Steel Pedal Guitars??
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Well this one guy came up during break and asked me what was the name of that Ironing boad thang I was playing and I told him that sounded quite right for the particular one I was playing many years ago as it wouldn't stay tuned over a few minutes at a time and i was aggravated at that point in time and I never forgot what he called it either TOMMY
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Of all the weird names posted here in the past, the one I like best is "Table top string thingy".
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What about calling it a Hawaiian Guitar with Tone changers. People will then ask; "What do the tone changers do" Then you reply, "They give me more chord options". People are smart if you give them a chance to understand...if they can fix complicated cars and computers, a steel is easy for them to comprehend.
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That's a pretty amazing co-incidence. The doctor who gave me one 3 or 4 years ago has a brother in law who plays steel and dobro. Seriously.chris ivey wrote:.interestingly enough though, the asian doctor who will be giving me a colonoscopy on friday is familiar with the pedal steel guitar!
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Maybe proctologists (colonoscopists???) are the steel players of the medical world. Who really goes to medical school with a dream of being a proctologist, anyway? Probably an easy transition for a proctologist to be a steel guitar fan - they must know what it's like to put up with abuse from the rest of their professional community.
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I was in a music store in boston, buying a volume pedal, and the guy asked me what it was for. I told him it was for a pedal steel, and he told me that he had a 50 dollar pedal steel he bought from Musicians Friend. Since i have the same (lap steel) guitar, I asked him if his pedal steel had pedals, to which he replied, "no, I don't think so."
I've also heard/seen it as:
Steal Petal
Table Guitar
Stand-Up Guitar
Is that a Keyboard?
That thing Kingsley plays
And when you're in a session, and the engineer goes, "steel player, can you do that wah-wah-wah-y sounding lick again?"
I've also heard/seen it as:
Steal Petal
Table Guitar
Stand-Up Guitar
Is that a Keyboard?
That thing Kingsley plays
And when you're in a session, and the engineer goes, "steel player, can you do that wah-wah-wah-y sounding lick again?"
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I overheard this conversation one night in a bar:
Guy 1: "What is that thing the guy is playing sitting down?"
Guy 2: "It's kind of an electric dulcimer."
and later in the evening during "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry":
Guy 1: "I've heard that song before, who originally did that song?"
Guy 2: "That's a Cowboy Junkies song"
Guy 1: "Oh yeah, they're cool"
Guy 1: "What is that thing the guy is playing sitting down?"
Guy 2: "It's kind of an electric dulcimer."
and later in the evening during "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry":
Guy 1: "I've heard that song before, who originally did that song?"
Guy 2: "That's a Cowboy Junkies song"
Guy 1: "Oh yeah, they're cool"
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Here are some that people have said to me over the years. These were serious, not kidding around!
Iron Guitar
Sliding Guitar
String Guitar
Upright Guitar
Board Guitar
Slide
Synthesizer
Keyboard
Dobro
Steel Pedal
Pedal Guitar
Pedal
My favorite one was said in jest: Hawaiian Cheese Slicer
One time a recording studio engineer hung a mic over the strings of my PSG, and asked "will this pick it up okay?" The guy was serious! I had to read him the riot act.
Iron Guitar
Sliding Guitar
String Guitar
Upright Guitar
Board Guitar
Slide
Synthesizer
Keyboard
Dobro
Steel Pedal
Pedal Guitar
Pedal
My favorite one was said in jest: Hawaiian Cheese Slicer
One time a recording studio engineer hung a mic over the strings of my PSG, and asked "will this pick it up okay?" The guy was serious! I had to read him the riot act.
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We play a club every Sat on a patio with an awning. We call it the "partio" ..After a downpour one night we called mine a "paddle steel". I am a lover of the movie Cool Hand Luke so I call all my instruments a "yo-yo"........what we have here is....failure to communicate....
This is a fun subject. Some of the names are hilarious. People come up to mine and are amazed by it. But still the Cowboy gets the girl!
This is a fun subject. Some of the names are hilarious. People come up to mine and are amazed by it. But still the Cowboy gets the girl!
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Going slightly off-topic, I was surprised to learn that there is a barbed wire appreciation society http://www.antiquebarbedwiresociety.com/collector.html