Oahu rebuild

7 cracks cleeted. A 30's Hawaiian guitar. Tuned C6 with a custom made up set of strings. She sounds beautiful with loads of sustain. All solid wood (cracks to prove it). The back is still rough, but some tlc and a polish will bring it around.
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  • Hey Wes, ya the vintage tuner law. Last one strung and tuned to the desired note will always break. Lucky there is a fix for such a thing. Still costs you strings..... Good luck with the tune up.....
  • Thanks Uncle John. I think the rosewood pick guard adds the class. Very dark tobacco burst is a hallmark of old Oahu guitars. The vintage black buttons and tuners are the top tippers....
  • Love this one.   Understated.  Handsome.  Dark.

  • Thanks Wes. You'd have to pry it out of my hands right now. Sure sounds sweet. My mixmatched string set works good for the C6. A standard set of cheap Martin acoustics and two substitutions did the trick. The set had a 13, 17, 26 and 36. The extras added 22, 28. So it's 13, 17, 22, 26, 28, 36. It seemed to tune up without undue strain on the strings or tuners.
  • Rain to ice tonight. Up to 60 tomorrow. That will be tropical. ....
  •  6 inches yesterday? Wow. It was pushing 80 here.

  • Hey Better, thanks. It's the only spot free of snow. We got 6 inches yesterday, but the sun and 50 degrees took it away today. There's a glimmer of green in the old twigs. The Oahu did like sun bathing for the shots. I was wearing my Hawaiian shirt...
  • I just wanted to say that your background is perfect for this git. It looks good on pebbles.

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