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Topic: Some older pictures of Lloyd |
Ken Byng
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Posted 5 Jan 2008 10:39 am |
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My friend Ron Mawn has loaned me some great photos taken by him a good number of years ago.
The first one is a youthful looking Lloyd Green in the ShoBud USA factory.
Here's one taken in the ShoBud shop in London when Lloyd made a surprise visit.
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Alan Brookes
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Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 5 Jan 2008 5:17 pm
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| My Dad was a lifelong Hawaiian music fan. Back in the 60s I bought him one of Lloyd Green's LPs and he was over the moon with it. He reckoned it was the greatest album he had ever listened to, and he played it over and over again. (Sorry Baz, he had your albums too, but it was Lloyd that sent him into ecstacy.) |
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Andy Sandoval
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Posted 5 Jan 2008 6:10 pm
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| Alan, which LP was it? |
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Chris LeDrew
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Canada
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Posted 5 Jan 2008 6:46 pm
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Great pics!
One is Lloyd of Nashville, and one is Lloyd of London. 
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Bent Romnes
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London,Ontario, Canada
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Posted 5 Jan 2008 8:33 pm
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| And I have the Lloyds of Nashville album. One used and one unopened and pristine.... |
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Ken Byng
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Southampton, England
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Posted 6 Jan 2008 10:49 am
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There is a topic in the Pedal Steel section that is called Pad Or No Pad. Some players feel that the placing of the wrists/arm on the pad is wrong and can affect the playing technique. I personally don't agree with this.
You will clearly see from the two photos here that Lloyd clearly rests his lower arm on the pad. This certainly hasn't hurt his playing......at all.  |
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Chris LeDrew
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Canada
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Posted 6 Jan 2008 11:45 am
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Good point, Ken. That is one of the dangers of reading the forum like it was gospel. I too noticed that about Lloyd's playing a long time ago. If anything, it could probably improve accuracy by keeping keeping the forearm in place.
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Alan Brookes
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Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 6 Jan 2008 1:08 pm
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| Alan, which LP was it? |
It was the one with "For the Good Times" on it. From memory I think it was "Lloyd Green and His Steel Guitar". |
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Bent Romnes
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London,Ontario, Canada
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Posted 6 Jan 2008 1:49 pm
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Lloyd and me at the 1977 Steel convention in St. Louis
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Ken Byng
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Southampton, England
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Posted 6 Jan 2008 1:58 pm
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| Anyone else got any photos of the inside of the ShoBud factory? |
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Chris LeDrew
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Canada
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Posted 6 Jan 2008 2:56 pm
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Here is a message from Lloyd regarding the right arm and pad:
"Hi Chris...and Happy New 2008!
As a point of fact, and although no one has asked me, I do NOT rest my left arm on the pad, only the right.
This idea of a padded steel was my idea of a more expedient and comfortable way to do my job of cutting records and what that idea became from that point on was largely out of my control. The euphemistic "Loafer", which came years later was Ron Lashley's Emmons guitar version of the Sho-Bud LDG.
I never suggest any player use single, double or anything else. Everyone must find their own comfort zone with playing and it serves no good purpose that I can see to criticize those who don't follow others concepts of right or wrong playing. Ultimately, you have to play music on the thing.
Regards,
Lloyd Green"
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Ken Byng
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Posted 6 Jan 2008 3:17 pm
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Thanks Chris. I stand corrected by Lloyd, although I was mainly referring to his right arm.
The SD10 as a concept is a brilliant one, especially for those players who prefer the wider body guitar. Its funny how historically over the years, the major innovations have come from players rather than non-playing engineers. |
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