Oahu Electric Lap Steel

Salut A Tous,

Je regarde depuis longtemps les lap steel electriques de OAHU, et je vois deux modèles le "Tonemaster" et le "Diana" sans en connaître les différences de caractéristiques...
Si quelqu'un sait qu'il nous fasse alors profiter de son savoir.
A vot' bon coeur,

Merci,

Chris

Oahu Diana Tonemaster :
(elles me semblent pareils )

http://entertainment.webshots.com/photo/1222134138061641647pXiQzW

http://cgi.ebay.com/1950s-Oahu-Diana-6-String-Lap-Steel-Rare-Ebays-Best_W0QQitemZ120208841121QQihZ002QQcategoryZ119094QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/1950-s-Oahu-Tonemaster-Lap-Steel-Guitar_W0QQitemZ200191357334QQihZ010QQcategoryZ118994QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://www.gbase.com/Stores/Gear/GearList.aspx?GS=Y&SF0=12&SD0=1&SF1=8&SD1=1&Keyword=Oahu&TF=1&TI0=16

http://www.well.com/~wellvis/steels/Oahu/?C=S;O=A

Ré édité par Gold Tone :

http://entertainment.webshots.com/photo/1222134032061641647jEvJJy

http://www.fqms.com/GoldTone_Lap_Steel_Guitar_P11679C1717.cfm

Merci Froglegs pour les liens. Par contre est ce que quelqu'un connaît les différences (notamment) en terme de bois, de micro, et de différences majeures??

Chris,

There are lots of Oahu catalogue pages recently posted on the Steel Guitar Forum:

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=125659

I think most (if not all) the post-war electric Oahus were made by Valco (the company that made National and Supro steels from ca. 1941 onwards) in Chicago. The "Iolana" and the "Diana" in the catalogue seem to have the "string-through" pickup used on Supros and some Nationals (the catalogue pictures have pickup covers, but the string attachment is the same as on the Supro pickups). These pickups are very "hot" - high output and great blues/overdrive sound. As for the woods used, very hard to tell from these old post-war lap steels as they were ususally covered in MOTS finish ("Mother of toilet seat").

Hope that helps!

A+ (I have to pick up some French here. Over New Year, I learnt a new word too - "Pinard"! )

Fred

Thanks for all these informations Fred, hope to see you one day in Paris, if you come be sure I'll invite you to taste some Pinard

De rien Chris - and thanks for the offer of Pinard!

Check that Steel Guitar Forum link again - there are more catalogue pages there now.

Bonne nuit!

Fred