c. 1952 Oahu Guitar Iolana - Guitar - Gryphon Stringed ...
The Oahu Publishing Company of Cleveland, Ohio was one of the largest distributors of Hawaiian steel guitars during the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. Oahu sold mail order lessons and teaching programs that were tied in with the purchase of an instrument. Oahu didn’t make their own guitars but instead contracted companies like Regal, Harmony or, in the case of this handsome steel guitar, Valco to ...…
OAHU tube amplifiers, acoustic guitars, lap steel guitars
Harry G Stanley established the Oahu Publishing Company in the 1930s. Oahu brand instuments were made by a number of manufacturers including Kay (Harmony, Valco) and Rickenbacker. The brand originated in the era when Hawaiian music was fashionable, and they originally produced Hawaiian style guitars and amplifiers. The Oahu brand was also attached to acoustic guitars, lap steels and ……
Oahu Hawaiian Guitars - The Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum
Oahu-labeled guitars were made for the Oahu Publishing Co. of Cleveland, which called itself "The World's Largest Guitar Dealer" in 1935. The Honolulu Conservatory of Music was established in Flint, Michigan in the late '20s by Harry Stanley and his half-brother, George Bronson.…
OAHU Publishing Company All Mahogany Guitar Demo - YouTube
Oct 04, 2017 · An American made guitar with a Hawaiian name made in Cleveland Ohio. All Mahogany guitar with more volume than tone. ... OAHU Publishing Company All Mahogany Guitar Demo ... Oahu 1930s parlor ...Author: Progressive Guitar Studio…
Oahu Publishing Co. Slide Guitar Cleveland, Ohio USA Reverb
Oahu Publishing Co. Slide Guitar Cleveland, Ohio USA 1930's-1940's Toboacco Brown Sunburst. 1930's Oahu Model 50K Slide Lap Steel Guitar Purple Lined ……
Antique Hawiian Guitar, Oahu Publishing Company #22599423
This Hawiian Guitar was purchased in mid 1940's. It is an excellent example of the Hawiian guitar. Built by the Oahu Publishing Company in Cleveland, Ohio this six string guitar is being offered along with the original case and included sheet music... see photo gallery.…
Oahu squareneck - The Steel Guitar Forum
Apr 23, 2000 · The full story of the Oahu Publishing Company of Cleveland, Ohio, may be found in The Hawaiian Steel Guitar and Its Great Hawaiian Musicians edited by Lorene Ruymar and published by Centerstream Press. Oahu sold music lessons and guitars from 1926 on; the company was closed in 1985! The guitar you have sounds similar to one pictured in this book.…