Dave Easley on 10-string Weissenborn

Nate Hofer · Post by **Nate Hofer** » 16 Jun 2016 5:53 pm

This guy was in Kansas City recently and he wasn't playing pedal steel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Tm0Li41ZY0

(Not actually sure the make of the instrument.)

Jerry Erickson · Post by **Jerry Erickson** » 19 Jun 2016 8:40 am

The instrument might be made by John Gray. Dave used to live in Champaign,IL, as did John. John repairs and builds instruments. I'll see if I can find out.

Stefan Robertson · Post by **Stefan Robertson** » 19 Jun 2016 11:26 am

awesome love it. I can't decide if its his tuner, delay or intonation but all the notes are right but just a few cents out and it bugs me.

Dyke Corson · Post by **Dyke Corson** » 19 Jun 2016 8:03 pm

Dave says it's an Iseman made in Honolulu. Wish I could play mine like that!

Dyke Corson · Post by **Dyke Corson** » 19 Jun 2016 8:08 pm

Dave says he can't post to the forum right now, but wanted me to pass along that hopes to make a new video soon playing this Iseman through a Vox acoustic amp. Stay tuned

Bob Watson · Post by **Bob Watson** » 20 Jun 2016 1:25 am

Nate Hofer · Post by **Nate Hofer** » 20 Jun 2016 4:10 am

Thanks, Dyke!

Also, the cool thing about this vid is that he used what's recorded here as a solo section to a vocal tune (Ghost Rider's in the Sky) which he sang - I started recording late. Super-creative and unexpected. Not just a stand-alone bebop tune.

Chris Allen · Post by **Chris Allen** » 20 Jun 2016 5:38 am

Loved that. Thanks for posting.

Cartwright Thompson · Post by **Cartwright Thompson** » 26 Jun 2016 3:05 pm

[quote="Stefan Robertson"]awesome love it. I can't decide if its his tuner, delay or intonation but all the notes are right but just a few cents out and it bugs me.[/quote]

Maybe the tuning issue that you hear may be due to Mr. Easley's almost complete lack of any vibrato.

Stu Schulman · Post by **Stu Schulman** » 27 Jun 2016 10:29 am

I loved it!

Stefan Robertson · Post by **Stefan Robertson** » 30 Jun 2016 3:56 am

Cartwright Thompson wrote:
Stefan Robertson wrote:awesome love it. I can't decide if its his tuner, delay or intonation but all the notes are right but just a few cents out and it bugs me.
Maybe the tuning issue that you hear may be due to Mr. Easley's almost complete lack of any vibrato.

I'm thinking maybe he is using harmonic tuning rather than equal temperament.

As John Ely points out here:
http://www.hawaiiansteel.com/learning/tuning_up.php