Jon Rauhouse ★ Gear

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Studio Pics :

Pictures of Tommy Connell and some of the gear used to record Steel Guitar Air Show, taken in the Wavelab studio.

Haymaker – Haynnifer :

Jon’s latest, a square necked slide acoustic made by Haymaker (Don Windham – see “Friends” section for link)

Steel Guitar :

Mid 70s MSA Classic Single Neck 10 string, 3 pedals, 4 knee levers. E9 tuning, click images below for bigger pic.

Hawaiian:

Reuter Hawaiian Guitar 1993
Handmade by John Reuter of Tempe Arizona
with EMG under the Saddle Pickup.
Click image on right for bigger pic.

Guitars:

first: Slingerland Arch-top 1934-39 – second: a mid 90s Epiphone Emperor II Joe Pass – third: a 50s Kay – fourth: Eastwood Classic 12

Amps & Effects:

Late 60s Gibson Falcon Amplifier 12″ speaker, click images below for bigger pic.

Fender Twin Reverb Custom. Modified with a 15″ speaker Fender Twin Amp 15 inch speaker , below left. Mid 60s Gibson Reverb III, below right.

first: an old 40s-50s Magnatone with a 10 inch Eminence speaker – second: an old 40s-50s all original Dickerson tube amp – third: an old 70s Garnet Revolution

Acoustics:

Stratton OM AScoustic Guitar
Constructed with Brazilian Rosewood and Carpathian Spruce.
“It’s the best sounding and playing guitar I’ve ever played” – Jon
Click image on the right for a bigger pic and check out the Video page for Jon’s Stratton Session with Megyn Neff

Charles Wolff Model 08 Parlor Guitar
Constructed with Paolo Escrito Back & Sides, Spruce top, Mahogany neck, Ebony fret board and head cap and a gun oil finish.
“it plays and sounds great” – Jon
Click image on the right for a bigger pic and close ups of the Headstock and back of the guitar.

Banjo:

Fender FB-59 all Walnut and gold hardware

click image for bigger pics of back Fender FB-59 Banjo and headstock