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 above, left, Koa, center, Mahogany, right,
Mahogany
Custom Hawaiian
Steel Guitars- Choice of Koa or Mahogany wood
We have
been contacted by a number of Ben Harper fans asking us about Hawaiian
or Weissenborn Steel guitars. Ben Harper currently owns three Dart
Steel Guitars. Harper played a Dart Hawaiian Steel Guitar on Glory and
Consequences on the CD, The Will to Live
”Made in the traditional Hawaiian style of the
1930's, the sides
continue up to the head stock making the neck hollow. My guitars were
inspired by Weissenborn, Kona and Knudsen style guitars, but are not
copies...” David Dart
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Hawaiian Style
1- Mother-of-pearl dots on the fretboard
above, Koa Style 1
above,
Optional Custom Inlay for Style 1-add $300 and up in price
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Hawaiian Style 2
- Single layer binding, custom inlay on peghead included.
Same sound as style-1 but fancier.
above, Mahogany Style 2
above, Koa Style 2
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Hawaiian style
4-
Coyote Moon inlay, Hawaiian Steel: mahogany wood body, Herring bone
binding,
mother of pearl, abalone, and
ebony inlay.
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Ed
Littlefield's,(Marley's Ghost),
Dart style-4 Hawaiian Steel: body is mahogany
wood, with abalone binding, abalone and mother of pearl inlay, ebony
overlay on peg head and finger board.
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Dart
Instruments, 520 Hwy 128, Philo, California 95466 USA
phone: (707) 895-2493 Pacific Standard Time zone
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