Members Blungo Posted June 29, 2006 Members Share Posted June 29, 2006 I can't help it, i just do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members inscho Posted June 29, 2006 Members Share Posted June 29, 2006 me too, its like a big uke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Blungo Posted June 29, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 29, 2006 I had this weird idea that i might make one. W/o the MOT veneer though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Klisk Posted June 29, 2006 Members Share Posted June 29, 2006 That's the type of guitar that I could imagine using as a weapon during a gig if the crowd was getting rowdy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members threm Posted June 29, 2006 Members Share Posted June 29, 2006 I was in a shop the other day and saw a Weissenborn. Sounded loud and sweet just strumming it. Quality seemed excellent.The brand was Gold Tone made in China. I googled and found they make lots of instruments. Here`s the electric lap steel at $389.00 http://www.banjo.com/shopping/shopexd.asp?id=787Not to hijack the thread but I found it interesting that John Pearse, the string maker, was behind the Gold Tone Weissenborn"Yes, they do have the old pre-war bracing. They are great instruments! I have been too busy to build Weissenborns, what with the move to Germany and everything that came with it, so I licensed Gold Tone to make a number of different entry-level Weissenborn models. Knowing Wayne's penchant for quality I expected some great instruments, but these guitars are even better than I had anticipated. They sound just like the pre-war models...and they are astounding value for money. At some time in the future I shall probably be making some top-of-the-line models (koa with abalone, etc.) but I truthfully do not expect them to sound any better than these. They really capture that old Weissenborn mojo. John Pearse."http://groups.google.com/group/rec.music.makers.guitar.acoustic/browse_thread/thread/2ca61d7358d0b8cf/8b3e2fa1d7848ee3?lnk=st&q=%22Gold+Tone%22++Weissenborn&rnum=1&hl=no#8b3e2fa1d7848ee3http://www.goldtone.com/products/pages/weissenborn-ss.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Blungo Posted June 29, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 29, 2006 Originally posted by threm I was in a shop the other day and saw a Weissenborn. Sounded loud and sweet just strumming it. Quality seemed excellent. The brand was Gold Tone made in China. I googled and found they make lots of instruments. Here`s the electric lap steel at $389.00 That lap steel is stunning! Now i want one of those too.The closest i've ever been to a Weissenborn was at the guitar experience museum in seattle. They had a little prerecorded thing you could listen to. It sounded great, not like anything i've heard before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members threm Posted June 29, 2006 Members Share Posted June 29, 2006 Originally posted by Blungo That lap steel is stunning! Now i want one of those too. Me too .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wilbo26 Posted June 29, 2006 Members Share Posted June 29, 2006 Looks like a cross between a viola and a guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Blungo Posted June 29, 2006 Author Members Share Posted June 29, 2006 Originally posted by Wilbo26 Looks like a cross between a viola and a guitar. A guitar-viol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ZJD Posted June 29, 2006 Members Share Posted June 29, 2006 Supros are nice; they make some great amps too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RoboPimp Posted June 29, 2006 Members Share Posted June 29, 2006 that's hot Originally posted by Blungo I can't help it, i just do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.