Both makers' guitars are sought after and imitated by contemporary builders, although they are usually referred to generically as Weissenborn guitars. Knutsen made similar guitars in the Seattle area at the same time. With the Hawaiian music boom of the early 20's, Weissenborn started making ukeleles, flat-tops and eventually Hawaiian steel guitars. In 1910 he moved to Los Angeles where he mainly did repair work on instruments until the end of the decade. Weissenborn, a German piano and violin maker, emigrated to New York around 1902. The forefather of the National, Dobro® and pedal steel guitars was conceived and built by Hermann Weissenborn in the early 1920's. Performers who are well known as steel guitarists (as opposed to slide guitarists) include: Speedy West More information about Hawaiian steel guitar may be found on the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association web site. From there, the steel guitar slid its way into rock, pop, African and Indian music. The sound of the Hawaiian guitar was picked up and incorporated into blues and country music. From about 1915 to 1930, a large number of Hawaiian guitar methods and songs were published by the major music publishers. From there the sound of the Hawaiian guitar spread throughout the United States. Hawaiian groups were a big hit at the 1915 Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco. Other persons who have been credited with the invention of the steel guitar include Gabriel Davion, an Indian sailor, around 1885, and James Hoa, a Hawaiian of Portuguese ancestry. Intrigued by the sound, he taught himself to play using the back of a knife blade. He picked up a bolt lying by the track and slid the metal along the strings of his guitar. Legend has it that Joseph Kekuku, a Hawaiian schoolboy, discovered the sound while walking along a railroad track strumming his guitar. Steel guitars were originally invented and popularized in Hawaii. Typically the lap steel guitar is tuned in one of several "open" tunings rather than standard guitar tuning. The strings are raised above the fretboard rather than pressing them to the fretboard, a steel bar is pressed against the strings. The lap steel guitar is held in your lap facing toward you. Therefore, proceed at your own risk.The steel guitar differs from a regular guitar in the way that it is played. Furthermore, no security is promised or implied by The Gear Page owners, administrators, or moderators. However, if you choose to trade or use an alternate payment such as Venmo, Zelle, PayPal-Gift, Crypto, or other forms of compensation, there is no recourse or protection for buyers. We recommend using a payment service that offers buyer protection, such as PayPal. Members must handle all the problems off of the Forum. Use the feedback system to report any issue. Negotiated terms are private between the two parties. In every listing, you must post a price or trade value price. If one party shows proof of fraud, the limit of what the owners, administrators, and moderators can do is remove the other party's posting privileges. All transactions are between the two private parties only. Members who choose to buy/sell gear via The Gear Page Emporiums understand that The Gear Page, its owners, administrators, and moderators a) make no guarantee of accurate descriptions, and b) are not liable for any loss due to transactions between individuals.īuyer Beware. The rule is below as it now reads and will be enforced.
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