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Topic: Ever seen one of these? |
Dave Little
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Atlanta
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Bob Stone
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Gainesville, FL, USA
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Posted 22 Sep 2003 9:28 am |
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| Never seen one but it looks like a good idea. |
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George Keoki Lake
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Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 24 Sep 2003 8:05 am
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| Tom was my good friend for many years. We travelled to conventions together and I bunked in his apartment. I had the opportunity to mess around with that very guitar shown on the MAPLE cover. It was well made and had a tone that was quite unique, especially when Tom played it. He had a great collection of Hawaiian recordings and was the founder/owner of MAPLE records. MAPLE turned out about 16 titles before Tom passed away so suddenly while playing golf. Amongst those discs were some beautiful productions by Jerry, Rudy Wairata, also the only solo recording ever made by David Keli'i. Real treasures to have today. [This message was edited by George Keoki Lake on 24 September 2003 at 10:09 AM.] |
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George Keoki Lake
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Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 24 Sep 2003 9:08 am
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Just an added note: When I first met Tom, he was a traveling salesman for a large musical wholesale firm, (I was in retail at the time). He often expressed his love for Hawaiian music but at that time, he had not touched a steel guitar. He commenced playing rather late in life, however he sure made up for lost time. I often think of him as being the "Roy Smeck" of Canada...his style was always fast, loved playing polkas!
For those interested, here is the complete listing of Tom Shilstra's MAPLE prductions:
MA-1001 MAUI MAGIC - Ken Ufton
MA-1002 BYRD IN HAWAII - Jerry Byrd
MA-1003 LOVELY HULA GIRL - Rudi Wairata
MA-1004 HAWAII'S OWN DAVID KELII - David Kelii
MA-1005 SIZZLIN' STEEL GUITAR - Tom Shilstra ("Uncle Tom Alexander")
MA-1006 BLUE BLUE ISLANDS - Mike Scott
MA-1007 STEEL GUITAR MY WAY - Jess Hurt
MA-1008 STEEL GUITAR OF PUA ALMEIDA - Pua
MA-1009 THE KILIMA HAWAIIANS - Coy Pereira
MA-1010 VINTAGE - Pale K. Lua and Ben Hokea
MA-1011 Sonny Kamahele and Mel Abe
MA-1012 BELLS OF ST. MARY - Kayton Roberts
MA-1013 VINTAGE - Frank Ferera
MA-1014 LIVE AT WAIKIKI - Mike Scott
MA-1015 KEOKI, MUSIC FOR YOUR LUAU - George "Keoki" Lake
MA-1016 NEW HAWAIIAN MINSTRELS - Ed Mayer[This message was edited by George Keoki Lake on 24 September 2003 at 10:11 AM.] |
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C Dixon
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Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 24 Sep 2003 9:37 am
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I have Jerry Byrd's and David Kelii's ablums you listed. To me Jerry's album is some of the sweetest and most beautiful playing I have ever heard on a steel guitar. I truly love this album. My favorite is the one where that incredible Hawaiian lady (name much too long to remember) sings with Jerry performing backup that sends chills down my spine.
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George Keoki Lake
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Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 24 Sep 2003 6:24 pm
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I think you are referring to Nina Kealihiwahamana...
Try it: "KAY-AA-LEE-HEE-WAA-HAA-MAA-NAA"
She is a lovely lady, rather petite with a fantastic voice. Was featured on Hawai'i Calls for many years.[This message was edited by George Keoki Lake on 24 September 2003 at 07:25 PM.] |
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George Rout
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St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 25 Sep 2003 4:45 pm
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| Hi guys: it's interesting how things happen. I have all those Maple recordings listed, in fact, I had many copies of several of them, gave them away to interested parties. There was a very popular second hand LP three-store chain in Toronto known as The Vinyl Museum, the owner's name has slipped my memory. He must have bought all the leftover stock from Maple, as Vinyl Museum had dozens of them for fifty cents apiece. Every time I dropped into Toronto, I used to pick up a dozen or so. Geo |
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Jeff Strouse
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Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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Posted 25 Sep 2003 6:50 pm
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| Thanks for posting that list, Keoki! I've been wondering what the other titles were in that series. I have 4, so that means 12 more to go! And, I know a bit more about "Maple" now, too. Great thread with a neat looking guitar. |
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