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What is Slack Key?

Slack key guitar, ki ho`alu, is a uniquely Hawaiian folk tradition born in the 1800s.  Slack key guitar is often confused with and actually pre-dates the more well known Hawaiian lap steel developed in the late 1880s or 1890s.

There are quite a few well written sources giving you the story behind slack key guitar.  Check 'em out.

 

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