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Ron !
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Posted 9 Mar 2007 12:31 pm |
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Ok now who was it that said that Europeans could not play lapsteel?
Here is a little present for all of you.
Kilima Rag!!!!
Aloha Rag!!!
Geee....and this is only 50 some years old and played by the band that was together for over 65years.They even made the Guiness book of records.The band name you ask?
"The Kilima Hawaiians" with on hawaiian guitar none other then Rudy Wairata
Enjoy!!
Ron |
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 9 Mar 2007 12:57 pm
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| Awesome! |
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Jeff Au Hoy
From:
Honolulu, Hawai'i
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Posted 9 Mar 2007 1:45 pm
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| I LOVE Rudy's stuff. Reminds me of Danny Stewart except with nice, relaxed phrasing and totally smooth note to note. |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 9 Mar 2007 3:04 pm
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I agree with Andy, that was awesome!!
Great tone from the steel too  |
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Eddie Cunningham
From:
Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 9 Mar 2007 5:06 pm Amazing Steel !!!
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| Ron , That Rudy is an amazing player !! Those are two great songs showing his fast hula picking style !! Loved them !! Thanks for sharing with us all !! |
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billchav
From:
Houston, TX USA
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Posted 9 Mar 2007 7:06 pm Rudi Wairata
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For those of us that enjoyed Rudi's playing, I have found that Henk Braaksma of The Netherlands was also a great fan of Rudi and at times it is hard to tell them apart in their playing. I have enjoyed corresponding with Rudi's family members and Henk Braaksma over the past several years. I would like to hear from anyone that can give me an update on Henk since I lost some of my back ground contact information.
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"Keepin' the steelin' going strong"
www.billchaviers.com
Steel Guitar Tabs |
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George Keoki Lake
From:
Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 9 Mar 2007 7:46 pm
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| Rudi's technic is awesome, no question. I recall the year he was booked to appear at the Winchester Convention...somewhere around 1970 (?) however he passed away suddenly. I'm wondering, didn't Rudi originate from Indonesia ? |
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Rich Hlaves
From:
Wildomar, California, USA
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Posted 9 Mar 2007 10:48 pm
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Being new to this group and new to Lap Steel........That was an education! Absolutely outstanding!
Thanks Ron |
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Nic du Toit
From:
Milnerton, Cape, South Africa
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Posted 10 Mar 2007 12:45 am
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Here are his details (in Dutch):
http://www.pmouse.nl/wairata/
Check 1954 for more music.
Last edited by Nic du Toit on 10 Mar 2007 8:50 am; edited 2 times in total |
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Scott Henderson
From:
Camdenton, Missouri, USA
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Posted 10 Mar 2007 7:30 am
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I could listen to a whole basket of that! Great tone and technique. At the risk of looking ignorant does anyone know what tuning that was on. I am more of a swinger and use a 13th and 6th but I love his open string runs.
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Ron !
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Posted 10 Mar 2007 11:49 pm
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Hmmmmm....because ya'll seem to like little Rudy.Here is another one.
Swinging Steelguitar
Enjoy
Ron |
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Ron !
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Posted 10 Mar 2007 11:58 pm
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Ok......on request....here is a another one.
Lucky Islands
Ron
P.S
Bill you have mail. |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 11 Mar 2007 6:05 am
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Ron, that was super!!! I could listen to his playing all day!!
Regards BILL |
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Dennis Schell
From:
Shingletown, Shasta county, Kalifornia
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Posted 11 Mar 2007 10:52 am
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Excellent! Thanks for expanding my musical library of great stuff! 
Dennis
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Scott Thomas
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Posted 11 Mar 2007 12:31 pm
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Great! Sort of like the "missing link" between the earlier acoustic Hawaiian style of playing and the more legato approach that came about later with the advent of the electric. I like the energy and attack.
Scott, I'll go out on a limb here, and say that the tuning of the first clips sound to me like the straight A major tuning used almost exclusively in the early days. Low to high, AC#EAC#E |
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Ron !
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Posted 11 Mar 2007 1:36 pm
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Nope....
Scott the tuning you mentioned is a Dobro tuning.
I have this tuning form Henk Braaksma and that is the one Rudy used the most on his 6-string.
D-B-A-F#-D-A |
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Scott Thomas
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Posted 11 Mar 2007 2:04 pm
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So, that tuning you list is the equivalent of E6, (BEG#BC#E)tuned down a step, right? Interesting . . .
Not sure I would call high bass A "a Dobro tuning" though. (Even though G maj has the same intervals.) It might give some afficionados of early Hawaiian steel guitar the hives.  |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 11 Mar 2007 2:18 pm
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Yeah Scott E C# A E C# A is Hawaiian hi-bass (hi-to-lo)A major.
The hives hey! |
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Jeff Au Hoy
From:
Honolulu, Hawai'i
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Posted 11 Mar 2007 8:43 pm
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| You can hear the 6th chord tuning in the ending strums. |
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Don Kona Woods
From:
Hawaiian Kama'aina
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Posted 11 Mar 2007 10:36 pm
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I really enjoyed your selections of Rudi Wairata.
I have a tape album of Rudi's called Lovely Hula Girl produced by Maple Record and released in 1974 and reissued in 1983.
Wish I had the capacity to put some of these numbers on for you. 
Aloha, 
Don |
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