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Fender Dual Professional 6
November 1, 2020 • Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz • Instruments and Luthiers
Fender's steel guitars featured single, double, triple and quad necks. Various scale lengths, 6 and 8 [...]
Martin 018K (1927)
December 1, 2020 • Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz • Instruments and Luthiers
In response to the rising popularity of Hawaiian music in the early 1900's, Martin introduced [...]
1956 Rickenbacker DW-16
January 1, 2021 • Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz • Instruments and Luthiers
In the 1950's Rickenbacker began producing wood bodied double neck steel guitars to compete [...]
1930's Lectro Lab "Troubadour" Style
February 1, 2021 • Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz • Instruments and Luthiers
In 1932 Rickenbacker's "Frying Pan" lap steel was introduced as the first electric guitar. [...]
1939 Rickenbacher Model 59 in Crinkled Black
March 4, 2021 • Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz • Instruments and Luthiers
For the beginning student Rickenbacher introduced the Model 59, stamped from sheet metal. [...]
Early 1930's Rickenbacher Amplifier
April 1, 2021 • Geronimo "Geri" Valdriz • Instruments and Luthiers
From the very beginning, Rickenbacher developed and sold guitar amplifiers. After all, the first [...]
The Great Jerry Byrd Fry Pan Mystery
February 20, 2022 • Addison Ching • Instruments and Luthiers
From time to time Steel Trappings receives comments and inquiries from its readership. [...]
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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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November 22, 2024 Ho‘olaule‘a concert – 4:00 PM - 8:00 PM HST
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