
Which reminds me---where can a man get a long-sleeved aloha shirt nowadays?
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 7 Apr 2016 7:45 am
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Goodwill?  |
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Brad Bechtel
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Posted 7 Apr 2016 8:34 am
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| Mitch Drumm wrote: |
Which reminds me---where can a man get a long-sleeved aloha shirt nowadays?
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All over the internet. Search for "long sleeve aloha shirt" for many examples.
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Posted 7 Apr 2016 7:56 pm
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a few years ago when this showed up at a pawn shop on the "ninth island", it was going for quite a bit more. I contacted Alan Akaka who told me he had too many of these lost icon instruments. I guess if the family doesn't care to keep them, what can you do?
It really belongs in one of those glass cases in the lobby of the Moana. Oh well...Sad |
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Jerry Wagner
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California, USA
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Posted 8 Apr 2016 4:52 pm
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| Thanks for adding those photos to the thread Mitch. And I couldn't agree with you more Ron. I sent messages to Alan Akaka & the Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame asking if there is an appropriate organization or musueum that would display it with the photos if I donated it. This guitar seems really special. It's not like it's just a Rick that once belonged to David. It's unique, because it was probably made by someone in Hawaii for David (although I don't know that). And it's unusual for a double neck, because of the combination of a long and short scale neck. What were the tunings; why did David want that? Then there are those 2 really great photos; who knows, maybe there are others. If people in Hawaii could see it in context, maybe it would increase the awareness of this truly great musician. |
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Martin Curnan
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Lihue, Kauai
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Posted 8 Apr 2016 6:57 pm David kelii
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| I missed the auction. What a piece of history got by |
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