Hi there

Vern Wall · Post by **Vern Wall** » 14 May 2005 2:04 am

I'm new here, although I've been lurking for a few weeks. I just bought a Fender resonator last month. I've been wanting one for thirty years, and I finally got it. Now I have to learn to play it.

Steinar Gregertsen · Post by **Steinar Gregertsen** » 14 May 2005 3:44 am

Welcome Vern!
This place is worth a thousand instructional DVDs and books, so I'm sure you'll find all the help you need to get started on your new resonator.

Steinar

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HowardR · Post by **HowardR** » 14 May 2005 5:20 am

Double welcome. You're gonna have a blast,....whether you like it or not!

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Paul Arntson · Post by **Paul Arntson** » 14 May 2005 8:55 am

What they said!

Welcome to the party.
As you know, this forum is a great place to meet entertaining folks and get info.
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David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 14 May 2005 12:33 pm

Very nice, welcome in.

What's your tuning so far?

Gary Boyett · Post by **Gary Boyett** » 14 May 2005 7:50 pm

Hide ho there neighbor...

welcome to the miss-fits club!

Vern Wall · Post by **Vern Wall** » 16 May 2005 4:47 pm

Tuning? I'm still trying to learn "Wabash Cannonball"!

Andre Nizzari · Post by **Andre Nizzari** » 16 May 2005 7:32 pm

Into the blues? I'd tune that guitar to open D. Low to high D A D F# A D. 14 gauge strings will get you started.

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David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 16 May 2005 10:39 pm

Well Vern you must be tuned to SOMETHING LOL.

Classic bluegrass dobro GBD GBD maybe?

Experiment with tunings ASAP, it opens up a huge world for you,

Check out Brad's page of steel for ideas. http://www.well.com/user/wellvis/steel.html

b0b's master tunings page
http://b0b.com/tunings/index.html

Each tuning will give you many ideas of what can work.
Try Wabash Cannon ball in 5 different tunings, and see the differences.

Vern Wall · Post by **Vern Wall** » 16 May 2005 11:36 pm

Yes I'm using G because that's the way my book teaches it. I figured I would take a theory class so I can understand this tuning stuff. I haven't played any instrument in a long time, except for that bagpipe. I quit the bagpipe when I realized that in all the bands in town there weren't two people who liked each other.

Jeff Strouse · Post by **Jeff Strouse** » 17 May 2005 2:45 am

Welcome Vern! There are a lot of possibilities in G tuning. Jerry Douglas and other great Bluegrass players get a ton of great sounds out of it. And, a straight chord tuning was what the early Hawaiian players used, too. Resonators are great...needs no electricity!

Jan Hess · Post by **Jan Hess** » 17 May 2005 3:14 am

Hi Vern! Welcome to the forum. As a newbie & ex-bagpipe player myself, double welcome.

In the late 60's I was invited to play in Edinburgh Castle as part of a mass pipr band, which was a real honor. My parents couldn't afford to pay my way & the govt. was only sponsering 10 of the malitia band and I was in the cadet band.So I never did go. I still felt honored to have been asked. Not even the pipe major of the cadet band got invited.

As far as tunings go, same as above + LITERALLY PLAY AROUND! Soundhound.

CrowBear Schmitt · Post by **CrowBear Schmitt** » 17 May 2005 4:38 am

Welcome to this Great Forum Vern

this worldwide asylum runs round the clock, so yer in fer a treat
it don't get any better than this Thanx to the steel gang
make sure the warden don't catch ya' postin' bout' ******s

i'm more into blues & i like this tuning :
1 - 5 or 6 - 3 - 1 or dom7 - 5 - 1
F - C or D - A - F or Eb 7 - C - F