The Steel Guitar Forum

Chris-- I was at a gig to see Rick Schmidt play and he said he was hoping to make it. Boy, he gets a great tone from his'Bud. I guess I'm past due in having you do the yearly maintenance on my Carter.

The area code in Blackie's part of Riverside county is now 951. 909 is the old one and has been split in half (some are still 909 while others are 951).

Dan Farrell
'97 Carter D-10
Nashville 1000

Roger-- the Loretta Lynn concert was on my local PBS too. What I show! I was blown away by Bob's steel playing. I did not know who he was but figured I'd find out here. That was great playing and great audio mixing (especially considering it was 1978)!

Jack-- socks for me too! I've got a wide flat foot and it is just easier to mash the pedels I plan on if I'm only wearing socks. Of course, I keep the shoe close by when it is time to walk on the floor (as described in a previous reply!)

Hi-- is it my browseres (IE and Netscape) or did Bobbe stop selling Emmons guitars? For the last week, whenever I go to the Steel Guitar Nashville web page, there is no button for Emmons.

I'm with Gene Jones on this one. Besides playing a Carter, I have LKV set to lower G# to G. That is a change I learned to use real fast!

Hi-- I haven't heard any more comments recently about whether or not Pedal Steel.US magazine was going to publish anymore. Has it officially gone belly up? Hasn't it been over a year or a year and half since we subscribers got the last issue? If Bobbe Seymour and Reece Anderson can become friends ag...

Your day jobs must be as comedy writers. I am still laughing out loud after reading these posts. Lets see more like these when things seem to be getting tense.

Everybody in RR's Band is an excellent musician. This Austin City Limits show was even better than RR's first appearance. I was really impressed with Calvin Cook's playing. I assume that was a Fender. Calvin Cook showed just how tasty an effect delay can be on a steel guitar.

Ben-- did this guitar start as a JT-30 or a JT-300?

Just a question as I'd like to come hear you guys. At the American Legion Hall in Anaheim, you have to be a member or a member's guest to gain admittance. Are these gigs always open to anyone at the Culver City American Legion Hall?

Dan Farrell
'97 Carter D-10
Nashville 1000

No doubt Rusty Young deserves to be in the HOF. I saw him with POCO in 1969 (maybe early 1970) and have always liked the psg since. Beisdes his country and country-rock playing, check out his version of "Everybody's Talkin' " on Suite Steel. His jazz chops/C6 work is right up there BE's &q...

I went out to Blackie Taylor's shop in Riverside CA in 1999, and he still had a copy of the book (with the vinyl record in it too!). Blackie recommended it as a starter, self-instructional book. It worked out great because Riverside was too far to drive from Anaheim for lessons. Dan Farrell '97 Cart...

I've always had G#-G on LKV. Couldn't live without it. Nice to see that one of my heros, Tom Brumley, uses it too.

"Steel Crazy After All These Years"

This has come up before but it is always interesting! I'm W6QZ. I've been licensed since I was a sophomore in high school (1966) and started out as WN6TIF, then WB6TIF when I got my general. I became WF6O when I got my extra in 1985. When vanity calls came out, I became W6QZ in 1996. Prefer CW but h...

I started out on six string in 1959. Started playing bass in 1973 (guitar players were a dime a dozen in the 70s; guitar players like me were a nickel a dozen). Finally started playing pedal steel in 1999. Got my self a dobro in 2002. I can suck on the dobro as well as I can on the pedal steel.

John-- I bought my standard Dobro strap from Folk of the Wood and am very satisfied. It is very comfortable and does not interfere with playing.

Dan Farrel
'97 Carter D-10
Nashville 1000
Regal RD-45

Peter-- in the early 60s, there was a song out in the US called "Deck of Cards". It was by a Los Angeles disc jockey/game show host and producer named Wink Martindale.The gist of this song was that a soldier was looking at cards while in the chapel. His commanding officer chastized him for...

Rusty-- I have my LKV set to lower the G#'s to G. That gives you another way to get the minor chord from the major without moving the bar.

Dan Farrell
Anaheim CA
'97 Carter D-10
Nashville 1000

I've got three also. Ages 23, 20, and 18.

Dan Farrell
Anaheim Ca
'97 carter D-10
Nashville 1000

Al-- on a more tradional note, I would vote for Buddy's solo on the John Sebastian song "Rainbows All Over Your Blues".

Dan Farrell
Anaheim CA
'97 carter D-10
Nashville 1000

David-- I have an RD-45 and really like it. It has great tone and and an even better price for an entry level instrument. I also endorse the deal you can get through Folk of the Wood should you decide to upgrade.

Dan Farrell
Anaheim CA
RD-45
'97 carter D-10
Nashville 1000

I started out as WN6TIF in 1996. I became WF6O in 1985 when I got my extra and W6QZ in 1996 (through the vanity callsign system). I don't have a photo of my firsy station but I still have it. It is a Collins 75A3 and a Johnson Viking Valiant II.

-73-

Dan W6QZ

'97 Carter D-10
Nashville 1000

Larry--- you may be the last man out and hence, the "winner"! Anybody else still waiting on the magazine that went out March 13, 2003?