The Steel Guitar Forum

Dang - I just reread the Sullivan article, and it said the BRIDGE was Ebony, but didn't specifically reference the saddle. Sorry 'bout that bit of mis-information... Now I'll be wondering about his saddle when I listen next time. Surprised to read that he thought of quitting. That's a bummer - I tho...

From what I've read, that's an ebony saddle KJP was using. He had also stepped away from the two-piece capo to a smaller piece of ebony with a fret on the top. Here's a page to check out. http://riverratjimmy.pagesperso-orange.fr/pages/articles.htm Terry Sullivan wrote an extensive article on KJP (4...

Doug Beaumier wrote:Dual Pro: cap .05, pots: 250K

Schematics are available on this site---> Click

Awesome link.

Beard Guitars wrote: Drop me a line if you have any questions or you want to come by and camp out for a while.

Can I just move in?

I bought one of these for my wife for christmas, and couldn't believe how cool it was. Is the audio the built in mic? Sounds great! I rarely watch full videos, but I enjoyed yours to the end. I also dig the iPod tuner & built in speaker. My 5th Gen died a few weeks ago - I think a Nano is in my ...

Dave -

You've posted a couple gems here - I've recently moved to Knoxville, & would love to witness your collection.

Thanks for sharing -

Chad

Just dawned on me that this album is a perfect example for this discussion: http://www.amazon.com/Western-Bell-Kelly-Joe-Phelps/dp/B001PGMRC2/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1269273181&sr=8-5 An instrumental record released in '09, it features lap slide on several very wild tracks. Comple...

So you want Elliott Sharp ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az7UdTv6rdw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrIPMVIO_Po Man, I dig Elliott Sharp! When I want to hear that kind of originality, I turn to my favorites - Elliott Sharp, John Zorn, Bill Frissell, Tim Sparks, and especially Marc Ribot. Those ar...

Compensated or not, I really dig this steel.

I don't see how a compensated saddle would compromise tone in any way, and it looks wicked cool - I dig the dual 'guards.

Great guitar. Build another, and share us some more pics!

Doug Beaumier wrote:

I'd argue that Fahey is more 'contemporary' than Joaquin Phoenix or Jerry Byrd.

...I think you mean Joaquin Murphy? Joaquin Phoenix is an actor.

How's that for comedic relief?

I wouldn't call Fahey a contemporary - he died in 2001. His early work on lap steel was very influential. I'd agree that Kelly Joe Phelps is....he doesn't seem to play much lap steel currently, which is a shame. I'd argue that Fahey is more 'contemporary' than Joaquin Murphy or Jerry Byrd.. ...and ...

Bill McCloskey wrote:Of course, if truth be told, it was hearing Bonnie Rait and Johnny Winter....that hooked me forever.

Bill, it was hearing these exact two that sold me on bottleneck....forever.

And that was in the late '90s........

A forgotten contemporary lap slide player that has brought the steel into prominence (at least he did for me, anyway) was Kelly Joe Phelps - in his playing, I heard absolute originality...even if it did echo of the Willies (McTell & Johnson). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MEw9N9ox6E Another is...

Think about it this way -

A - B C - D - E F - G - A

The dashes are the enharmonic notes.

I've known musicians that spoke in only flats (no D# only Eb), and musicians that only spoke sharps (no Eb only D#).

...putting a little metal cap on your ring finger and pressing down when you wanted. Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, a heavy metal guitarist does this with a thimble on his picking hand, ala '80s guitar fret board tapping: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAnG7WD5sBk Fortunately, you only have to wa...

That was just great - thanks for sharing.

Awesome post. Great work on the guitar - very clever.

Any more pics of the guitar, or any additional info on the recording? I'm a huge McTell fan.

Thanks -
C

Is Dick Meis a forum member?

That brass tubing idea is great - I really like what you did there.

I think it's awesome that you built such a great instrument from your neighbor's tree - I'm a big fan of this guitar.

Thanks for the tuning, Dan.

I've listened to your music several times since you posted, and I'm still really enjoying it. Great, great stuff.

Great stuff. I really enjoyed listening to that - thanks for sharing.

Tuning?

Tom Pettingill wrote:Would be interesting to see a side by side comparison with a regular sized version.

I agree. I'd love to see a side-by-side with another dobro - especially to see the waist comparison.

If you could, toss up a body depth comparison, too..

-C