Instruments and Luthiers
More Magnatone Part I-1
June 27, 2016 • John Teagle • Instruments and Luthiers
What started out as a one-time pictorial on mother of toilet seat (MOTS) covered amplifiers has [...]
More Magnatone Part I-2
July 4, 2016 • John Teagle • Instruments and Luthiers
By the mid '50s, MOTS had lost its appeal, as had Hawaiian music, so Magnatone discontinued its [...]
Bill Hardin - Part 1
July 7, 2016 • Andy Volk • Instruments and Luthiers
This article is about the career of luthier Bill Hardin, from his early days with Dobro to the founding of Bear Creek Guitars. It's a [...]
1937 Rickenbacher B6
July 30, 2016 • Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz • Instruments and Luthiers
In 1909, Belgium chemist, L.H. Bakeland devised a resin that hardened into a tough, dense [...]
More Magnatone Part II-1
August 3, 2016 • John Teagle • Instruments and Luthiers
While the focus of this series (see Jan., Feb., and March '98 VG) has been MOTS amplifiers [...]
Bill Hardin - Part 2
August 18, 2016 • Andy Volk • Instruments and Luthiers
Hardin's days of hitting the swap meets and the flea markets in search of 25 or 50-dollar Hawaiian- [...]
1955 Fender Champion
September 12, 2016 • Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz • Instruments and Luthiers
Long before Leo Fender built the Telecaster and Stratocaster guitars, he built Hawaiian lap [...]
More Magnatone Parts II-2 & III
October 1 2016 • John Teagle • Instruments and Luthiers
An early wood-bodied single-neck is pictured in Hawaiian Steel Guitars and the Great Hawaiian [...]
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2020
Mauna Lani presents Hawai‘i Island Steel Guitar Festival Special Edition
February 7-9, 2020 – Mauna Lani, Auberge Resorts Collection, Kamuela, Hawai‘i Island
Kaua‘i Steel Guitar Festival
February 28-29, 2020 – Sheraton Kaua‘i Coconut Beach Resort, Kapa‘a, Kaua‘i
Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Ka Makana Ali‘i CANCELED
March 21, 2020 – Ka Makana Ali‘i Shopping Center, Kapolei
Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival at Windward Mall
June 20, 2020 – Windward Mall, Kane‘ohe
Royal Hawaiian Center Presents Waikīkī Steel Guitar Week
July 13-18, 2020 – Royal Grove Stage, Royal Hawaiian Center, Waikīkī
Monday-Thursday – Nightly Evening Performances
Friday-Saturday – Festival Open Stage and Ho‘olaule‘a Performances
Japan-Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival
July 17, 2020 – Festival Ho‘olaule‘a — Royal Hawaiian Center, Waikīkī
Hawaiian Steel Guitar Festival — Keiki Kine at Kahala Mall
August 15, 2020 – Kahala Mall, Honolulu
Maui Steel Guitar Festival Date Change
October 16-17, 2020 – The Shops at Wailea, Wailea, Maui
October 18, 2020 – Queen Ka‘ahumanu Center, Kahului, Maui
Mauna Lani presents Hawai‘i Island Steel Guitar Festival
TBA – Mauna Lani, Auberge Resorts Collection, Kamuela, Hawai‘i Island.
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