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Ernest LAKE LAKE, Ernest George "Keoki" On February 27, 2019, a few weeks shy of his 91st birthday, Ernest George "Keoki" Lake bid Aloha to his family and friends to join the big jam session in the sky. George is survived by his sons Randy and Robert; daughter Debbie (Ron) Willis...

Friends of George "Keoki" Lake,

It is with great sadness to inform you that, Keoki Lake passed away quietly about 6:30pm this evening.

I'll post the obituary here when it is available, if that's ok / permitted?

Has anyone here thought of using a Roland VG8, or VG88 or VG99 on their lap steels. I used a VG8 when I was touring and needed to travel light. It was great for open tunings and clean, but I couldn't get on with the overdrive/distortion settings. Just a thought.
Laurent

Hi all, one of our fellow forum member is having a birthday on March 16th. George Keoki Lake is going to be 83 years young. The reason for mentioning this today is, we had a surprise birthday/City of Edmonton recognition day for George. Friends,family and celebrities from far and wide came to celebr...

That was very cool. I really like the fact that he put his slide in the sound hole as not to lose it! Man, I wish I could find a way to get manufacturers to give these musicians some good gear! Come on you big guitar makers,string,capo,pick,strap manufacturers, send these people some gear!

Isn't he a real looker? His beautiful wife Mary keeps him tolerable! Just joking!!! He is in fact my Hawaiian Lapsteel teacher and a fantastic one at that! Patient and understanding of my short comings!He's a hell of a guy! I'm very lucky to got to know him and his wife that past few years. I can't ...

Hello all, just a quick question if anyone has ever used low impedance pickup on their lapsteels before. I've been reading the Les Paul books and came across that he got his super clean sound from them. Any thoughts?
Thanks for your time,
Laurent

George, you should just throw that Canopus my way. It will have a good home if you did decide to leave it at my house!!!

Hey George, glad to hear that the 6th annual steel guitar show was a success, I'm hoping that you'll be able to post some pics or maybe you'll upload some video to Youtube?

Congrats on the show,
Laurent

Isn't my lap steel teacher smart? George Keoki Lake is trying his best to teach me all the Jedi secrets of that tuning. Slowly and painfully I might add on his behalf!

Hi all, I don't want this to seem like spam, but it's my first time to Honolulu and would like some help with things to see and do? Like the topic asks are things I'm interested in,
Thanks for your time,
Laurent

This is very good price for a great guitar.
Laurent

I got the exact same guitar, a D-8. I love it. It was my first steel. Wow was white the only color they used back then. I would love to know more about Guyatone steels. Just my 2 cents.

Hi all I have the chance of going to Argentina, I leave on July 19 and will be there for a couple of weeks. I'll be in Comodoro Rivadavia. Has anyone been and have some advice to share? Any tips about weather, things to do, what to see and where to go to hunt for all those South American instruments...

Please check your mail, I've sent a PM.
Laurent

Damn that's a sweet deal!

Hey James, that's what I kind of figured. I'm going to try them near the bridge or close to it. In your experience, will the sound be super trebly?
Just curious. Maybe I should just splurge on those hotrod plates with a pickup built in eh?
Thanks again,
Laurent

Sorry I didn't include that tidbit of information, they are all round necks. I play them all in the Spanish manner and not lap style.
Thanks again,
Laurent

Hi guys I also got a couple of those pickups that you were talking about and I finally received my package yesterday. I opened it up and those pickups sure are slim, but when I tried to place them under the strings at the end of the fretboard, they wouldn't fit. The strings hit the tops. My 3 single...

Hey there, I sent you an e-mail this morning. I was just checking in to see if you had received it yet?
Thanks for your time,
Laurent

Thanks again for the info.
I'm going to try them as well,
Laurent

Which model did you order? I noticed that there is the slim humbucker which mounts to the neck with the supplied bracket or there is the first one. I'm asking because I use resonators and would like to amplify them as well.
Thanks for the info,
Laurent

Thanks for the update and quick reply! too bad it looked to be a fine little guitar.
Cheers

Do you still have this for sale? I'm interested in it. Do you notice that 4 strings are louder than the others as the first owner did? And does the adapter thingy actually work or can a regular socket be wired in instead of using the adapter?

Let me know,
Thanks for your time,
Laurent

Hi guys, sorry for not getting back with a pic yet, I've been gigging all weekend and this morning had to be at work for 6:00am, very tired. Promise to post a pic and we'll solve this mystery.
Thanks again,
Laurent