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Topic: Let's see if HS students like lap steel |
Ron Victoria
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New Jersey, USA
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Posted 31 Jan 2006 1:39 pm |
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As some of you may recall, I moved from the MS to the HS this year. Tomorrow I am bringing in my lap and do some playing. I let a few students bring their guitars in last week. One was pretty good but they use a lot of distortion. We'll see what kind of audience the hs students are. Of course I will be bringing my non-union musicians BIAB, they work cheap.
Ron |
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Charlie McDonald
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out of the blue
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Posted 31 Jan 2006 2:30 pm
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| Let us know how it goes. Surely they'll all want to build lap steels as a result. |
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Loni Specter
From:
West Hills, CA, USA
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Posted 31 Jan 2006 9:50 pm
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| Make sure you do at least one tune the might recognize, like "Iron Man" or "Smoke on the Water" |
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Don Kona Woods
From:
Hawaiian Kama'aina
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Posted 1 Feb 2006 12:22 am
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Ron uses his "non-union musicians - BIAB"
Yes, Ron. I have them myself.
The band that never gets sick, is never late, never demands vacation pay, never critcizes your playing, etc.
They are just a wonderful band to work with. |
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Don Walworth
From:
Gilmer, Texas, USA
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Posted 1 Feb 2006 5:33 am
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...problem with BiaB is the music never plays along at the same beat as I do. Need to re-program BiaB, I guess. 
Hope your session goes well at school. I know they will say "he is one, cool, dude".
don |
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Ron Victoria
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 1 Feb 2006 12:47 pm
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Today was exam makeup day, so attendance was light. They liked my music but would have preferred other songs. One boy surprised me and requested C&W. So happens I had Your Cheatin' Heart on the CD. He liked my twangy melody. House Of The Rising Sun was well received also. One of my co-workers said I look too serious while playing. I am aware and seldom look up, probably because I fear hitting a sour note. I got their attention whn I cranked up the distortion, something I rarely use. So, it was a good day.
Ron |
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Papa Joe Pollick
From:
Swanton, Ohio
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Posted 1 Feb 2006 2:16 pm
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| Now Ron,that was a great idea..We all need to put the steel out there for the younger generation..I've started 2 guys in that direction,and I'm workin on # 3..Keep up the good work..PJ |
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Mike Ruffin
From:
El Paso, Texas, USA
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Posted 1 Feb 2006 3:08 pm
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| Way to go, Ron. I wish I had started in high school. I hope you get a few converts! |
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James Quackenbush
From:
Pomona, New York, USA
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Posted 2 Feb 2006 9:58 am
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Ron,
Might I suggest that next time you bring your lap steel to school, most ANYBODY , including HS kids , like the Blues !!....Very easy to play, very easy to play along with, and plenty of improvising can be done ..
I think a simple 3 chord blues is something that EVERYBODY can relate to ...Good Luck ....Sincerely, Jim |
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