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Eastern European lap steel culture

Posted: 20 Apr 2023 9:50 am
by Andy Volk
Eastern European steel is a history of which I am completely uninformed. This instrument is crazy yet cool!

Balogh Géza Hawaiian steel guitar circa 1960. Made in Hungary.

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https://reverb.com/item/60946477-vintag ... VRuAXABIew

I found a tumblr link to a site with lots of Hungarian steeler pics. Some of these photos seem a tad grim - like they were only allowed to play state-approved notes.

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Posted: 20 Apr 2023 9:58 am
by Ethan Shaw
Interesting stuff, Andy!

Posted: 20 Apr 2023 10:04 am
by Jouni Karvonen

Posted: 20 Apr 2023 11:41 am
by Peter Schilske
Jouni Karvonen wrote:One of the masters:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_ ... +Tychowski

Thank you - he is just great🙂