Sailin' On To Hawaii on my National Tricone (1931).

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Lance Clifford
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Post by Lance Clifford »

I like it, Sebastian!

Thanks for that...
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Lovely!!!

I've played that one, and The End Of The World as well, on my tricone (#1750) since I acquired it in the '80s. Both inspired by (and copied from) Oswald's work on the immortal Circle three-record set. Pretty certain Oz had his old Dobro set up in A tuning, not the far more common G.

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Very pretty, well played. :)
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Hi Sebastian, an excellent rendition of the tune. Who says you cannot get beautiful music playing in the A Major tuning. That's as nice as it gets. Keep up the good work.
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Just wonderful as always Sebastian. I love the smooth recorded sounds you get from your recordings. Excellent!
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Sebastian, I really like the way you alternate legato passages with very subtle staccato blocking in such a musical way. And besides this steel guitar nerd stuff, it's very enjoyable from a pure listening perspective. You must be doing all 100 of those Smith Hawaiian guitar exercises every day. :)
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Nice Nice!!!!
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Safe travels! :lol:
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Very nice, Sebastian, as always.
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Post by Erv Niehaus »

Lovely!
That's the same tuning I learned on and still use. :D
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Really enjoyed that, as usual. Simple melody played with skill!
I hope you don't mind me sharing your interview with the HSGA. I enjoyed listening to your perspectives and I think other players will as well. I hope others will support the HSGA as its work is important for keeping this beautiful music alive. Thanks for what you're doing, Sebastian!
https://youtu.be/lFhpSd5o0q8
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Always enjoy your songs Sebastian. Happy Trails
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Post by Xavier Baron »

Really nice!

Same strings gauge as G tuning?
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Sebastian, I really enjoy the songs you post.

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Sorry . . . couldn't resist.
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Post by Glenn Wilde »

Xavier Baron wrote:Really nice!

Same strings gauge as G tuning?
I do, i usually use a regular light gauge bronze acoustic set and replace the first and second with a .016 and .018, this works for G and A and all points in between. Not sure what Sebastian uses but i love his sound.
One thing though, this is alot of tension so make sure your guitar is strong and stout, not recommended for a rickety old Weissenborn.
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Post by Glenn Wilde »

Sebastian Müller wrote:Hi Glenn,

for A Hibass
I use 16/18/22 (all plain) and 30/39/47 (wound).

I order the plains as single strings (rather cheap)
and use the the lowest basstrings from this set:
Daddario EFT 15

https://www.daddario.com/products/guita ... ght-10-47/

It is a extra light guitar set and I swap the 3 high strings.
Thanks, I'll give those a whirl. A bit lighter than I'm running now but those should do well on my Republic tricone, its got a 25 1/2" scale instead of the 25" your vintage one has.
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