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Topic: International Guitar League Pix - HSGA Website - New! |
Gerald Ross
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Posted 2 Jan 2007 9:56 am |
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Kitter Stanley is the daughter of Harry Stanley, the founder of the Oahu company. Oahu as many of you know was based in Cleveland, Ohio and provided Hawaiian steel sheet music, strings, picks and instruments to the world in the 30's, 40's and 50's. Each year Oahu would sponsor a convention for the organization they founded "The International Guitar League".
Kitter Stanley found an entire box of photos from these conventions and donated them to the HSGA. I scanned them and Amy Pace built a page to display them.
You can view the photos without registering, but if you register you can add comments.
Take a look - these are very cool pictures. You'll see how big the lap steel was back then.
IGL Pictures
Here are a few:
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Gerald Ross
'Northwest Ann Arbor, Michigan's King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar'
A UkeTone Recording Artist
CEO, CIO, CFO - UkeTone Records
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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 2 Jan 2007 10:50 am Steel guitar sheet music..........
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Thanks Gerald! Brings back olde memories. The Gibson Co. used to feature photo's on the front of all their music lessons as well........ Used to see lots of enthusiasm in those old pix.........even large groups at recitals.
Much appreciated Gerald. Had it not been for those early 'tabs'
many of us would not have gotten started. Most teachers in those days either played violin in the symphony orchestra or
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Derrick Mau
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Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 2 Jan 2007 12:21 pm
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I would like to acknowledge Gerald on the fine job he has done for HSGA. It takes a lot of time and effort to put out something like this. The website looks better than what it used to be in the past.
Thanks for the photo's Gerald. HSGA really ought to be paying you for the work you have done!
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Dan Sawyer
From:
Studio City, California, USA
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Posted 2 Jan 2007 1:17 pm
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| That was fun! Thanks for sharing. |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 2 Jan 2007 2:23 pm
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Those are great, Gerald! Thanks for letting us know about them.
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Bill Leff
From:
Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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Posted 2 Jan 2007 4:07 pm
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| Fantastic pictures Gerald - thanks so much for sharing them. |
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Kevin Brown
From:
England
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Posted 3 Jan 2007 1:29 am
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Totally outstanding job Gerald, wonderfull pictures, how do I get a few framed and on my office wall, and maybe donateto HSGA.
Many thanks for an inspiring 1/2 hour |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Posted 3 Jan 2007 1:54 am
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Thank you Gerald! Very interesting pictures.
I was surprised to see the picture of the Iolana <i>Amp</i>. I've owned two Iolana steel guitars in past years, but I never knew there was a matching amp.
One time I bought a stack of Oahu Magazines called The Guitarist from 1940 and 1941. There were about 20 magazines, filled with pictures like the ones we see here. These monthly magazines were mailed to Oahu students worldwide to keep them motivated. The September 1941 issue featured articles about Hawaii. One was a feature on Pearl Harbor, our "Rock of Gibraltar" in the Pacific. That was 3 months before the devastating attack there.
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Gerald Ross
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Posted 3 Jan 2007 5:52 am
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Kevin Brown writes:
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how do I get a few framed and on my office wall, and maybe donateto HSGA.
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Kevin, I scanned in the pix at a very high resoloution just for the purpose of user downloads. Just download them and print them up on some glossy paper and you'll be all set. The pictures are originally 8" x 10".
When Kitter Stanley gave the HSGA these pictures she suggested we distribute them to our members. By scanning them and having them available for high-resoloution download we are accomplishing that.
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Gerald Ross
'Northwest Ann Arbor, Michigan's King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar'
A UkeTone Recording Artist
CEO, CIO, CFO - UkeTone Records
Gerald's Hawaiian Steel Guitar/Ukulele Website |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 3 Jan 2007 7:35 am
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| Great shots, Gerald. It's a poignant reminder that before kids had PS-3, X-box, Wii, and 400 channels of cable TV to distract them they participated in making music with people of all ages. I'm sure those experiences created a lifelong love of music as well as enjoyable social connections for everyone. I can't imagine what it was like to hear 20 lap steels at once but it must have been fun for the players. Thanks for your efforts in preserving this glimpse into a lost world. |
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Mitch Druckman
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 3 Jan 2007 8:03 am
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An amazing and inspiring collection of photos. I would love to hear one of those bands with 8 or 10 steel guitars.
It's also interesting that the accordian played such a big part at the guitar convention. |
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Derrick Mau
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Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 3 Jan 2007 1:05 pm
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Hi Gerald,
I tried downloading some of the pictures but when I bought it up on PhotoShop and checked the image, the size was very small, 1 X 2 inches and only at 72 d.p.i. resolution.
Am I doing something wrong? How can I get the high resolution image you mentioned.
Thanks, D.M. |
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Gerald Ross
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Posted 3 Jan 2007 1:08 pm
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Hi Derrick,
Here's what you do.
Select a picture.
In the upper right side of the screen there is a box for selecting the size of the pix. Select the largest size.
Right mouse click the enlarged picture and save it to your computer.
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Gerald Ross
'Northwest Ann Arbor, Michigan's King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar'
A UkeTone Recording Artist
CEO, CIO, CFO - UkeTone Records
Gerald's Hawaiian Steel Guitar/Ukulele Website |
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Derrick Mau
From:
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 3 Jan 2007 3:13 pm
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| Thanks Gerald. |
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Don Kona Woods
From:
Hawaiian Kama'aina
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Posted 4 Jan 2007 11:38 am
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Thanks Gerald for all your work on the HSGA Forum and to Amy as well.
The pictures bring history to us in the present. Too bad we don't have some narrative along with the pictures.
I had the occasions to see some of the old Oahu Conservatory pictures through a friend Vern Cornwall. Some of the pictures included Herb Remington, himself and I believe Buddy Emmons. He recently gave the pictures to Herb Remington so that they could be passed on and appreciated more.
Aloha, 
Don |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 4 Jan 2007 1:44 pm
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http://www.fretboardjournal.com/blog/
There's a story and link to the HSGA and the photos on FJ's blog. Be sure to check out some of the other cool stories and links from the fine folks at FJ. |
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Gerald Ross
From:
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Kevin Brown
From:
England
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Posted 5 Jan 2007 1:22 am Thanks
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Many thanks Gerald, thats a very sweet 'full circle, everbody wins story'
I have some nice old 40's frames, Isort it and post some pics |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 5 Jan 2007 3:40 am
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Absolutely, Gerald. Paying your mortgage on time is way overrated. Must be GR week on the net .... you also feature in this beautiful new online guide to the uke.The page drag feature is astounding.
http://www.ukefarm.com/ukebook/ukedrag.php |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 5 Jan 2007 8:21 am
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And to think ... we've known you since you were merely the ...
"Earl of Northwest Ann Arbor" ... |
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