Mapuana Hawaiian Steel Guitar

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  • Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
  • This was recorded in Northern California in 2013. I am playing a lap steel I made over twenty years ago. It's an 8 string with what I call the Hawaiian Leavitt tuning. At the time of this recording I knew I loved this song but I had never learned to play the bridge so I just made something up and about a year later I began to regret not playing it properly. So, please forgive me if this "replacement" bridge bothers you. The ukulele player is Steven Strauss.

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  • @CharcoalPencilPusher
    @CharcoalPencilPusher  5 років тому +9

    Thanks so much to everyone who took the time to post such nice compliments. Steven and I both thank you all.

    • @robertarouse5018
      @robertarouse5018 Рік тому

      My husband would love to hear more he’s learning to play the steel guitar and he’s 88 years young.

  • @mysweetcaramella
    @mysweetcaramella 2 роки тому +5

    Beautiful. Just like swaying under the coconut palms with a cool breeze coming over from the ocean. Greetings from Australia.

    • @donmcclellan1190
      @donmcclellan1190 2 роки тому +1

      Thank you. What part of Australia are you in?

  • @karlkorber6161
    @karlkorber6161 4 роки тому +2

    You Show me, how to Play " MAPUANA ". Thank you. Verrrry much. CARLO MR. STEEL. VIENNA ,AUSTRIA.🌴🌴

  • @davidjohn8743
    @davidjohn8743 4 роки тому +5

    Great job on this tune, and that's a great looking lap steel. Nice build. Man, ukulele and lap steel go together about as well as bacon and eggs, well, even better, no doubt about it.

  • @Fun4me75
    @Fun4me75 2 роки тому +3

    Beautifully done and nice accompaniment by Steve on the ukulele😎🌈🌺🤙🏽

  • @atlasr0cha0
    @atlasr0cha0 3 роки тому +6

    Thank you for this guitar technique and ukele from both of you. Interested in it and want to learn

  • @alfredovivalda6985
    @alfredovivalda6985 2 роки тому +1

    Very nice! Thanks from Uruguay (South America)

  • @jmoses580
    @jmoses580 2 роки тому +4

    Absolutely beautiful!!!! Makes for all day listening!!!!❤️

  • @eugenegauggel1000
    @eugenegauggel1000 Рік тому +1

    Sweet sweet Mapuana, Aloha I love you.....

  • @logophile
    @logophile Рік тому +2

    This is so good, no words.

  • @kevincupy
    @kevincupy Рік тому +1

    Great performance of lap steel guitar and ukulele from both of you! Wish both of you good life, and enjoying your moments!

  • @sensorysyrynx
    @sensorysyrynx 11 років тому +6

    What a delight! Exquisite playing by both of you, and thank you very much for sharing.

    • @terryofford4977
      @terryofford4977 5 років тому

      I agree with all, Proper melodic music with feeling, melody and harmony, unlike the so called 2 &3 chord 'hits' of today, with their constant repetitive2 and 3 chord bass accompanyments.Lovely listening Thanks Guys.

    • @CharcoalPencilPusher
      @CharcoalPencilPusher  4 роки тому

      @@terryofford4977 Thank you very much.(I agree)

  • @carolkaren4343
    @carolkaren4343 3 роки тому +2

    Thank you for the dreamy performance. Mahalo!

  • @garymahon1955
    @garymahon1955 3 роки тому +3

    Beautiful music.

  • @hiromushoji1636
    @hiromushoji1636 7 років тому +2

    great performance, both of you! I enjoyed very much. Thank you,

  • @anacarolinavoltarelli7861
    @anacarolinavoltarelli7861 2 роки тому +1

    The musics hawain are so wonderfoul! Thanks!

  • @paulanthony98
    @paulanthony98 5 років тому +2

    Lovely tune Great sound, Enjoyed very much. Thanks .

  • @pilocdoc
    @pilocdoc 5 років тому +4

    The chords progression is super nice!

  • @MsKitty-st1yv
    @MsKitty-st1yv Рік тому +1

    Just found you. You are so honest and your music so soothing.

  • @blackie_blacksheep
    @blackie_blacksheep 7 років тому +3

    I really enjoyed this. Thanks very much.

  • @Dark_Ages_Crusader
    @Dark_Ages_Crusader 2 роки тому +1

    What a beautiful mele! Hana hou from Maui!

  • @rea951
    @rea951 9 років тому +4

    very nice

  • @scottrichardson632
    @scottrichardson632 3 роки тому +2

    Awesome job. LOVED it.

  • @Jake8857
    @Jake8857 7 років тому +4

    The waves are gnarly chyeaaa brah

    • @grayforester
      @grayforester Рік тому

      That's freeway traffic in the valley below! As the music died out the mics turned up to hear the ambient roar.

  • @CharcoalPencilPusher
    @CharcoalPencilPusher  6 років тому +14

    Apparently someone accidentally clicked the thumbs down button ;-)

  • @bobbarraza6316
    @bobbarraza6316 5 років тому +3

    Inspiring.
    I make and play lapsteel guitars. This is the sound of peace.

    • @CharcoalPencilPusher
      @CharcoalPencilPusher  5 років тому +1

      Bob, Thanks for the compliment. Can I see the steel guitars you make? Do you have a website or something?

  • @gerrytenney8603
    @gerrytenney8603 2 роки тому +1

    Beautiful.

    • @CharcoalPencilPusher
      @CharcoalPencilPusher  2 роки тому

      Thank you. Where are you from?

    • @gerrytenney8603
      @gerrytenney8603 2 роки тому

      @@CharcoalPencilPusher Oakland. I'm a friend of Steve's.

