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The Hawaiian steel guitar and its great Hawaiian musicians / compiled and edited by Lorene Ruymar ; foreword by Jerry Byrd.
- Title
- The Hawaiian steel guitar and its great Hawaiian musicians / compiled and edited by Lorene Ruymar ; foreword by Jerry Byrd.
- Publication
- Anaheim Hills, CA : Centerstream Pub. : Exclusively distributed by Hal Leonard, c1996.
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- Description
- 200 p. : ill., facsims., music, ports.; 31 cm.
- Summary
- The term "steel guitar" can refer to instruments with multiple tunings, 6 to 14 strings, and even multiple fretboards. To add even more confusion, the term "Hawaiian guitar" refers to an instrument played flat on the lap with a steel bar outside of Hawaii, but in Hawaii, it is the early terra for the slack key guitar. Lorene Ruymar clears up the confusion in her new book that takes a look at Hawaiian music; the origin of the steel guitar and its spread throughout the world; Hawaiian playing styles, techniques and tunings; and more. Includes hundreds of photos, a foreword by Jerry Byrd, and a bibliography and suggested reading list.
- Alternative Title
- Hawaiian guitar
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Biographies
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Note
- "Sponsored by the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-185) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Origin of the steel guitar -- Travels of the steel guitar throughout the world -- Mainland schools, and cultural influences -- Hui 'ohana kikā kila -- Physical development of the steel guitar -- Playing techniques -- The Hawaiian guitar today.
- ISBN
- 1574240218 (pbk.)
- 9781574240214 (pbk.)
- OCLC
- 36389858
- SCSB-10115500
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library