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Konabob
`Olu`olu

USA
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Posted - 06/14/2005 :  6:44:39 PM  Show Profile  Visit Konabob's Homepage  Send Konabob an AOL message
Dennis Lake just finished working over my poor old round neck Johnson single cone resonator. I tore the round neck off in disgust, as it was flimsy and bent when I tried to play lap steel. Dennis found some gorgeous koa, and mahogany, and made me a nice w-i-d-e square neck. He also put in a Quarterman cone, high quality tuning pegs, and a pickup. The is a whole new world for me. It has a sound which is both jazzy and mellow, but it is also really loud! I just love it. So here is a picture.
http://home.hawaii.rr.com/stoffers/po-mahina.jpg
I am hoping to bring it with me to Maui ...
Aloha,
-Konabob



Konabob's Walkingbass - http://www.konawalkingbass.com
Taropatch Steel - http://www.konaweb.com/konabob/
YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=Konabob2+Walkingbass

Edited by - Konabob on 06/14/2005 6:46:35 PM

hapakid
Luna Ho`omalu

USA
1533 Posts

Posted - 06/14/2005 :  7:02:34 PM  Show Profile  Visit hapakid's Homepage
Maika'i no!!!
Very nice. I'm looking forward to hearing a recording...hint, hint...on the website.
Jesse Tinsley
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chunky monkey
Ha`aha`a

USA
1022 Posts

Posted - 06/15/2005 :  04:45:53 AM  Show Profile
Congrats KB. I had one of these and spent nearly $1200 trying to get it to sound like a National (including the cost of the guitar) because I couldn't "afford" the real thing. I finally gave it away in disgust. Looks like you found the right fix.
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Konabob
`Olu`olu

USA
928 Posts

Posted - 06/15/2005 :  07:14:02 AM  Show Profile  Visit Konabob's Homepage  Send Konabob an AOL message
Yeah! I have to say that Dennis did sweat over the project. The metal body is not nearly as strong a metal as a National, so there was some huhu keeping it from warping, but in the end, Dennis came up with a solution, and, by golly, this thing can sing!

Jesse, I will record something when I get back from Maui... Thanks for the suggestion.

Dennis is running around like a Holualoa chicken, getting everything ready for his 'ukulele making class at AMC, and I am reworking his website http://www.pomahina.com

Konabob's Walkingbass - http://www.konawalkingbass.com
Taropatch Steel - http://www.konaweb.com/konabob/
YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query=Konabob2+Walkingbass
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bluespiderweb
Akahai

USA
91 Posts

Posted - 06/15/2005 :  5:41:57 PM  Show Profile
Hey Bob,
Glad to see you got your Johnson back in your hands; it looks great! Wow, look at the flame on that fingerboard! Real Puuurty! Glad the tone is to your liking too with the new cone and neck.

I hope you have a long and rewarding relationship with your new lap guitar. I'd like to hear it too!

Koaniani,
Ola, Barry

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chunky monkey
Ha`aha`a

USA
1022 Posts

Posted - 06/16/2005 :  07:11:18 AM  Show Profile
Hey KB. I know you're getting ready for camp, but I met this luthier on Kauai, Tom Owen (www.wailua-instruments.com) who makes interesting guitar, uke, harp, resonator combos. You may know him; I think in passing I mentioned your "stick" and I think he knew about it. Didn't know Dennis L, though. I've seen his stuff and he does a pretty good job. Makes Weisenborn-like square necks and tri-cone style square necks and regular resonators (wooden bodies). Next trip to Kauai, I'm going to talk to him about a tricone round neck.
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slackkeymike
Lokahi

440 Posts

Posted - 07/15/2005 :  06:14:03 AM  Show Profile
Sorry!! I do not know much about Steel Guitars...but the title tickeled me...in the South where I live, A Johnson has another meaning!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/BIG-JOHNSON-TEXAS-XL-T-SHIRT-NEW_W0QQitemZ8318647109QQcategoryZ15687QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

Mike

Aloha, Mike
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