The Steel Guitar Forum

That is gorgeous! I love the green/blue rosette and the striped neck!

It also has a Shertler pup........I've been getting home late and have not plugged in yet.....and will be out of town until next Tuesday....will report more on this one next week....

I have it tuned....

1. D
2. B
3. G
4. E
5. D
6. B
7. G
8. F.....032...same gauge as string #4

Michael Dunn is a monster!!!! Unbelievable.....

Jon

HowardR wrote:this week, I received "Le Hawaienne"......a modern version of the Macaferri Hawaiian guitars made during the 1930s........built by Michael Dunn.....

...Wow ! What an attractive guitar. Excellent ! We're all envious.

Since the "le" is French, shouldn't it be "l'Hawaienne" ? The "e" disappears in French before "h" unless the h is aspirated. On the other hand, most French words ending in "ienne" are femininie, which would make it "la" not "le".

I just saw a D-hole round neck with a biscuit bridge resonator at the bridge position. perhaps that'll be your next project. Only squareneck

[quote="Alan F. Brookes
Since the "le" is French, shouldn't it be "l'Hawaienne" ? The "e" disappears in French before "h" unless the h is aspirated. On the other hand, most French words ending in "ienne" are femininie, which would make it "la" not "le". [/quote]



I don't know.....now you've got me all confuzzled......

HowardR wrote:...I don't know.....now you've got me all confuzzled......

It gets even more confuzzling ! "Hawaienne" is an adjective, not a noun, and it's female. The male version is "Hawaien". Now in French if you don't know whether the noun to which it refers is male or female you always use the male form. Using a female adjective without a noun presupposes a missing female noun. In other words, it asks the question, the Hawaiian what ? If I told you I was sending you an Hawaiian you would immediately ask yourself, is he sending me a person from Hawaii ? An Hawaiian guitar ? An Hawaiian surfboard ? etc....

Really not that complicated.

La Gitare Hawaienne.

Darrell Urbien wrote:Really not that complicated.
La Gitare Hawaienne.

Bien sur !

Darrell Urbien wrote:Really not that complicated.

La Gitare Hawaienne.

Mahalois.......

as mentioned in a previous message...
was fortunate to meet mr benoit and tour his shop where he hand makes all these beautiful guitars.
truly an experience.....
the man and his guitars are both wonderful
ch

Wow howard, thats a very pretty piece of work, wood choices are very color-complimentary. Is it very loud?

Oh, and yes I must say Carroll Benoit is truly a superb craftsman, and one of the finest people I've had the pleasure to meet. (and I'm old as hell so I've met quite a few folks)

Somebody ought to take note that short-scales are very cool on a reso, everything is so close together and fast. I understand Eddie Ortego really loved the quikness of that short 8-string with 3/8 spacing.

Hi Chuck.......the volume is standard I would say....maybe a little above......not playing or having a standard guitar, it's difficult to say.....it's not quite as loud as a resophonic......but it has presence all right.....

It also has a Shertler pup and the acoustic sound is extremely natural.....I've been playing it through an AER Compact 60 so far......and I'm thrilled with the amplified sound.....

Howard, the Michael Dunn guitar is a beauty alright - it appears that inside the soundhole that it has a piece that is almost like a some version of a baffle on a reso?

yes.....it is.....

Here are a couple of close up photos of the baffle and sound chamber.......

Any chance of posting a sound clip. Je voudrais ecouter c'est gitare.

I plan to put a website together with professional photos and sound samples.....perhaps I can begin this in the spring......

This next one, is one of the first guitars that I bought from Carroll.....

it was a 10 string.......I recently had Carroll modify it by making it a 9 string, widening the string spacing, and raise the nut & saddle....I have heavier gauge strings on it also.....

I'm very comfortable now with the string spacing, and the tone is fuller, more volume, and an improvement over an already great guitar....



1. G
2. D
3. B
4. G
5. E
6. D
7. B
8. G
9. E (F)

Nuts! Now I just have to get my lap steel posted after seeing all these great instruments shown here.

Beautiful Wood on that guitar Howard. Is that Madagascar Rosewood. That is an amazing tonewood, as you probably know.
I am not sure if it has been mensioned but the baffle on the Dunn guitar is more like a baffle on the original Gypsy guitars ( Selmer Macafarri ?) than on a reso. Beautiful work.
Todd

Todd Clinesmith wrote:Beautiful Wood on that guitar Howard. Is that Madagascar Rosewood. Todd

yes it is.......and it sounds great, especially with the new set up.....

yes on the Maccaferri......about the chamber & baffle.....I don't think I mentioned it here, but Michael and I discussed that......

some years ago, there was discussion here as to whether Joseph Reinhardt was holding a Hawaiian guitar in his lap or a standard......I don't think that question was resolved, but it did shed light on the fact that Maccaferri did build a small number of this style.....

I had always thought about this....and so did Michael.....separately.......so when I contacted him with my idea, he was ready to run with it.....as it was something that he had never built.....

Actually,...it's all Mike Neer's fault.... ......I was very impressed with his "Rhythm Futur'" limited edition, that Michael had built.....of course in Mike's hands....you know how that story goes......

At any rate.....I love this guitar more & more....I may have to grow a pencil thin mustashe.....(and dye it )

Howard, (or anyone else if you know) is the pedal used with the peg bender a custom build? I have a guitar I'd like to add a string bender to but am having trouble finding a pedal.

Thanks.

the pedal was made by Brad Higgins......



http://www.bradivarius.com/endorse.html

To my mind, the use of a machine head from a pedal steel looks clumsy on an acoustic instrument.