The History of the Hawaiian Steel Guitar | PBS HAWAIʻI CLASSICS

This rebroadcast of Spectrum Hawaiʻi features the story of the Hawaiian steel guitar, from its “invention” in 1889 by player Joseph Kekuku to innovations as explained and demonstrated by steel guitar masters Jerry Byrd, Barney Isaacs Jr., and Alan Akaka.
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Classics Episode 107
Original Airdate: 5/17/89
Rebroadcast Date: 12/21/22
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[@liveformusiification]

I’m proud to have Jerry Byrd as my grand-Kumu. My teachers teacher

[@lauramildon-clews7850]

I am seventy now , When i was twelve i herd a steel guitar for the first time. I am from New Zealand , this type of guitar was not common here. I never forgot that first encounter with the steel guitar. I have played a guitar for almost sixty years now, I also repair them . Steel guitars are still difficult to get in NZ so i now build them from scratch, and have taught myself to play them

[@QwikVidz]

Wow. I cant believe this is available and free

[@lynnvia3943]

This was great. I hope young people learn to play the steel guitar. The sound it makes is so relaxing, beautiful and tropical.

[@ramonguerrero1093]

I'm 22 years old and I'm considering learning to play this amazing instrument. I hope it's not too late for me.

[@Foff5936]

@@ramonguerrero1093 Not at all! 22 is so young, and if you haven't started yet, 23 is a good age too to start. I read this quote the other day that really changed my perspective on starting things later in life, "Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway."

[@MezzMcGillicuddy1]

@@ramonguerrero1093 If it’s too late for you, I might as well forget music altogether at 40! Nope, it’s never too late as long as there’s breath in your body.

[@HawaiianSteelGuitar]

Great to see that amazing episode finally in good video quality !

[@pablosarena9936]

Beatiful documentary. I love steel guitar. Thanks! From Buenos Aires, Argentina.

[@tommytwospirit4197]

love this documentary i recently converted my first acoustic to a lap steel in C6 tuning to help me learn the use of tone bar and my slant skill to give me better understanding as learning tool alongside with a pedal steel guitar i inherited from my grandfather after his passing

[@franciscobarron1616]

Muy interesante este documental muchas gracias por su aportación.

[@micheletobia1993]

Wonderful doc!! thank you!

[@thunderingthelightning]

Lucky we have several different kinds of Hawaiian music today 2022. Now like the Steel guitar, falsetto, slack key, Jawaiian, hiphop, rap, old style, contemporary, classic, chant, kahiko, olapa, folk and all the basic styles throughout Polynesia. A new genre is entering the field it is called "IWI" music.

[@MadStatter]

Molokai IWI Band good example of that new sound. Full circle kine music.

[@thunderingthelightning]

@@MadStatter hehe 😅🤣😂

[@eugenegauggel1000]

When I hear this I get homesick......

[@varunagunasekera158]

I play Mohan veena, which is essentially derived from a Hawaiian steel guitar introduced to India by Tau Moe in the 1940s. We play raga music on it and Bollywood and other light music. I also lived in Hawaii and so it's beautiful to see the history of this Hawaiian instrument. Does anyone know where I can find sheet music or tutorials for these Hawaiian songs? Mahalo ❤️🙏

[@IvesMarcelin]

Jerry Bird 💥😮😳👍❤️ the famous // i look for if they talk about...Sol Hoopi.....very good document vidéo ❤️👍

[@olivierbolton8683]

hahaha! You can sound terrible or you can sound more romantic! love it!

[@gabrielkelekolio8654]

Well said

[@PualaniMaksoerElla]

Waaaaaaw great

[@popokiobake]

Ah-Weh!!! The nostalgia is sooooh thick!!! Just a matter of time, till someone figures out an algorithm to do this on a keyboard.

[@Khaiman111]

Aloha! Can't wait to move to Hawaii in 9 days!!!

[@popokiobake]

Ha ha hah,......!!! After 2 days, you're going to want to move back "home".

[@slimelove3493]

Why

[@daddydaughterizm]

@@Khaiman111 y’all are so weird about moving here.

[@Khaiman111]

@@daddydaughterizm what's weird about it? I've been here for almost two years now and I love it!

[@Khaiman111]

@@popokiobake So funny I've been here almost 2 years now and totally forgot about your comment until somebody else replied a few hours ago lol. Shootz

[@jeffxanders3990]

As a non-musician, I've reinvented the lap steel tuning to be simpler and easier to play. Read from bottom to top, the first column is the number of half note intervals. Bb. .017 3 G. .024 -8 Eb. .017 3 C. .017 4 Ab. .020 3 F. .021 4 Db. .030w 3 Bb. .034w -8 Gb. .021 3 Eb. .024 With this setup, I can emulate just about anything I'd want to. As far as Im concerned, the simpler sounds are best anyway. On my 25" scale length, these string guages yeild the fullest possible sound.

[@patriciayomes8800]

Pretty neat! Eddie was the expert of steel guitar.

[@patriciayomes8800]

Interesting! Old steel is nice. Basically all steel is same--you get sound you want.

[@weedyliver]

❤❤❤

[@klinger5303]

Take the time to watch and listen to this.

[@jimmie999999999]

i could play forever and still not learn it all, all the tunings, styles around this earth and that's only one instrument! it's nice to get educated even if i can't play it yet

[@IvesMarcelin]

It's Gerry Bird here also ...

[@Eunaselvanomatogrosso]

Qual é a afinação da guitarra havaiana de 6 corada ?

[@jeffxanders3990]

Bottom to top: CEGACE

[@lesmbalosteenfamily4994]

Sounds like SpongeBob 😂❤

[@celestinembalanda2403]

🤣🤣🤣🤣👌

[@FawknHayn2986]

Unko Barney

[@scasey1960]

The practice comes from Portuguese sailors