    • @donmcclellan1190
      @donmcclellan1190 2 роки тому

      Oh. Did Steven tell you about it or did you just find it on your own?

  • @michaeldavidson1909
    @michaeldavidson1909 8 років тому +1

    Nicely done, Big Kahuna Don!

  • @jodyguilbeaux8225
    @jodyguilbeaux8225 Рік тому +1

    a bass player backing you up would be nice, but both of you are great musicians . that is some fancy rhythm playing on the ukulele and the steel playing is beautiful.

  • @lempengsagu
    @lempengsagu 8 років тому +2

    Beautiful gentlemens, mahalo

  • @curvaturerecords
    @curvaturerecords 5 років тому +2

    hawaiian music is the best that was invented by mankind

    • @jodyguilbeaux8225
      @jodyguilbeaux8225 Рік тому

      hawaiian and bossa nova music was always my favorite types of music. from jerry byrd to jobim.

  • @UkeHelsinki
    @UkeHelsinki 11 років тому +1

    This is great music!

  • @rzsdad1
    @rzsdad1 11 років тому +3

    Wonderful!

  • @WithStringedInstruments
    @WithStringedInstruments 2 роки тому +1

    Very nice duet. I play 6 string lap steel tuned C6, but I am not familiar with this tuning. I find my self having to use a lot of slant positions with tone bar when playing Hawaiian style songs. Maybe your tuning is more suitable. Have a good day.

    • @donmcclellan1190
      @donmcclellan1190 2 роки тому

      Hi. Thanks for the nice comment. I suggest you look into the tuning I used. The tuning is disscribed in some of the other comments. It has a full diminished chord in it and a major 7th note as well as a 6th chord. The secret of this tuning is the versatility of the diminished chord.

  • @hattaedison25
    @hattaedison25 8 років тому +2

    Mahalo

  • @brutalmaniactv3870
    @brutalmaniactv3870 6 років тому +2

    sweet,,

  • @bpar2556
    @bpar2556 6 років тому +1

    Maks me wanna lay on a beach with a pineapple drink in a bathing suit under the Honolulu sun

  • @germona
    @germona 4 роки тому +2

    Very nice sound, can you still remember the pickup you used in this guitar, because it sounds a lot like the horse-shoe pickups from early 1932. Thanks.

    • @donmcclellan1190
      @donmcclellan1190 2 роки тому

      I do not remember the brand of pick-up I was using.

  • @jonbrown4298
    @jonbrown4298 4 роки тому +1

    Gov. Jerry Brown?

  • @buenafe
    @buenafe 3 роки тому +1

    pretty

    • @donmcclellan1190
      @donmcclellan1190 3 роки тому +1

      Thank you. I can't believe how quickly time has passed since we did this in the back yard. The good old days.

  • @ethanbliss879
    @ethanbliss879 Рік тому

    Can you expound more on your tuning please? I play an 8 string 1954 Fender Stringmaster.

    • @CharcoalPencilPusher
      @CharcoalPencilPusher  Рік тому

      The tuning is a
      B6th/Adim I guess.
      String one - Bb (1/2 step lower than string 3)
      String two - Eb
      Three - B
      Four - G#
      Five - F#
      Six - Eb (1 octive lower than string 2)
      Seven - C
      Eight - A
      Notice that the bottom 4 strings make a full diminished chord. And the top string (Bb) is very valuable for chording. It's a very good tuning.
      I used a 10 string tone bar which I would recommend. I don't play anymore. Thanks for asking.
      .

  • @DeadAccount-dw8tm
    @DeadAccount-dw8tm 6 років тому +4

    This sounds just like SpongeBob SquarePants

    • @RealDapperDude
      @RealDapperDude 6 років тому

      And there's not a darn thing wrong with that! I'm 64, and when my 27 year old daughter is in town, we watch The Bob of Spongeness just like we did when she was little.

    • @losfreneticos4590
      @losfreneticos4590 6 років тому

      The Blue Hawaiins (great band) play SpongeBob song

  • @karlkorber3033
    @karlkorber3033 11 місяців тому +1

    Ihr Spiel, ist Futter, für meine sentimentale 1:59

  • @marvinthemaniac7698
    @marvinthemaniac7698 2 роки тому

    The lap steel guitar was invented by Joseph Kekuku Upenakana'i in 1886 while the ukulele was introduced in 1879 by Portuguese immigrants to Hawaii.

    • @CharcoalPencilPusher
      @CharcoalPencilPusher  2 роки тому +1

      And?.....

    • @marvinthemaniac7698
      @marvinthemaniac7698 2 роки тому

      @@CharcoalPencilPusher they were both detrimental in the modernization of Hawaiian music.

    • @donmcclellan1190
      @donmcclellan1190 2 роки тому +1

      Is this a joke? I don't get it.

    • @marvinthemaniac7698
      @marvinthemaniac7698 2 роки тому

      @@donmcclellan1190 nope! This is history

    • @gabicreightonbooksetc.
      @gabicreightonbooksetc. 10 місяців тому +1

      @@marvinthemaniac7698 Thank you for sharing that bit of history. Your comment further inspired me to read up about the steel guitar. Blessings!🌸

  • @nivek326
    @nivek326 7 років тому +1

    What is the tuning on your guitar?

    • @fryingwiththeantidote2486
      @fryingwiththeantidote2486 7 років тому +1

      from top to bottom I think he's going Bb, Eb, B, G#, F#, Eb, C, A

    • @nivek326
      @nivek326 7 років тому +1

      DogTheWateringCan thank you