Papalina Lahilahi - Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar

[DrumsongHank]

Well, I've watched and listened again and likely will again. So very nice! Thanks.

[franguidry]

@DrumsongHank Thank you, Hank.

Fran

[DrumsongHank]

Very sweet. Thank you.

[CKFreestyleFootball]

I'm definately buying the Zoom H2 Because of the sound you are making!

Thanks!

[djfunked]

Lovely

[franguidry]

@djfunked Thanks dj.

Fran

[woland99]

Nice! I just got Composite Acoustic GXi and I am working on slack key pieces - what strings do you use?

[franguidry]

@woland99 Thanks. I use Elixir mediums, with the 1st and 6th string up one gauge, so the 1st string is a 14 and the 6th is a .059. This guitar is tuned to taropatch F (C F C F A C low to high), a whole step down from taropatch G, so I use the heavier strings to keep the tension about the same.

Fran

[olu143]

Very nice! Nice guitar too! 5 stars!

[franguidry]

I'm really enjoying your `ukulele and vocals. Thanks for putting up such lovely videos. Stuff like yours is helping Hawaiian music take over the world!!

Fran

[olu143]

@franguidry Thank you sooo much Fran! Mahalo!

You are a HUGE part of that too!

Mahalo!

=)

[dummyguava]

What does "cheeks dainty and damp" mean?

[Frodo1mjg]

do you remember the h2 settings 90/120 mp3/wav what sample rate AGC/Comp etc. very nice was it your arrangment

[franguidry]

I always record 44/16 .wav no compression or limiting. I often tweak the audio in Adobe Audition or some other editor, mainly to reduce the bass buildup due to proximity effect.

Yes, the arrangement is mine, glad you like it.

Fran

[basenjimusic]

geat playing, beautiful melody, & that guitar seems to have a unique sound

great playing!

[franguidry]

I'm certainly flattered, thanks. I'd say that in the room with a wood guitar the two sound different, but not _that_ different, if you know what I mean.

Fran

[ramus001]

That was nice, great playing.

How does the OX sound in standard tuning?

[franguidry]

Thanks. We had the OX in standard last week and it sounded and played about like it does in this video. Basically it sounds sorta like a nice all solid wood guitar but lacking just a tiny bit of complexity.

It's a great tradeoff for not having to worry about weather or other reliability issues.

Fran

[BubbaFart]

:-)

[franguidry]

Thanks, Layne.

Fran

[Kodesta]

mate you've done it again, bloody awesome :)

[TonyJackMusic]

Fantastic stuff.....5*'s

[franguidry]

Thanks so much. You're doing some pretty imaginative stuff on your channel.

Fran

[lespauluk]

Nice looking guitar and it sounds fantastic....beautiful playing

[franguidry]

I sure appreciate your stopping by and leaving a comment. Glad you liked it.

Fran

[birkenweg42]

I like your playing, Fran. Very mellow and laid back. Thanks for sharing.

[franguidry]

I'm always happy to spread a little slack key around. Glad you enjoyed it.

Fran

[spmartin]

Jack,

Just beautiful playing and song. What tuning is that done in? Also, thanks for actually doing a pro job on the video and audio. It does the song justice!

[franguidry]

The guitar is tuned to what I call "taropatch F" - taropatch is the Hawaiian name for open G tuning, DGDGBD. I modified this tuning by lowering all the strings one whole step - FCFCAC

Fran

[jackloganbill]

Fran, that is a great sounding guitar, unbelievable for carbon fiber...I am stunned. Great playing....

Thanks for sharing,

JackL

[franguidry]

Glad you enjoyed it, Jack. I guess the folks at CA have figured something out. In many ways this model is a lot like a wood guitar, with bracing and so on.

Fran

[ikciwon1]

It's ok if they don't start arguing.

[tpatch]

Two camera angles?!?! Sounds great. Nice CA guitar!

[franguidry]

Heck, if I didn't have a camera in the shop and another one out on loan ...

I hope you feel guilty for infecting me with the CA bug. I couldn't stop thinking about Darin's guitar after you brought it.

[wjc1952]

Sounds wonderful, Fran.

Me ke aloha,

Wanda

[franguidry]

Thanks, Wanda. Howzit there, got any trip plans?

[slackkeybob]

Sounded great Fran. The guitar has a nice depth to it in F.

[franguidry]

Thanks, Bob. I was glad I had it when our kanikapila in Livermore got rained on.

[1carp]

Sweet song; sweet guitar.

[franguidry]

Thanks for stopping by. Fred Sokolow was my first guitar teacher way back in the 70s.

[ikciwon1]

Nice video and audio quality... and playing too.

[franguidry]

Thanks, now I have to get into cloning (grin).