I had the please of spending some time with Jim Palenscar ~ Steel Guitars of North County last week. As you all know, he's a wealth of information and expertise.
He has two of the very first 'Oi No Ka 'Oi steels, and will be the exclusive SoCal dealer.
He has this lap 6 string with fabulous AAAA curly coral mango:
and a carbon legged AAA 8 string with flight case:
Contact him for an objective assessment!
www.oiacoustics.com
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