Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz
1950's Silvertone Model 1316
November 1, 2019 • Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz • Instruments and Luthiers
Silvertone was a store brand used by Sears, Roebuck &Company for its line of musical [...]
1935 Rickenbacher Model A-25 - Black Crinkle Finish
December 1, 2019 • Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz • Instruments and Luthiers
The Frying Pan lap steel guitar was manufactured by the Rickenbacher Electro Company from [...]
1955 Magnatone Troubadour G65
January 1, 2020 • Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz • Instruments and Luthiers
The wood body Model G65 Troubadour was the top of the line lap steel guitar produced by [...]
"Hawaiian Steel" with Geri Valdriz
January 25, 2020 • Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz • Entertainment
Calling all fans of Hawaiian steel guitar music! I am the musical host for a new radio show [...]
1938 Dickerson Tulip
February 5, 2020 • Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz • Instruments and Luthiers
Dickerson lap steels were made by Delbert Dickerson and are the precursors to Magnatone [...]
1946 Fender Princeton
March 1, 2020 • Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz • Instruments and Luthiers
In 1945 Leo Fender and Doc Kauffman founded the K&F Company producing lap steel guitars [...]
1920's Oscar Schmidt Acoustic Parlor Guitar with Hawaiian Nut Raiser
April 1, 2020 • Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz • Instruments and Luthiers
The First Hawaiian Conservatory of Music was a marketing tool of the Oscar Schmidt Company [...]
1953 Rickenbacher DC-12
May 1, 2020 • Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz • Instruments and Luthiers
Rickenbacker initially produced Double-neck 6 and Double-neck 8 lap steels made of a cast [...]
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