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My name is Michael Haunschmid. I live in Vienna, Austria. I play fingerstyle guitar, lap steel guitar - and I love Weissenborn guitars. RSS Subscribe to RSS

My Songs

The Luthier - for Ermanno Pasqualato
I wrote this tune for Ermanno, a good friend of mine and a great Weissenborn guitar builder. He builds the most inexpensive, but best sounding lap steel guitars available.
Tuning: G H D G H D
Guitar: Hermann Guitars Weissenborn Style 1. Find out more about this great luthier here.

> The Luthier - MP3
> The Luthier - Tablature PDF

The Gift
I simply love this song - hope you like it too.
Tuning: G H D G H D
Guitar: Hermann Guitars Weissenborn Style 1

> The Gift - MP3
> The Gift - Tablature PDF

Ulica Mariacka
Ulica Mariacka is a very nice Street in Gdansk, Poland. Years ago I spent a few days there. Great town, although weather was bad. Some sun, and some more rain. You hear both in the song,  with a little bit of imagination …
This Song is dedicated to my old polnish friend, Zbigeniev Szkudlarski.

Tuning: G H D G H D

> Ulica Mariacka - Tablature PDF
> Sorry, no recording yet


Posted on : Mar 05 2009
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Hermann Guitars

I own a few Weissenborn guitars: An original H. Weissenborn, another one built by the Australian luthier Glenn Wilson, and one Superior (made in Mexico). But, as soon as it comes to recording - none sounds as good as my Hermann Guitars Weissenborn Style 1. Very amazing: It was the cheapest of all! Ermanno’s hand built Weissenborns start at €620.

Ermanno Pasqualato - Hermann Guitars

Handmade European quality - no Chinese junk!
The Italian luthier builds all kinds of lap steel guitars: Acoustic ones, like “Classical” Weissenborn ( 4 different styles), Kona, Teardrop, Weissenborn Dobro, Dobro guitars. And electric lap steels, hollow body, even some made of aluminium.

You are a one man band and need a retro style rhythm machine? Ermanno will be pleased to build a footdrum for you.

Nice price
All of his guitars sound awfully good, look pretty, and best of all - are quite  inexpensive. His acoustic Weissenborns start at an incredible €620! - ever had a hand built guitar for that price?

Meet and greet
Here are some more pictures of his lap steel guitars. Want to see the maestro himself? Klick here. You need more information? Just visit Ermanno on his lap steel website.