| Subject: | Re: [RESOGUIT-L] What do you Pedal Steel players do??? | | Date: | Friday, July 6, 2007 18:51:23 (+0000) | | From: | reso-man <reso-man @.......net>
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Not to get too far away from reso guitars and the main purpose of this list, but
Don my old '67 dbl 10 Emmons, (the old push pull design rather than the all pull
system used today) but my old Emmons was very kind to me. It seemed to try to
stay in tune no matter what conditions were it's worst "enemy" being temperature
changes because it had aluminum necks. I used to put a few drops of sewing
machine oil up in the changer mechanism about once a year, (sewing machine oil is
high quality and non staining oil,) and that worked for me!
Sometimes I kinda miss playing pedal steel, but "Emma" weighs in at something
like 80 lbs in her case. Then there was first a Fender Twin, and later a Peavey
Vegas 400.....yikes! You can always tell the steel player in a C&W band. He's the guy with the longggggggggggg arms and li'l short legs....geez. I had wheels on my amps, and on the back of my pack a seat, and used the seat as a dolly for the guitar case......but then there were the stairs.......arghhhh!
Okay Howard, you are as guilty as I am, and I'll get back to reso-thinking.
Mandatory reso comment: You are not as likley to herniate a disc if you are
playing reso-guitar.
running for cover.......(and my back brace)
Richie
-------------- Original message --------------
From: don.hergert@verizon.net
> Hi Richie,
>
> Thanks for the info, I had not noticed about the bar, being both longer and
> round. The pedal steel is a facinating instrument, and has very wide exposure
> in music... I've just never been that close to one, and as you've discussed,
> they aren't very portable. Are they pretty sensitive about being moved around?
>
> Like you, I'm very happy with my square neck. It's at least as portable as my
> banjos, lighter so easier on the back, and has respectable volume for a small
> acoustic band or jam.
>
> For me, coming from years of banjo playing, the Dobro provides a refreshing
> different perspective in the music I've played for years, sort of renewing
> bluegrass for me as I learn what sounds good for harmonies and melodies, and the
> techniques for making those sounds. It's actually made me a better banjo player
> too; I find myself importing some Dobro sounds and techniques to banjo.
>
> Thanks again!
>
> -- Don
>
> reso-man@comcast.net wrote:
> >
> > Hi Don,
> >
> > When I was playing the "double barreled egg slicer", the bar I used was
> 1" in diameter and 3 1/2" long. This covered the 10 strings nicely.
> >
> > The purpose of the pedals on a Pedal Steel is to (for me anyways)
> eliminate the need for slants. The possible chord voicings, especially
> on C 6th tuning are indeed mind boggling. I have a pretty basic set up
> on my double 10 Emmons. I had 8 floor pedals and four "knee bars" which
> to those who've never seen a Pedal Steel are simply extra "pedals" but
> worked by your knees. These days, I've seen as many as eight knee bars
> including some which are horizontal and work by raising your knee, as you
> push down on pedals, and slide your knee either to the right or
> left.......yikes huh?
> >
> > But reso-guitars are IMHO soooo much fun. I don't miss the "knife & gun" bar
> scene at all. It's so much fun to be able to roam around a festival, after
> being plugged into an amp and a wall socket all these years, and just join in
> wherever you want to....(if they'll let you).
> >
> > Let the good twangs roll,
> >
> > Richie
>
>
>
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