RIP Duane Wong
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- Dave Zirbel
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RIP Duane Wong
I'm a little late but just found out that my first pedal steel instructor passed away earlier this month. He and his wife Joanne owned a music store in El Cerrito, CA called Music Works, where Pudgy gave lessons. He was very helpful in the early stages of my steel guitar journey. Rest in peace, Pudgy.
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Been mostly away from the forum recently so I only just now saw this - I'm very sad. Music Works was (and still is, really) my "local" shop from my teen years on, and I used to see Pudgy fairly regularly. Bought a lot of strings and picks and allsorts from him, and he was always very patient with me (which mustn't have been easy!). I wish I'd been able to talk steel with him as well. He will definitely be missed....
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So sorry to hear this. Duane was one of the Bay Area's top steelers back when Don McClellan and I were just getting started learning how to play this electric cheese slicer. Years later I bought my ukulele from him at a Hawaiian festival in Cerritos, CA. Very nice guy. RIP, Pudgy.
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Sad news
Met him when I moved back to San Francisco from northern California in 1977.
He was playing if my memory serves right some place in the Richmond district or maybe near Gary Street... I was very new at trying to play steel then and he just blew me away with his incredible fast playing and tasteful fills.
Was very impressed and wish I had seen more of him, but there was not a lot of C&W in San Francisco at that time.
Was soon after that when I met B0b....
Well I hope Duane rests in peace.
He was playing if my memory serves right some place in the Richmond district or maybe near Gary Street... I was very new at trying to play steel then and he just blew me away with his incredible fast playing and tasteful fills.
Was very impressed and wish I had seen more of him, but there was not a lot of C&W in San Francisco at that time.
Was soon after that when I met B0b....
Well I hope Duane rests in peace.
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Mentions Duane in the NAMM clip among the many lost last year.
https://www.namm.org/library/oral-histo ... ibute-2017
https://www.namm.org/library/oral-histo ... ibute-2017
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Nice, Thanks....
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2017 Mullen SD-10, G2 5&5 Polished Aluminum covering. Custom Build for me. Great Steel.
Clinesmith Joaquin Murphy style Aluminum 8 String Lap Steel Short A6th.
Magnatone Jeweltone Series Lap Steel, Circa 1950? 6 String with F#minor7th Tuning.
1956 Dewey Kendrick D-8 4&3, Restoration Project.
1973 Sho~Bud Green SD-10 4&5 PSG, Restoration Project.
2017 Mullen SD-10, G2 5&5 Polished Aluminum covering. Custom Build for me. Great Steel.
Clinesmith Joaquin Murphy style Aluminum 8 String Lap Steel Short A6th.
Magnatone Jeweltone Series Lap Steel, Circa 1950? 6 String with F#minor7th Tuning.
1956 Dewey Kendrick D-8 4&3, Restoration Project.
1973 Sho~Bud Green SD-10 4&5 PSG, Restoration Project.