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Tony Wilcox

 

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Post  Posted 20 Dec 2009 6:19 pm    
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Who makes a good acoustic lap steel?
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D Schubert

 

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Post  Posted 20 Dec 2009 6:45 pm    
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Are you looking for something like a Dobro or a Weissenborn or a National tricone? In my book, those are all excellent acoustic lap steels. So are the old Oahu student-model hawaiian guitars -- or lots of other flattop guitars -- with an extension nut and a soundhole pickup.
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Tony Wilcox

 

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Post  Posted 20 Dec 2009 6:52 pm    
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I like the weissenborn style or the georgeboard looks like a good un....But, I never heard one.
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Marty DuBois


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Post  Posted 27 Dec 2009 3:59 pm     Acoustic Lap Steel Makers
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Tony,

Check out Daniel Brauchli's website http://www.danielbrauchli.com/index.html. He's got a number of audio samples of his insturments and other interesting and useful info.

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Erv Niehaus


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Litchfield, MN, USA
Post  Posted 28 Dec 2009 10:07 am    
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Adams Makes a nice acoustic lap steel:




www.adamsresonator.com
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Post  Posted 28 Dec 2009 11:56 am    
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A Weissenborn style BUT 22.5" scale length so you can move to it from regular lap steel with no scale length differential..
The guitar is a "Bristolian" made by Chris Drew..

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Denny Turner

 

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Post  Posted 28 Dec 2009 4:44 pm     Georgeboard Acoustic Demos
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Tony Wilcox said:
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"I like the weissenborn style or the georgeboard looks like a good un....But, I never heard one."


Here ya go Tony:

(Most dear) Rick Alexander (RIP) tries out a GB Acoustic Steel:

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2iGRjlNB8Q

George Piburn demonstrations:

2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNrHeZigVrg

3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eiv_eukNUjs

4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLm_5b9rgYM

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Alan Brookes


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Post  Posted 28 Dec 2009 5:25 pm    
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In an attempt to build an acoustic steel guitar with a lot of resonance I built this about 3 years ago. I tune it A6. It has the largest resonance chamber I could buy wood for. There's a lot of internal sound reflection. Notice the short, stubby neck, but very large body.
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Leroy Beal


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Post  Posted 29 Dec 2009 12:46 pm    
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Me



More pictures:

http://www.leroybeal.net/guitars/acoustic/HN/index.html
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