Doug Lomax was one of the most popular resident steel guitar players at Auckland's hottest swing clubs back in the '40s and '50s.
After a stroke paralysed his entire left side, the 82-year-old Whangarei resident can no longer play. But he wants to keep the magic alive and is the patron of a new Whangarei club - the Lomax Steel Guitar and Ukulele Club.
A steel guitar is an instrument placed horizontally on the lap. Strings are plucked with one hand, while the other hand changes the pitch of the strings with the use of a bar called a steel.
Mr Lomax, who was also a maker of Lomax brand steel guitars, says it's important to continue the interest so the music can live on.
While he's frustrated he can longer play, he's eager to pass on his skills. "I've got a couple of people interested in learning from me and luckily I can still teach," he said.