Anyone use a "Seat Belt" for steel guitar?

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Anyone use a "Seat Belt" for steel guitar?

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I've been having a lot of trouble staying "seated" on my packseat lately as the cloth seems to be getting too "slick" or something and I find myself sliding forward very easily. I've thought about going to the auto salvage yard and getting both sides of a seat belt so I could bolt 'em to my pack seat and strap myself in so I could stay in place! Anyone else ever have this problem or installed a seat belt on their chair? Might work, who knows!...JH in Va.
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Jerry, you could try a piece of non-slip cabinet liner, cut to the shape of your seat. It should add some needed friction.
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May be time to recover the seat.
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I see a problem in that you AND the seat will go flying when the air bag deploys !
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Thanks for the suggestions?.... I think I might try that cabinet liner that Rick suggested. As far as replacing the cloth, It's a very nice Walker Pack Seat and the cloth is very nice looking so I don't want to change it. I still might look for the seat belts though.........JH in Va.
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Jerry..Another alternative that may be worth noting is to try a scotch guard type spray like you would put on your furniture.I noticed a can in my shop and it has a mild adhesion silica in it.
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I don't have any real good advice for you, but Jerry Lewis had the same problem in this clip, especially around 2:00 minutes.
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Re: Anyone use a "Seat Belt" for steel guitar?

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Jerry Hayes wrote:I've been having a lot of trouble staying "seated" on my packseat lately as the cloth seems to be getting too "slick" or something and I find myself sliding forward very easily. .

time to cut out the burritos......
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There was a pack a seat for sale at the Dallas show with a seat belt. It also had wheels.
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Marvin - that was someone's mobility scooter :lol:
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Joe Casey wrote:Sometimes a solution to a problem can be found with very little effort... :wink: :lol:
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Stare at seat for 15 minutes.. :)
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Joe, sometimes your "homespun" humor escapes me! Maybe you've been hanging around the notorious "Carolina Wildman" for too long........JH in Va.
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:lol: Jerry ,did you stare at the seat for 15 minutes? :wink: ;-)Its concentrate not constipate.. :wink: Just trying to be helpfull :lol:
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Joe, I'm so old and decrepit that I can't even stare at a pretty girl for 15 minutes....I tend to fall asleep after a few minutes......JH in Va.
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Victor Borge had one for his piano bench: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2jdk18_6c4
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Thanks b0b, I knew there'd be another person out there somewhere who understood what I needed, too bad ol' Victor's dead.........JH in Va.
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Post by Richard Tipple »

Jerry, I too have some trouble with my seat :( so when I am sliding around in the seat, I usually put my (pedal steel neck strap) on & walk around in the club or what ever & play the steel that way. I do miss a chord now & then & squeezing the A & B pedals is a little tricky. I had to go wireless, to do this, but , its a real trip!

I am thinking of making & selling, Pedal Steel Neck Straps, for others :lol:
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Try wearing Doctor Denton's, then when you sit down, just open the flap. :whoa:
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