Slide Guitars of the Early 20th Century
The popularity of Hawaiian music and in particular the "slide" style of playing brought on a vast number of guitar manufacturers to make round, square and hollow neck instruments, the most popular being the Knutsen-inspired Hollow Neck by Herman Weissenborn. Other makers such as Regal made instruments for many other companies.
I have gathered up a few of the many slide guitars of this time period and included them on my website for interest's sake.
Hollowneck Guitars |
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| Weissenborn Style #1 1920s |
Greenfield Style #2 1931 |
Teachers of Hollywood 1930s |
Hilo Style #656 |
Knutsen 1920s |
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| Oahu Square Neck 1930s |
Bronson Square Neck 1930s |
Harlin Brothers 1937 |
Kona Style #4 1912 |
Regal Hawaii-O-Fone 1930s |
