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Asking $600, free shipping in the USA. Still works when you plug it in, and should be restorable. It was my main gigging guitar for years, until I carelessly loaded it on to the top of a bunch of gear into the back of my SUV when packing it up to leave a gig. Of course, it slid off and plummeted to ...

This is a fun hangout and I highly recommend it. I did the first two times, but can't make it this year (bummer).

This is really nice thanks! Listened while I was drinking my coffee this fine morning on Maui.

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Whoa that’s a lot of information, very interesting indeed. I checked the serial number and to me it looks like G1008, but it is difficult to read. Also, there is a patent pending stamp on the pickup. I’ll add pictures below. https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2020-03/15313_C854EC48B64B492CB1...

I just pulled it out again and inspected--there is no repair that I can detect. It is just the way the Bakelite is.

Not sure what you mean by a headstock repair, but I’m not aware of that.

$1600 plus shipping. 1.5” horseshoe pickup. Volume only, chrome plates, one replaced tuner. Good sound, pickup was rewound by Tom Brantley. Original case in ok shape. Shipping is from Hawaii. https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix2020-03/15313_F24D026B37EA43F6AB39320976579662_1.jpg https://bb.ste...

I like this guitar, but the string spacing is still a bit narrower than a B-6, and so I don’t play it much. I feel that the touch and familiarity are so important on steel that I find it hard to switch between different guitars, much more so to me than standard guitar. 7 strings do make it nice to...

Tom Brantley did one somewhat recently for me. It’s great and couldn’t have been easier.

I’ve got one very similar, except no tone control. I use a high quality tenor ukulele soft case and it fits perfectly. Congrats on the nice axe!

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We used one of these for our coffee shop gig for a long time. Worked great and sounded pretty good.

I don’t have a great answer, but I have one of those too and I would be interested in recommendations. I have strings on it now that where intended to be for A high bass, but it was bellying near the bridge so I’ve tuned it to regular g dobro tuning. I would say a lighter gauge than regular c6 s...

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Like the title says. Everything works and sounds great. Pots a little scratchy and input jack sometimes a little jiggly/noisy. Missing the legs, but I do have custom brackets that will allow you to mount it to a deluxe 34 stand, which I can throw in if you want them. This is one of the better earlie...

That was a project of my friend and occasion collaborator, Kilin Reece. He’s done much research and work regarding Hawaii’s stringed instrument traditions (in addition to being a great luthier and musician). I helped him put together the Kealakai Center for Pacific Strings, a 501(c)(3) non-profi...

Steve hit the nail on the head—they all sound different and even having owned a number of them, both pre- and post-war, it’s tough to make generalizations about different types being different or better because each individual instrument is different. The features that I’ve found I like are in...

I have a 1930s 1.5" 7-string horseshoe pickup from my B-7 that all of a sudden started sounding thin and dirty, with much lower output. I had another one a while back that I had sent to Jason Lollar when it started doing something similar. According to Jason, a number of these were made in such...

Really nice, thanks!

Shameless plug since steel on Maui was mentioned: just about every Thursday at the Maui Coffee Attic in Wailuku during the day 11am - 12:30pm is the only regular steel guitar on the island that I know of. It’s free and if you want you can probably sit in. Myself, Geronimo Valdriz, and Don Mitsuyuk...

It’s very slight, but I do like the slightly more dark and, to me, jazzy sound of the Bakelite. The old frying pans with the hollow neck have a certain chime to them that is perfect for a lot of the Hawaiian stuff with slack key guitar, especially with a lot of harmonics. It has a bit of airiness ...

I’ve got one, and I play regularly with two other steel players (we rotate on steel). All of us have a-22’s, although I mostly play a Bakelite. One of the guys has many frying pans. I think a lot of them ended up here in Hawaii.

Hollow-neck frying pans sound good even without an amp. I wouldn't say I like it better than plugged in, but it's a very pleasant sound for quiet practice.

I think those are among the nicest cheap vintage steels out there, especially if you like the scale. The plain wood is a little more dressed-up than normal, so that is kind of cool. Price a bit on the high side, but if everything works well and you could get $100 knocked off, that would be great.

Never saw one of those before--does that have the amplifier built into the cabinet?