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Topic: Steel Guitar Rag...Pedal Harp |
Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 27 May 2015 4:44 pm |
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I'm sure this will be moved, but seeing as how this is "Steel Guitar Rag" and played on a PEDAL HARP, I think it would be of interest to us PSG players. They even call the pedals A, B, C, etc...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oj7W8nZ9r0&feature=share
An excerpt from Wikipedia:
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| The pedal harp uses the mechanical action of pedals to change the pitches of the strings. Pedals were first used in 1697.[1] On the modern harp there are seven pedals. The pedals (in order from left to right) on the left side of the harp are D C B, and E F G A are on the right. Each pedal is attached to a rod or cable within the column of the harp, which then links to a series of moving rods within the neck. When a pedal is moved with the foot, the column rod is moved, which then moves the linkages and turns either or both of two small discs at the top of strings. The discs are studded with two pins that press against the string as they turn, shortening the vibrating length of the string. The pedal has three positions. In the top position no pins are in contact with the string and all notes are flat; thus the harp's native tuning is to the scale of C-flat major. In the middle position the top disc presses its pins against the string, resulting in a natural, giving the scale of C major if all pedals are set in the middle position. In the bottom position the second, lower disc is turned, shortening the string again to create a sharp, giving the scale of C-sharp major if all pedals are set in the bottom position. The order of the pedals is directly influenced by the order of sharps and flats. Many other scales, both diatonic and synthetic, can be obtained by adjusting the pedals differently from each other; also, many chords in traditional harmony can be obtained by adjusting pedals so that some notes are enharmonic equivalents of others, and this is central to pedal harp technique. In each position the pedal can be secured in a notch so that the foot does not have to keep holding it in the correct position, unlike piano pedals. |
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Bob Blair
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 27 May 2015 5:06 pm
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| That is so cool! |
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DG Whitley
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Posted 27 May 2015 5:16 pm
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| ...absolutely awesome.... |
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Roger Osbourn
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Siloam Springs, Arkansas, USA
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Posted 27 May 2015 5:37 pm
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Well Richard, That was a blast. I've not had much to say on this Forum in quite sometime but this is sure worth chiming in on. I went to louisetrotter.com. Louise played Steel Guitar Rag, Last Date, San Antonio Rose and Danny Boy on her harp. I sure enjoyed listening to her play. Somebody down in the Houston area needs to give that gal a hug for me. I'm going to put an icon on my desktop and check her website often. Thanks for the heads-up. Roger
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Marco Schouten
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Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Posted 28 May 2015 7:28 am
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Thanks for sharing this, Richard.
I liked it a lot.
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Alan Brookes
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Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 28 May 2015 12:22 pm
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| The pedal harp was the impetus which created the pedal steel guitar. There are two sorts of pedal harp; the one changes the tension of the strings, as in the pedal steel guitar, and the other invokes imposition of additional shorteners such as moveable nuts. |
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Alan Brookes
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Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 28 May 2015 12:24 pm
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I should add that pedal steel mechanisms go one step further, in that they allow both sharpening and flattening of strings, whereas pedal harps only allow sharpening.
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Bill Ford
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Graniteville SC Aiken
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Posted 28 May 2015 4:19 pm
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This lady is fantastic, go to her websute, and listen to Tenderly, and last date, and Danny Boy...Bill
http://www.louisetrotter.com
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Billy Easton
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Nashville, TN USA
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Posted 28 May 2015 7:41 pm
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Love it!!
Billy Easton
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 29 May 2015 1:33 am
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Louise Trotter is very cool. She's also a sharp dresser, and I'll bet she's pretty sharp herself.
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John Booth
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Columbus Ohio, USA
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Posted 29 May 2015 3:28 am
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This little gal rocks !
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Dale Rottacker
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Walla Walla Washington, USA
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Roger Osbourn
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Siloam Springs, Arkansas, USA
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Posted 29 May 2015 2:31 pm
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Hey Folks; I checked out her selection of C-Ds. You can listen to every song on every C-D she has. I'm ordering Christmas Harp and Texas Style Harp. That's right Dale, listening to her play put a smile on my face too.
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Dennis Saydak
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Manitoba, Canada
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Posted 29 May 2015 6:04 pm
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The next video to automatically play after the Harp Steel Guitar Rag version is also S.G.Rag but played on a homemade "steel" guitar. The guy is a genius IMHO, not to mention a creative craftsman.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXtevBIs-f0
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 30 May 2015 1:39 am
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That was brilliant, Dennis, and a delightful presentation, watching a master craftsman describe and make each little part
and end up playing Steel Guitar Rag on a real steel guitar!
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Dave Hopping
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Aurora, Colorado
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Posted 30 May 2015 8:39 pm
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How cool(but how demented) is that? Do you suppose this is the classical community's riposte to Mike Perlowin's forays onto their turf?  |
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Charlie McDonald
From:
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Posted 31 May 2015 1:36 am
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Could be, Dave. 'Take this, steel guitar!'
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Jack Aldrich
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Washington, USA
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Posted 31 May 2015 2:14 pm
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The concert harp has been in existence for a long time, as noted above. It's tuning is diatonic, and the pedals are used to move to other keys. I was told long ago that Alvino
Rey's wife played concert harp, and that gave him the idea for pedals, which he brought to Gibson. Probably folklore. I'd like to know what the difference is between the Electoharp and the Harlan Brothers device and when each one arose.
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Wayne Quinn
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Cape Breton.NovaScotia
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Posted 1 Jun 2015 9:55 am thanks
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thanks for that link Richard . she was awesome. she plays that better on the harp than I do on pedal steel. i loved it.  thanks also Bill for your link also.
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Gil Berry
From:
Westminster, CA, USA
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Posted 1 Jun 2015 10:01 am
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| Nice. Very nice. Did you listen to her rendition of Besame mucho? Wow. |
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