Putting an old Emmons where it belongs !

Bob Hoffnar · Post by **Bob Hoffnar** » 26 Mar 2016 7:30 pm

This is where my 64 Emmons spent last night.

At the White Horse playing for a packed house of people dancing. It was quite a night ! That Emmons wraparound was just made for clawing its way through the mayhem.

Justin Griffith · Post by **Justin Griffith** » 27 Mar 2016 6:00 am

That is EXACTLY what those guitars are for! The louder the better. I was going to come harass y'all last night, but couldn't get my schedule to work out. I know the guy you got that guitar from and he says its a good one. I'm dying to check it out!

Bob Hoffnar · Post by **Bob Hoffnar** » 27 Mar 2016 6:38 am

Justin,
Playing that beautiful mess of a gig at the White Horse is perfect for that old Emmons honky tonk machine.

Come on by myplace anytime. I live just south of Oltorf. You can show me a new lick. I'm tired of the two I know.

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 27 Mar 2016 9:14 am

I would bet that guitar never sounded better!

Calvin Walley · Post by **Calvin Walley** » 27 Mar 2016 9:34 am

thats what a steel guitar was born to do !!!!

playing anything else on it is like trying to make an airplane into a submarine

Bob Hoffnar · Post by **Bob Hoffnar** » 27 Mar 2016 10:08 am

Calvin Walley wrote:thats what a steel guitar was born to do !!!!

playing anything else on it is like trying to make an airplane into a submarine

I couldn't disagree more strongly. That's like saying hands were only made help to eat doritos. Your statement is obscenely limited and limiting. I love playing country gigs but I am way into playing other music that the steel is uniquely qualified to express also.

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 27 Mar 2016 10:28 am

Calvin Walley wrote: playing anything else on it is like trying to make an airplane into a submarine

huh?

Calvin Walley · Post by **Calvin Walley** » 27 Mar 2016 10:43 am

did you ever wonder why you didn't see a TUBA on stage with the Beatles ?

it was because it did not belong there !!!!

yes it could be played on stage with the Beatles but that wouldn't make it fit the music

the pedal steel has and always will belong on a honky tonk stage

Bill Lowe · Post by **Bill Lowe** » 27 Mar 2016 11:26 am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJzBtIsxaoA

Calvin Walley · Post by **Calvin Walley** » 27 Mar 2016 11:30 am

yea and he looks about as outa place as TUBA player in church !!!

just because you can do something doesn't mean you should !!!

Bill Lowe · Post by **Bill Lowe** » 27 Mar 2016 11:36 am

ughhh?

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 27 Mar 2016 11:43 am

Did the Beatles use a tuba? Maybe on "Penny Lane", but I'm not sure. They quit playing onstage when they got more sophisticated with their style.

Jack Strayhorn · Post by **Jack Strayhorn** » 27 Mar 2016 11:45 am

Well, being that honky tonk is all but dead, I guess I'll pack it up and but it under the bed where it belongs. Funny thing, I never really played honky tonks. Oh crap, that's why I never fit in! Actually, I never really fit in anywhere so I guess I should just stay in?

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 27 Mar 2016 11:58 am

Calvin Walley wrote:did you ever wonder why you didn't see a TUBA on stage with the Beatles ?

it was because it did not belong there !!!!

yes it could be played on stage with the Beatles but that wouldn't make it fit the music

interestingly enough, their use of a tuba probably brought in more money than i've seen in my life.

calvin, what did you learn from all of your polls?

Bill Lowe · Post by **Bill Lowe** » 27 Mar 2016 12:41 pm

I guess these guys are out of place too?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnCMFecnRjY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_896zkBbYY

Calvin Walley · Post by **Calvin Walley** » 27 Mar 2016 2:06 pm

i know a TON of you guys like c6
but i have never liked it so i could care less where you play that ....
by the way i'm not knocking the guys ability both of those are great players

but the E9th belongs in the honky tonks

Steve Spitz · Post by **Steve Spitz** » 27 Mar 2016 5:08 pm

So Calvin, is it OK to play C6 in a Honky Tonk ?
I've been doing it a lot, and it seems to be working out really well.

Here in New Orleans, it's not unusual for horn players of all stripes playing before, after, and next door to your gig. Music 24 hours, and hundreds of gigs in a small area

. Sometimes a whole brass band will be marching down the street, and may come and sit in for a song or two. They seem open , even a bit curious, when they see the steel guitar. The Tuba works. ( a sousaphone ) . Fortunately, they are more open minded.

Other musicians appreciate the opportunity to try something less conventional. That's the real reward, when we get to have a cool musical interaction with other players.

If you choose to never do so, that's OK, but others may welcome the opportunity to try something new.

Brett Lanier · Post by **Brett Lanier** » 27 Mar 2016 5:18 pm

The White Horse is a fun spot. Whenever I get to Austin I inevitably get dragged down there by a group of people at some point.

ps, Bubbles in my Beer

Calvin Walley · Post by **Calvin Walley** » 27 Mar 2016 5:36 pm

Steve
you can play it but i wouldn't like it

by the way, I lived in New Orleans for 10 years (81-91)
great folks down there !!!

Bob Blair · Post by **Bob Blair** » 27 Mar 2016 5:36 pm

Great picture Bob - a trip back in time!

I've played E9th pedal steel with a tuba doing the bass honours in at least three theatres that I can remember. It was pretty cool! I don't recall getting busted by the honky tonk police.

Tom Quinn · Post by **Tom Quinn** » 27 Mar 2016 5:46 pm

Bunch of weirdos here. Of course an Emmons D-10 anything belongs in a honky tonk. Instead you get all involved in tuba talk. Go figure...

Bill Lowe · Post by **Bill Lowe** » 27 Mar 2016 5:53 pm

now Tom, there is nothing wrong with tubas
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopi ... highlight=

Ronnie Long · Post by **Ronnie Long** » 27 Mar 2016 5:58 pm

Jack who yo trying to fool, I have heard you play and you could play anywhere you wanted to, you play great and thats my story

Bobby Boggs · Post by **Bobby Boggs** » 27 Mar 2016 7:15 pm

The last wrap-around I saw listed was for 12,500.oo. Maybe a little on the high side. I'm sure wrap-around owners will disagree. But that's for another thread. It's Bob's so he can make firewood out of it if he likes. Speaking strictly for myself. If I had to play a similar situation. I'd play the cheapest guitar I own. Exception being,That I knew for sure one of my steel guitar hero's was going to stop by. But that's just me.

Rich Upright · Post by **Rich Upright** » 27 Mar 2016 7:55 pm

I agree with Calvin. You could play it anywhere, but it still does belong best on a honky tonk stage.

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Putting an old Emmons where it belongs !

Putting an old Emmons where it belongs !

Calvin ?