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Jayne
Aloha
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 Posted - 04/28/2006 : 7:33:28 PM
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HI
I was fortunate to hear Keola play in Kirkland, WA about a year or two ago. He talked about his 3/4 size guitar with a big sound. Any idea where he purchased it? Was it make for him?
Thanks, Jayne
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Julie H
Ha`aha`a
USA
1206 Posts |
Posted - 04/30/2006 : 8:45:00 PM
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Hi Jayne, I don't know about Keola's guitar, but I do know that Chris Yeaton, while on tour with Keola, played a smaller guitar made by luthier Dennis Lake on the Big Island. That was the prototype for a guitar he was making for me. I am a small person, and have too much trouble with a full-size guitar. There is just no ergonomic way for me to play those big axes. If you're interested, check out www.pomahina.com.
That's Dennis' website. Good luck, and welcome to TaroPatch!
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Pops
Lokahi
USA
387 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2006 : 07:27:17 AM
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Jayne,
I'm not sure about this particular guitar but I know that Steven Grimes builds guitars for him. Check out grimesguitars.com.
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Mika ele
Ha`aha`a
USA
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Posted - 05/02/2006 : 07:37:05 AM
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On that Keola, Chris, and John Keawe tour -- John Keawe that also played a very nice 3/4 size guitar. I asked him specifically about it afterwards because it sounded so nice. He said it was made by Dennis Lake at the south end of the Big Island. I think both Chris and John have the "Punahele Iki" guitar.
http://www.konaweb.com/mahina/ |
E nana, e ho'olohe. E pa'a ka waha, e hana ka lima. |
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basilking
Lokahi
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Posted - 05/04/2006 : 11:27:18 PM
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Dunno what those guys are using. I can report comfortable success with older ['50s, have 2] Martin 5-18 instruments. Scale length is short[22 3/8"], body is small, ~ 3/4 size, but lotta sound.
I string 'em .013-.056. They happily tune down to open [low]G or open D. For key of "L" [my nickname for low-bass open G w/C lowest instead of D, in honor of Led K & Leonard K] I actually crank up to open A w/D bass, it just projects a bit more, but you certainly can tune these so-called "terz" guitars [small, originally meant to tune 3 steps up from standard] to regular, drop-D, & on down to C if you have the touch to not bend the slacked strings inadvertently.
I'd ideally prefer a larger instrument, but travel constraints, etc sometimes push us to discover the extremes of what little old guitars will do. De gustibus non disputandum est = ~to each his own.  |
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Rich_Smith
Lokahi
USA
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Posted - 05/15/2006 : 3:29:33 PM
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Jayne, I was at the same concert and to his workshop the next day. Its a Grimes built in Hawaii. http://www.grimesguitars.com/
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thumbstruck
Ahonui
USA
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Posted - 05/16/2006 : 04:11:21 AM
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| Mexico and Latin America have a bunch of different guitars. The smaller ones are called "requintos" and are tuned up 3 or 4 half steps. |
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