Hands-on Opportunities
A Hands-on Opportunities table was set up outside the concert venue adjacent to the vintage Steel Guitar Exhibit. Daniel Tremblay and Bill Thompson gave festival guests a mini-lesson on the steel guitar and showed them how to use finger picks and the slide to manipulate the guitar sounds. Daniel also had on display and used a Joseph Kekuku steel guitar replica that he converted from a standard guitar. Greg Sardinha was so impressed by this guitar that he used it for his performance. The guitar, autographed by all festival musicians, was put on auction at the festival with proceeds going to HIMELE.
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Bobby Ingano sneaking past the hands-on table while Dan Tremblay assists workman Jacob Kalikiwai Ching on the hands-on experience. Jacob is a part of the group renovating the resort and is the great-grandson of Ray Kane. Photo by Addison Ching.
Dan engages more resort renovation workers. Many of them were interested in the steel guitar. Photo by Addison Ching.
Daniel shows off a converted steel guitar, a replica of one played by Joseph Kekuku. The guitar was placed on auction with proceeds going to HIMELE. Photo by Addison Ching.
Bill Thompson assists a festival guest with the hands-on experience while Dan Tremblay, NextGen Enosa Lyman and a festival guest look on.
Bill Thompson sharing information about the steel guitar with a festival guest.
Bill advises a festival guest about picking technique.
The Joseph Kekuku steel guitar replica converted by Dan Tremblay from a standard guitar.
Dan publicized the guitar auction throughout the festivalʻs performances.
Dan describes playing technique to a festival guest.
Dan Tremblay giving hands-on instruction to a festival guest.
Another opportunity to publicize the auction. The number of autographs by festival musicians is growing.
The final countdown at the end of Part 2 of the main concert. At this point all musicians have signed the guitar and bidding competition is fierce.
And the winner is...Rhonda Murotake.
Rhonda Murotake and Dan Tremblay with the Joseph Kekuku Steel Guitar replica.
Signatures of festival musicians.
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