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Topic: How many of us get started with Winnie's book? |
David L. Donald
From:
Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 14 Jun 2005 7:17 pm |
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My Sho-Bud was allready com,ing, but Crowbear said
Get the book, no questions.
So I did and it was well worth it.
Thanks Winnie.  |
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Tom Jordan
From:
Wichita, KS
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Posted 14 Jun 2005 9:46 pm
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I've always warmed up with "Nashville to Bakersfield". I even warm up my lap steel with it (sort of)! Funny how an excersize like that can stick in your head forever.
What a great man and teacher...
Tom Jordan |
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Per Berner
From:
Skovde, Sweden
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Posted 14 Jun 2005 10:34 pm
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I also got started on Winnie's book, but not the one I should have started with. I got his "Manual of style" back in 1980, fresh from the press, from the hands of Jimmie Crawford at a steel workshop seminar I'd been tricked into joining. Quite intimidating stuff for a young beginner on a 3+1 steel...
A month later I'd emptied my bank account and got a pro 3+6 and could do a tolerable version of "Hello darlin'". Thanks, Winnie!
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´75 Emmons p/p D10 8+4, '96 Emmons Legrande II D10 8+5, ´74 Sho-Bud Pro III Custom SD10 4+5, Peavey Nashville 1000 |
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Chip Fossa
From:
Monson, MA, USA (deceased)
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Posted 15 Jun 2005 1:27 am
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| Still have it and the vinyl record after 30+ years. It's still in good shape and I still refer to it all the time. Thanks Winnie, R.I.P. |
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Kiyoshi Osawa
From:
Mexico City, Mexico
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Posted 15 Jun 2005 6:21 am
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This book was also my first instruction in Pedal Steel. It was very helpful in my formation, being a lonely steeler stuck in a steel-less land. I will allways keep it as part of my reference reading, as I'm sure it will allways be a part of the steel guitar culture...
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Williams Keyless U12
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 15 Jun 2005 8:38 am
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I did! When I got my Emmons, the chromatic strings on top totally confused me; it was unlike anything I had with my Bigsby since the Speedy West C#min tuning had the chromatics on the bottom.
Finally thro' a process of re-reading the book many times, I got to where it began to make more and more sense to me. Finally, I was able to play his two different arrangements of "Danny Boy" and a mile stone had been reached.
His little book and the square record made the difference. |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 15 Jun 2005 8:44 am
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While I didn't start out using Winnie's book, when I did get it, it made a drastic difference in my approach to playing. Through the years I have have lost my copy of the book, and I think I will try to find another. It will be nice to re-learn some of the basics that we seem to forget over the years as we advance. Winnie will surely be missed. I know I will miss his contributions to the steel guitar world.
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Robert Parent
From:
Gillette, WY
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Posted 15 Jun 2005 9:38 am
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| Another one here. I still have the original book and tear out recording. It was the best buy ever in PSG learning material. |
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Phil ONeill
From:
Balbriggan, Dublin, Ireland
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Posted 15 Jun 2005 2:29 pm
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I bought Winnie Winstons book in Dublin in 1976.I had never seen a pedal steel guitar but I knew and loved how it sounded from records.Less than a year later I bought a
pro 1 shobud and tried to play "The Streets Of Laredo" or "Shanendoah" as we all did I'm sure.That is how my steel guitar adventure began.Someone said "take one step towards your dream and it will take ten towards you".Winnie's book was mine. |
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Bobby Lee
From:
Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2005 2:40 pm
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| I keep my dog-eared copy on my reference book shelf. I still look at it fairly often. |
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Bob Hickish
From:
Port Ludlow, Washington, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 15 Jun 2005 2:50 pm
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I'm one
I still have a dog eared coppy as well !
Bob |
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Jim Meiring
From:
Highlands, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2005 3:48 pm
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| that book was a revelation to me. the steel started to come to life. what was that little tune about Bakersfield? |
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Eli Hall
From:
Lousville, Kentucky, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2005 6:41 pm
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| I sure did. In 1975 I bought an MSA Sidekick in Lexington, KY. They threw in a tab of something called "Londonderry Aire" and I had no idea that it was the same tune as "Danny Boy" but that wouldn't have helped because I didn't know that tune then either. Winnie's book was a life-saver and with the inspiration of a local player named John Heinrich, created a life-long passion. |
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Ben Elder
From:
La Crescenta, California, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2005 8:13 pm
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| While technically I might have had one book or another earlier than Winnie's, I've spent more time reading and working with his than everything else put together. |
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L. A. Wunder
From:
Lombard, Illinois, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2005 8:22 pm
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| I too started with Winnie's book. I had a copy before I even had a steel. He may be gone, but his legacy lives on in all of us. |
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Chip Fossa
From:
Monson, MA, USA (deceased)
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Posted 15 Jun 2005 8:30 pm
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Terry Downs
From:
Wylie, TX US
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Posted 15 Jun 2005 8:31 pm
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| I had it too way back when. It really opened up a lot of understanding the instrument for me. I loaned it to someone and now it is gone. God bless Winnie. |
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Ryan Giese
From:
Spokane, Washington, USA
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Posted 21 Jun 2005 6:49 pm
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| I am sorry Bob but I found an error in your equation. Sho~Bud Maverick+Winnie Winston=Darn Good Pedal Steel Guitar. Unfortunetly for me, I did not start with either of those. I have a good teacher but yeah. |
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