Early pedal steel

Rusty Rogers · Post by **Rusty Rogers** » 3 Jan 2008 12:15 pm

This is Glenn Derry,he built this
guitar in the mid 40's.He worked in
the San Diego area in those years.

Sonny Jenkins · Post by **Sonny Jenkins** » 3 Jan 2008 12:18 pm

Hey Rusty,,,are you related to Smokey????

richard burton · Post by **richard burton** » 3 Jan 2008 1:16 pm

Is he playing 'Take These Chains.....'

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 3 Jan 2008 3:04 pm

pretty cool, really.......and i dig the 'hat tilt' and the boots...

Larry Jamieson · Post by **Larry Jamieson** » 3 Jan 2008 5:14 pm

Didn't anybody tell him you're supposed to have a volume pedal?
Larry J.

Bill Hatcher · Post by **Bill Hatcher** » 3 Jan 2008 5:43 pm

I love to pics of the instruments of guys like this fellow. Hears a sound in his head and comes up with a way to do it that was very far reaching at the time. Pretty cool.

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 3 Jan 2008 7:04 pm

I agree, Bill! Having 8 pedals was pretty "rad" in the '40s.

Greg Cutshaw · Post by **Greg Cutshaw** » 3 Jan 2008 7:15 pm

The hat gives him the Bill Monroe look. He sure looks comfortable playing that thing. I suppose there are no recordings of him playing it?

Greg

Rusty Rogers · Post by **Rusty Rogers** » 5 Jan 2008 9:04 am

No Sonny,I knew him but no relation.

Don Blood · Post by **Don Blood** » 7 Jan 2008 9:07 pm

Wonder which pedal is the clutch!

Bobbe Seymour · Post by **Bobbe Seymour** » 8 Jan 2008 3:36 pm

Richard Burton, you kill me ! Great observation though!

LeBobster