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Post by Michael Messer on Aug 17, 2011 15:16:15 GMT
Hi everyone,
Bill Stig has put this film up on the Music Row board and it is certainly worthy of being there and discussing as it is a most unusual sound and style of playing. Bill finished his comments by asking 'What is this guitar?', and as I have no idea what it is I thought we should throw it open for discussion. However, I don't want a discussion about the guitar on Music Row, just the music.
Any thoughts on what this weird looking resophonic guitar is?
Shine On
Michael
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Post by Deleted on Aug 17, 2011 19:24:35 GMT
Looks like a homemade one to me. Nice folk art quality to it. The fretboard looks like it was soldered together and the cover plate looks like its part pizza pan or pasta strainer and some sort of automotive stuff. This kind of stuff speaks to my heart.
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Post by Michael Messer on Aug 17, 2011 19:34:44 GMT
Hi Eastmountain,
While I agree with your observations and it does look very similar to your approach to building a resophonic guitar, I actually don't think it is a homemade folk-art instrument. I think there might be more of them and I am going to write to the AungZay Institute in Burma, that I found on the Internet, to see what I can find out. If you read the article over on Music Row you will see that there is a tradition of Hawaiian steel guitar playing in Burma, and that leads me to believe there are more of these instruments.
It is a wild looking machine!
Shine On
Michael
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Post by Malc on Aug 18, 2011 6:14:20 GMT
I was travelling across Burma (the military renamed it Myammar) about three years ago and I am positive that I saw these instruments in a shop in Rangoon. It was just before I became interested in slide and so didn't really take a lot of notice.Its an amazing place.The young people really love our western music particulary heavy metal. One of the places we stayed was called Taungoo where I had the pleasure of playing and singing with a local doctor.In Rangoon there is a cafe / bar called a Mr Guitar where locals and travellers gather to play and listen to music.Sorry didn't mean to turn this into a travel agents.
kind regards
Malc
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Post by Michael Messer on Aug 18, 2011 9:01:00 GMT
Hi Malc,
Thank you for comments, they are very interesting and not off topic at all.
Do you have any information, addresses, websites, friends, contacts...etc, that might lead me to find the name and address of that or any other music shops in Rangoon?
Thanks,
Shine On
Michael
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Post by Malc on Aug 18, 2011 11:06:36 GMT
Hi Michael,most of the contact information I have is in the lonely Planet guide for Burma.I did send some western music CDs out on my return but don't know if they were received or not. Due to heavy censorship by the government it can be very difficult to contact people in Burma.I will try and find some info for you tonight.
If you looking for something different and don't mind roughing it a bit it really is a fantastic place. Totally safe lovely people.We went backpacking for the first time ever and only booked the first hotel in advance. (I was 60 then) . It is important to ensure as much as possible that you spend your money so that the locals people gain and not the government.If anyone wants any advice on travelling in Burma send me a private e-mail only to pleased to help.
kind regards
Malc
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Post by Tymus on Aug 18, 2011 11:59:48 GMT
Hi Michael, I’m sure that sometime in the past I’ve seen one of these or something very similar, the coverplate and soundholes look familiar, but I probably passed it by as a piece of junk! I’ve been “surfing” all morning but haven’t found anything on resonators from that part of the world. However I did find a web site for a shop in Yangon (Rangoon) who make their own instruments, GUITAR GABAR MUSICAL Co., Ltd. www.guitargabar.com/index.htmCheck out the MAKING PROCESS tab, it shows a nice pictorial on how they build their acoustic guitars, they use a very different approach to that used in the western world, interesting Ovation copies! It reminds me a lot of the photos my friend Harjit (JAS musicals) showed me of his workshops in Delhi, with the makers sitting on the floor using their feet to steady the work. PS, did you see the PM I sent you a few days ago? Cheers Tymus. |
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Post by Michael Messer on Aug 18, 2011 12:04:26 GMT
Hi Tymus,
I also found the same guitar shop! I think I am going to write to them and show them a photo of the weird looking resophonic machine and see if they can point me in the right direction.
I apologise about the PM, will read it and reply....
Best wishes,
Shine On
Michael
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Post by Tymus on Aug 18, 2011 12:58:33 GMT
Here’s another nice video with U Tin playing his reso with a group of traditional musicians, the electric piano looks a bit out of place! This screen grab is not too clear but it shows the full instrument, slotted headstock.  Cheers Tymus. |
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Post by Michael Messer on Aug 18, 2011 16:00:15 GMT
I have written to Guitar Gabar in Rangoon and I will let you know what they say.
Shine On
Michael.
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