Weissenborn

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title: "Weissenborn" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["guitar-manufacturing-companies-of-the-united-states", "weissenborn-players"] description: "Slide guitars made by Hermann Weissenborn" topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weissenborn" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Slide guitars made by Hermann Weissenborn ::

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Field	Value
name	Weissenborn
type	Private
foundation	1925
founder	Hermann Weissenborn
location	Los Angeles
area_served	Global
industry	Musical instruments
products	lap slide guitars
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::callout[type=note] a brand of guitar ::

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Weissenborn or H. Weissenborn is a brand of lap slide guitar manufactured by Hermann Weissenborn in Los Angeles in the 1920s and 1930s.

These instruments are now highly sought after, and form the base for most non-resonator acoustic lap steel guitars currently produced. It is estimated that fewer than 5,000 original instruments were produced, and it is unknown how many now survive. The signature feature of Weissenborn guitars is the hollow neck, effectively a highly adapted body chamber that runs the entire length of the body, making conventional playing completely impossible.

thumb|240px|right|[[Martin Harley (musician)|Martin Harley]] playing a Weissenborn

The name Weissenborn is now commonly used to describe this style of instrument in general, with H. Weissenborn and modern factory or luthier reproductions being referred to as Weissenborn or Weissenborn-style guitars.

References

References

1. "Christiaan Oyens - Weissenborn".
2. Volk, Andy. "Acoustic Lap Steels: A guide to contemporary Weissenborn-style guitars". Acoustic Guitar.

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