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Thanks for the info!

Hey all, long time listener, first time caller. I tried the search function but couldn't find anything. Does anyone have any tab or diagrams of 9th chord grips for a C6th tuning with E on top? I'm thinking they aren't movable due to the 9th interval. Thanks!

All your insight is much appreciated. I'm going with Tri-Flow

Hey all,

Newbie here asking what is I'm sure a standard question. (I did attempt a search, but with no luck.)

What would be a good lubricant for my Carter Starter?

Would 3 in 1 oil be OK?

Thanks for your information.

Curtis, Thanks also for the information. Yeah, I've noticed that it really sounds nice to 'pedal' into a note. I sure do feel like a fish out of water on the pedal steel. Right now it seems so foreign to play. I practice my non-pedal a minimum of 2 hours a day when my band The Smokin Menehunes isn't...

Thanks Wayne.

I'm sure I'll need some more advice in the future. I thought the non-pedal was a tough nut to crack, but the pedal is really something else. But I'm a stubborn lot and I'll stick with do or die...

Hi all, Long time non-pedal player, short time pedal player. I decided to buy a pedal steel and really, really, love the sound and chordal possibilities. However, I sort of feel like I'm cheating on my wife (not that I ever have) by making the switch. (please don't tell my non-pedal brothers). Anywa...

It's like making love I guess.

I'd rather do it because I'm enjoying it and not because I'm getting paid.

(alright, maybe that wasn't the best analogy)

Good question. I have a '54 Fender T-8 and I've gone through about every tuning I could find out about. I currently have stringed E 7th on the bottom, C6th in the middle, and a straight G major on top (only use 6 strings). Over the years though, for me anyways, I've decided it's best to just get rea...

I picked up a model 59 (1937) a couple of months ago at a vintage surf and Hawaiiana meet at the Huntington Beach pier. I'll probably never play it as I love my Fender T-8, but I bought it because to me it represented a beautiful period in steel guitar. And that is a period when the steel was so pop...

This is a question like 'what kind of gal do you like?', but my preference is a '61 Fender Deluxe I got from my father. It really brings out the tone on my '54 Fender T-8.

After years of stalling, I finally decided to just run my steel through the bands PA system. At first it sounded a bit thin. Then I bought a SansAmp and it really sounds good! As I'm the one who always has to set the PA up and all the related stuff, it sure is nice to NOT have to bring my amp and mi...

Hey all,

I play a '54 Fender T-8 with the trapizoid pickups. I've heard folks talk about getting their pickups re-wired. As far as I can tell, my pick output sounds even between each of the necks. But how do I know if all my pickups need to be re-wired?

Those of you in the Socal location might want to check out The Bonebreak Synchopators on Feb. the 24 at the Pike in lLon Beach down on 4th st. This group features JW Wakefield playing lap steel and TK Smith doing Hot Jazz and B-Bop numbers!!!! Not to mention DJ Bonebreak on vibes, the legendary dru...

Well, as far as lots of gigs and Hawaiian steel, I'd have to say there is a connection. I was a standard guitar player of rock and what not for 25 years. Since moving up to Hawaiian steel guitar and playing in a Hawaiian/jazz band, I've had more gigs then ever. Period. In my old rock days, if I play...

Scotty's Music has a good book and CD entitled "Back Up Behind a Singer" in C6th. It has some classic intros and fills. And it's only $20 delivered!

We play with an ukulele player every Friday night, he's a fellow named Bill Tapia. He's 98 years old, a fantastic player, and he talks story about the old days to the people before he plays some tunes with us. Last Friday he talked about playing with the best Hawaiian musician ever - Andy Iona - ear...

Bob Brozman is technically fantasic and all, but he's a bit too much into himself for my taste. He's extremely condescending about anyone that plays ANY Hawaiian music after, say, Captain Cook came to the islands in the late 1700s. He lambasts Hawaiian music's bastardization by the evil white man, w...

I'm too lazy to reply to an email about joining, so ... I'm in. We can meet at my place every so often. I have the ever popular music studio/Tiki bar in my garage. I play a '51 Fender triple 8 every Friday night at a place called 'The Catalina Fish Kitchen' in Huntington Beach. We play from 7:00 to ...

Mahalo Roger!

I remember an ad in the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association newsletter that listed where I could get some background CD's to practice soloing over, but I didn't write it down.

Anyone have any info. I'm really hoping for background Hawaiian music.

Thanks

Aloha Brandin, Yes, we'll be there playing from about 7:00 to 9:30 on that night. We play some traditional Hawaiian music and some tunes from the 20's, 30's, 40's. Come on by!<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Kevin Bullat on 27...

Aloha all, My little lounge trio, The Smokin' Menehunes, is playing every Friday night at Catalina Fish Kitchen in Huntington Beach,CA. We play from 7:00 to 9:30. We get a number of great local talent in the area, such as Bill Tapia and friends, to come sit in on a guest mic we always have set up. F...

Funny thing about the word 'Haole'. It doesn't generally have a positive spin to it when some kanaka screams it out his car window at you crossing the street. However, the more you learn about the small and large parts of Hawaiian culture, and the more you hang out with the island braddahs, the more...

I'm not trying to come off like I know anything that anyone else can't learn, but... I always found that the best way to learn any tuning, backwards and forwards, is to break it down to its fundamental components. On TAB sheet, write down what the intervals are between each sting. G to A, well... it...