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Larry Lenhart


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Post  Posted 22 Sep 2017 8:24 am    
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MY first time to see him in person, and was blown away with his tone and obvious command of the steel guitar. Wonderful entertainer and interesting man...quite a history.
Its interesting to me that a pro can just touch the instrument and strum a chord and you can instantly hear the difference.....shows that it is all in the hands.j
This was a four string fry pan ! He can do more on 4 strings than most of us can do on 8-amazing player !

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Larry Lenhart


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Post  Posted 23 Sep 2017 7:27 am    
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Btw most of the sets Alan is playing his Asher signature model...beautiful instrument and tone.
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Jouni Karvonen


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Post  Posted 23 Sep 2017 7:45 am    
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ys_obJJLPEw
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Paul Honeycutt

 

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Colorado, USA
Post  Posted 24 Sep 2017 12:40 pm    
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He makes it look so easy doesn't he? I wish we would have had a ceiling camera focused on the player's hands. Maybe it's something we can figure out for next year.

I'm still full from all the food I ate at the luau last night! Such a wonderful time with such amazing players and good people.
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Steffen Gunter


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Post  Posted 24 Sep 2017 11:57 pm    
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Thank you for sharing the link. I wish I could have been there, but at least I now can watch and listen from here. Especially the rendition of Paradise Isle was just fantastic.
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John Limbach

 

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Billings, Montana, USA
Post  Posted 25 Sep 2017 5:49 am    
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Paul Honeycutt wrote:
He makes it look so easy doesn't he? I wish we would have had a ceiling camera focused on the player's hands. Maybe it's something we can figure out for next year.

I'm still full from all the food I ate at the luau last night! Such a wonderful time with such amazing players and good people.


That's a great idea Paul! Your sound was darn near perfect again this year. Will see you again next year.
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Mark Roeder


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Post  Posted 25 Sep 2017 8:23 am    
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Looks like Rick Aiello's tenorpan, I bet it sounded amazing!
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John Limbach

 

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Post  Posted 25 Sep 2017 11:32 am    
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Mark Roeder wrote:
Looks like Rick Aiello's tenorpan, I bet it sounded amazing!


Yep, that's what it was. We missed you. Hope your problems are working out for you. See you again soon.
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Rick Aiello


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Berryville, VA USA
Post  Posted 25 Sep 2017 3:54 pm    
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I'll tell you ... there was some kind of "Vulcan Mind Meld" going on between Alan Akaka and Gerald Ross on Friday afternoon. I don't think I've ever heard such emotion "live" ... Paradise Isle was mind-bending.
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Bill Leff


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Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Post  Posted 26 Sep 2017 9:41 am    
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Rick Aiello wrote:
I'll tell you ... there was some kind of "Vulcan Mind Meld" going on between Alan Akaka and Gerald Ross on Friday afternoon. I don't think I've ever heard such emotion "live" ... Paradise Isle was mind-bending.


Can you elaborate? Was Gerald playing steel as well?
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Rick Aiello


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Berryville, VA USA
Post  Posted 26 Sep 2017 11:15 am    
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Gerald was playing rhythm guitar ...

They seemed to be anticipating each other's next move ... accentuating each other ... hard to describe ...

Just beautifully done ...
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Jack Aldrich

 

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Washington, USA
Post  Posted 26 Sep 2017 12:03 pm    
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What can I say? Alan is my kumu mele! I owe most of my lap steel technique to Alan.
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Jerry Wagner


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Post  Posted 26 Sep 2017 4:45 pm    
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Great to meet up with you there Larry. And Aloha Jack, we missed you! Hope to see you next year. Alan is just such a great human being... Wow is right on! Having Vic, Ed & the Panua Ohana there along with Alan was a treat. Made me think of the Hawaiian families who toured the mainland in the early 1900's and introduced us to their incomparable music & culture. We stayed at the Boulder Chautauqua on Sunday night, where I searched through a history book in our cabin. There they were! "Hawaiian Entertainers" were included in the description of cultural events that appeared at the Chautauqua, established in 1898, by a group of Texans looking for a retreat from the summer heat.
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