Hi Gang
Looking for any cheap 8 string for learning Hawaiian music.
What would be a common (easier to find and reasonable) 8 string lap or legged model to look for?
I can be searching for something better while I learn
thx!
Bob
I Need An Inexpensive 8 String For Learning ??
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- Bob Snelgrove
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Morrell's & Blue Star's are among the cheapest new lap steels. Here's a link to Elderly Instruments: http://www.elderly.com/new_instruments/185N.htm
Resale value for these however, is likely to be nil.
You can still find reasonably-priced used y 8-strings of higher quality (Rickenbacher, Fender, etc.) through other channels ...
E-Bay, the Forum, etc.
Resale value for these however, is likely to be nil.
You can still find reasonably-priced used y 8-strings of higher quality (Rickenbacher, Fender, etc.) through other channels ...
E-Bay, the Forum, etc.
I don't think the Blue Star is an 8-string though.
One of our brother Forumites (Ernie Pollack?) sells the Morrell's on the Buy and Sell section of the Forum.
My advice is to go with a 6 string. Most of the great Hawaiian music was made with only 6 strings. You can always "graduate" to 8 if you feel you need more strings.
One of our brother Forumites (Ernie Pollack?) sells the Morrell's on the Buy and Sell section of the Forum.
My advice is to go with a 6 string. Most of the great Hawaiian music was made with only 6 strings. You can always "graduate" to 8 if you feel you need more strings.
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Here's one, click here E-mail me if your interested.
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I'm with Bill L. on this one. A 6 string will have more forgiving string spacing for developing your slants. Most Hawaiian playin' is melody work anyway with a few well placed harmony notes thrown in. I rarely even use strings 7&8 on my C6/A7 tuning when I play JB arrangements. Full strums are rare and even his bass runs are done on strings 4,5 and 6.
Strings 7 and 8 do make a nice anchor point for my pinky though
Strings 7 and 8 do make a nice anchor point for my pinky though
Some very good advice here, Bob. Six strings will take you very far with Hawaiian music - some of the all-time greats never needed more. In fact, the only tuning that cries out for eight strings is B11th, IMHO. I forgot to mention Chandler's lap steel - it's a very nice sounding axe with some real design flair: http://www.chandlerguitars.com/lapsteel.html
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