The Steel Guitar Forum

Aha! Thanks, Bill--I see you are right. I finally found a list of her band members on her bandcamp page at https://charliemarie.bandcamp.com/album/ramble-on-2 . I miss the days when you could get all that information from the back side of the album jacket. By the way, is Eddie's last name "Lang...

Charlie Marie just came out with an album called "Ramble On", and it's quite nice work. Does anybody here know who the pedal steel player is? It's a great match for the songs.

I was finally able to get back together with the owner of this guitar yesterday. I cleaned it up a bit and put new strings on it. The back neck now has the C6 tuning and the front neck has E13. The instrument sounds great. Here's a better picture of one of the pickups: https://bb.steelguitarforum.co...

David Ball wrote:The color coded hex head screws holding the fingerboard down are another classic Epi feature...

Dave

Yes, I really like those!

Many thanks, Scott!

Wow, you guys are truly amazing! Scott, I'll ask the owner to bring the instrument back over so I can get a better look at the pickups. I bet you're right, though. I'll also see if I can find a serial number on the guitar. By the way, I saw your initial post before you deleted it. I loved the photo ...

I guess it's possible, but it sure doesn't look like it's been refinished. To me, it looks pretty much 100% original. The owner also has an amp that was bought at the same time, but I haven't seen that yet. The amp might help date the guitar.

An acquaintance of mine brought by this D8 steel that his father had bought in Hawaii many years ago. There was also a stand for the guitar. I know that Epiphone used the Electar brand for their electric instruments during that time. But unlike the photos I've seen of other Electar steels, this one ...

I've really been enjoying this album since I bought it a few days ago. Great playing and fantastic classic tone from both of you!

John

That's neat, Norm. Thanks for the info!

John

Here's what I've been using for a long time. Works really well for me. https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1712/5378_Norman_Evans_copedant_0_1.jpg Norman, I have a question about your RKR lowers on strings 2 and 8. Are you getting the half-stop on string 2 from the engagement of the string 8 low...

Here's Brett tearing it up with Kelsey Waldon:

https://youtu.be/4vUIrFfH6ug

I kinda get the impression she really likes his playing!

John

Thanks, Jerry! That's exactly what I needed to know.

John

I have an early 1950s Oahu Tonemaster that I bought some time ago but haven't used much. Can someone tell me the correct way to attach the ball ends of the strings to the bridge? I have seen photos of it done like this: https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1712/8108_IMG_0588_1.jpg But it's not cle...

Dan Robinson wrote:Learning to tune by ear is important. But some situations require tuning up in complete silence.

Heh ... that's one problem. What I've run into more often is that the damn guitar player won't stop mindlessly noodling around long enough for me to hear myself tune up.

John

Here's another pedal steel stand, easily made in a jiffy from scrap lumber:



John

I have a question for you guys who have tried the speaker and liked it. What kind of cabinet did you use? Open back? Closed back? Ported?

Thanks,
John

The vintage Sierras used nylon bushings, with a short one drilled to fit crossways over the pull rod to cushion the pull. It works great. My Sierra Crown series steel is from the 80s and shows no wear on the bushings. Here's a diagram from the Sierra manual: http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix150...

Norman Evans posted this video in a different thread recently. It has good right-hand views of some amazing playing by Mike "Cookie" Jones using thumb-index almost exclusively.

https://youtu.be/PepSao2lmEA

John

There's one aspect of the metronome method that I've never seen addressed by anyone. Your fingers are ballistic objects, with weight, inertia, and momentum. They behave differently when they're moving fast. Sometimes it's easier to play a lick fast than to play it slow. You see this all the time in ...

David, here's where it is on my version (BIAB 2016 for Mac). It's in the style browser and the screenshot shows the lower-left corner.



John

Thanks, Ken. I'm finally learning that after "losing" a few styles early on.

John

Thanks, Norman! I've been traveling and just got a chance to look for these styles. I couldn't find C_34.STY on my system, but I found MOONRIVR and I like it. Thanks for the tips.

John

I purchased BIAB 2016 for Mac a few months ago, so I'm pretty new to the software. I'm finding the styles very hard to navigate with their cryptic names. In particular, I haven't been able to find a suitable style for a slow country waltz. The waltz styles I've found all seem to be fast and/or piano...

Lee, my Sierra has slots like that. I used to try to align the ball ends in the slots, but they wouldn't stay aligned. I finally just quit worrying about it. I no longer think it makes any difference, and in fact, I've never had a string break at the ball end on that instrument.

John