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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 [...]
1989 Canopus Model YS-8D Console
June 1, 2020 • Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz • Instruments and Luthiers
Luthier Yasu Kamiya of Tokyo, Japan spent 12 years working for Sho-Bud at Nashville, [...]
1939 Epiphone Electar Century
July 1, 2020 • Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz • Instruments and Luthiers
The Epiphone Electar Century is a stylish icon of futuristic lap steel guitar design. [...]
1928 National Tricone Resonator Style 1
August 1, 2020 • Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz • Instruments and Luthiers
In 1928 steel guitarist George Beauchamp wanted to increase the volume of his acoustic [...]
1946 Rickenbacher B6 (with Modified Long Scale Neck)
September 1, 2020 • Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz • Instruments and Luthiers
This steel guitar came to me with its headstock broken off. [...]
1976 Fender Deluxe 8
October 1, 2020 • Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz • Instruments and Luthiers
Long before Leo Fender built the Telecaster, Stratocaster and Precision bass guitars, he built [...]
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2024 Northern California Hawaiian Steel Guitar Symposium *September 29, 2024 – Odd Fellows Lodge, Cupertino, CA
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October 19, 2024 – 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM HST
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November 21-24, 2024 – Mauna Lani, Auberge Resorts Collection, Waimea, Hawai‘i Island
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