The Steel Guitar Forum

That is on the cheap side, in spite of the damage... Weissenborns that have been completely busted up and in two pieces have still gone for US $1000

They aren't making any more originals - the price will only go up, unlike most remakes (for a while, at least).

Hi all - I am in the market for a vintage squareneck National Tricone. Give me a bell if you have one that you would like to sell.

Thanks, Tim

Steinar, I love this guy. I've ordered a couple of his CDs. Thanks again!

I've been very busy lately and haven't had much time to post... but I've had a chance to listen to Steinar's CD now. Love it! Tone to die for! Congrats again Steinar.

Hey great news! Congratulations Steinar.

Bill said: "The question is not whether tunes that were designed to be played on a six string sound better on a six string. The question is - are there other things that can be accomplished by opening up the physical limitations of the instrument." And that is it exactly! 6 strings are not...

Wow, very nice!

Hi Alan. I'm a firm believer of finding the right strings to compliment the guitars natural tone. On the weissenborns that I have tried Alohas seem to be a great match and they seem to last longer than normal strings, too.

Here's another vote for the Newtone Alohas. Alan, Jacksons Rare Guitars stocks them sometimes, but you can also order them in bulk directly from Malcome Newtone.

Hi Alan,

I spend a lot of my time in open D or one of its variants. Yep, lots of nice chords to be had. Keep up the Aussie slang, mate

Tim

Enjoyed the interview Steinar, can't wait for the CD! Congrats on being this close.

Agree on both accounts. Great bar (it is my favorite) and great service from Chuck.

Absolutely stunning, Howard. Thanks for sharing the pics and the info.

Thanks all for making me feel so welcome. Randy, you are welcome in Brisbane anytime my friend. How is your painting going? Thanks Russ. Good memory! You're right -- this was the Weissenborn the I bought from ebay with an almost completely separated back and sides, no bridge, a few hairline cracks a...

Hi Don,

Yes, I agree! I think Bob would call this distinction music from the "colonizers" versus music from the "colonized".

Tim

Hi Don, I'm not sure what you mean by "gone aboriginal native now". Bob just seems to be on a musical journey to me, like we all are. I'm most certain that he still loves Hawaiian music, he is just exploring other types of music as well. As you no doubt know, he has collaborated with many ...

Thanks guys. No sound clips sorry. I have spent more than my fair share of the family's money on the guitars http://steelguitarforum.com/wink.gif so it will be a bit of time before I get set up for recording. However, Daniel Brauchli has some sound clips on his web site: Brauchli Weiss As does Debas...

Thanks Steinar and Jon. Nice to have some familiar faces already (so to speak). Thanks Ric. Here are some pics of the Chaturangui from Debashish Bhattacharya. I can't tell you how good this sounds or how much fun it is to play! http://www2.psy.uq.edu.au/~grice/chat2.jpg http://www2.psy.uq.edu.au/~gr...

Hi Alan,

I'm in Brisbane, Queensland, and also love Weissenborns. Give me an email and we can talk.

Tim

Hello folks, I've been reading this board for a while now and finally got round to paying my dues so that I could post. I'm mainly interested in bluesy and Indian style steel guitar. I currently own an original weissenborn, a chaturangui (22 string Indian guitar) and have an 8 string Weissenborn on ...