Rare German Steel Guitar?

admin · Post by **b0b** » 11 Dec 2011 9:19 am

Anyone ever heard of The Hawaiana? There's one for sale in Germany:

www.schlaggitarren.de/home.php?text=sale&kenn=13

Jason Hull · Post by **Jason Hull** » 11 Dec 2011 11:42 am

HowardR · Post by **HowardR** » 11 Dec 2011 12:29 pm

one of the wurst guitars I've ever seen.....

Bill Creller · Post by **Bill Creller** » 11 Dec 2011 3:24 pm

Raymond Jones · Post by **Raymond Jones** » 11 Dec 2011 3:33 pm

Or - schnitzel, schnitzel, schnitzel - oh poor b0b, asking a straight forward question. Some people and their warped minds to keep us amused.

Ben Elder · Post by **Ben Elder** » 11 Dec 2011 8:19 pm

Headstock and tuner buttons suggest the same factory as Klira and related German brands of the 50s and 60s. Kind of the Harmony of Deutschland.

Manfred Nabinger · Post by **Manfred Nabinger** » 12 Dec 2011 3:06 pm

German manufacturers may have produced a lot of strange guitars - but this one was made in Austria. The green label says "Made by A. Hasslwanter, Innsbruck".

Bill Creller · Post by **Bill Creller** » 12 Dec 2011 4:26 pm

Yup, Austria. Nice country..been there....

John Billings · Post by **John Billings** » 13 Dec 2011 1:25 pm

b0b, you're right. I've never seen one like it on this side of the Pond. I wonder what kind of bracing it has. Looks like it's using a nut riser, and is a round-neck???

admin · Post by **b0b** » 13 Dec 2011 2:28 pm

John Billings wrote:"Yup, Austria. Nice country..been there."

Yeah, but they have their own language,,,, somebody said,,,,,......

Bier - Austrian for beer.

In all seriousness, the seller emailed me hoping to learn more about this guitar, and perhaps find a buyer. It would be nice if we could stay on topic.