A Unique Steel Experience

Chris Templeton · Post by **Chris Templeton** » 26 Mar 2015 8:19 am

I had the unique experience of playing steel in in "Big House" of the Kwakwaka'wakw people in Comox BC, Canada, in 1993.

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 26 Mar 2015 12:52 pm

That's a great photo, Chris. Were you playing a cappello? And what did you play?

Chris Templeton · Post by **Chris Templeton** » 26 Mar 2015 1:07 pm

Yes. solo and I played some music I wrote.

Russ Wever · Post by **Russ Wever** » 26 Mar 2015 8:20 pm

I so remember that shirt 8>)

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 27 Mar 2015 2:56 am

Keep it up; it looks like you have at least one young lady interested.

Chris Templeton · Post by **Chris Templeton** » 27 Mar 2015 3:40 am

I got a message noticing that my feet are not on the pedals. This is a steel that Mitsuo Fujii san made that has a 12 string pedal neck and a lap steel neck, which I am playing, it was originally a six string neck, but the headstock could accommodate 8 strings. In Nashville, Duane Marrs so kindly donated his time and changed it into an eight string. California steeler, David Phillips has the guitar now.

Rich Gardner · Post by **Rich Gardner** » 27 Mar 2015 6:36 am

I think Rains guitars made a guitar like that: one pedal neck and one non-pedal neck. I contemplated buying one but lacked the funds. I would've put E9 on the pedal neck and C6(high G) on the non-pedal neck. Maybe in my next life.
RG

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 27 Mar 2015 8:30 am

Keep it up; it looks like you have at least one young lady interested.

Au contraire, Charlie, I thought she was giving him the stink eye..

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 27 Mar 2015 10:43 am

Barry Blackwood wrote:
Keep it up; it looks like you have at least one young lady interested.
Au contraire, Charlie, I thought she was giving him the stink eye..

Must be a girlfriend.

David Phillips · Post by **David Phillips** » 28 Mar 2015 8:45 am

As Chris says, I now have this guitar and am hoping to gig with it in the future.
Thank you for entrusting your Excel with me.
Chris is an awesome friend!

David Mason · Post by **David Mason** » 29 Mar 2015 2:52 pm

Steel guitar will get you through time of no woman better than woman will get you through time of no steel guitar.

I sure hope so....