early steel guitar footage

Tim Toberer · Post by **Tim Toberer** » 23 Oct 2022 1:59 pm

steel guitar starts about 1:50 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AQiaUEzR_E
Sounds like The Alabama Jubilee this is the only other thing I could find on Youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evUQAqiDj9U

Glenn Wilde · Post by **Glenn Wilde** » 24 Oct 2022 3:49 pm

Very cool. Thanks

Chris Clem · Post by **Chris Clem** » 24 Oct 2022 5:46 pm

There is this Roy Smeck film also done by Vidaphone from 1926.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9CaonSO1Ns[/url]

Peter Funk · Post by **Peter Funk** » 25 Oct 2022 1:26 am

Chris Clem wrote:There is this Roy Smeck film also done by Vidaphone from 1926.

Listening to Roy Smeck in this video makes me wonder, what tuning he did use. Sounds like something with a "7" in it? And: Is this an 8-string guitar? I count 4 tuners on the trebele side ...

Peter Funk · Post by **Peter Funk** » 25 Oct 2022 2:06 am

Peter Funk wrote:And: Is this an 8-string guitar? I count 4 tuners on the trebele side ...

In the meantime: Found some information about the guitar here:https://www.vintageguitar.com/34912/the ... athopoulo/
Interesting ...

David Matzenik · Post by **David Matzenik** » 25 Oct 2022 4:06 am

Great stuff, all of it, not just the steel guitar.

Chris Clem · Post by **Chris Clem** » 25 Oct 2022 4:52 am

Here is Roy with his Octochorda guitar on the left..

Steven Cummings · Post by **Steven Cummings** » 26 Oct 2022 9:06 am

Thanks Tim. Very enjoyable.

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