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Topic: How many of us get started with Winnie's book? |
Bob Carlucci
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Candor, New York, USA
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Posted 13 Jun 2005 8:43 am |
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Frank, if it was you that revived this thread.. Very nice tribute.. You've got a good heart  ... bob [This message was edited by Bob Carlucci on 13 June 2005 at 09:44 AM.] |
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Mark Lind-Hanson
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Menlo Park, California, USA
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Posted 13 Jun 2005 10:12 am
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Add me to the growing list...
it was especially nice they included all those tunings from all those great players... |
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Frank Estes
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Huntsville, AL
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Posted 13 Jun 2005 10:22 am
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| Bob, I was surprised how old this thread is when I went searching for it. Seems like this thread was only a few months old. Anyway, I thought it might be something the family could use as part of the tribute they are compiling. A lot of us got our start with that great book! |
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 13 Jun 2005 10:28 am
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| Winnie certainly has left a wonderful gift to us. His work will live on for a very, very long time. |
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Carlos Polidura
From:
Puerto Rico
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Posted 13 Jun 2005 10:53 am
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it was actually, my second book, "but my main source of information".
i will consider it "my first".
carlos |
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John Lacey
From:
Black Diamond, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 14 Jun 2005 5:17 am
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| It was one of the only publications available when I got started in Toronto in the early to mid 70's and I was grateful for it. Got a chance to meet and thank Winnie for it at St. Louis a few years later. Rest in peace, pal. |
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Klaus Caprani
From:
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Posted 14 Jun 2005 5:27 am
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I started with that. I still use it.
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Klaus Caprani
MCI RangeXpander S-10 3x4
www.klauscaprani.com
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Kevin Mincke
From:
Farmington, MN (Twin Cities-South Metro) USA
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Posted 14 Jun 2005 5:34 am
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| Yup.......1978 & still have it. |
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Virgil Pittman
From:
Colcord, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 14 Jun 2005 6:02 am
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| I bought my copy sometime back in the 70's and I still have it .It was a wealth of information back in the day's before computers or any source of instruction material. |
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Pat Dawson
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Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, USA
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Posted 14 Jun 2005 6:45 am
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I've got the CD version, my older brother has the floppy record version. Although I had the great fortune of taking lessons from B.C. for 3 1/2 years, I've still got plenty to learn from Winnie's book (Scotty's too). The pics of my hero's are inspiring. His memory shall forever live through the sharing of his knowledge of the PSG.
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Craig A Davidson
From:
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin USA
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Posted 14 Jun 2005 7:08 am
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| That was my first book to learn from. I still go back to it from time to time. |
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Jon Jaffe
From:
Austin, Texas
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Posted 14 Jun 2005 7:58 am
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| I bought the original in the 70's and a new copy for the CD a year ago. |
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Gerald Menke
From:
Stormville NY, USA
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Posted 14 Jun 2005 8:22 am
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I actually bought the book before I bought a steel, as nuts as that sounds. I used to listen to the CD just in awe of the sound...I am so sad to hear of his passing, my debt to Winnie could never be repaid. I played some of the songs from the book to the best of my humble ability last night, in his honor. My condolences to his family.
with great respect and gratitude
Gerald Menke |
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Ron Page
From:
Penn Yan, NY USA
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Posted 14 Jun 2005 8:28 am
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Count me in. I replaced the book a couple of years ago at Scotty's when I noticed it had been release with a CD.
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HagFan
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Al Marcus
From:
Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)
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Posted 14 Jun 2005 10:01 am
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I bought Winnie's book, after hearing so much about it. I thought it was a great boodk and a big breakthrough for new Steel players to use.
I don't know how many remember, but Winnie wrote a lot of good technical articles in the Pedal Steel Newletter out of New York, Bob Maickel, President.
Every year at Scotty's shows, he looked at all the new steels and anylized them and reported on the new tech. improvemente with drawings too. I liked those writings to help me to evaluate the new steels for comparison, as I couldn't attend every year....al
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My Website..... www.cmedic.net/~almarcus/
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Nic du Toit
From:
Milnerton, Cape, South Africa
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Posted 14 Jun 2005 10:24 am
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Same here. Got his book during 1978/79. Still have it, and look at it every now and then.
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 Nic du Toit
1970 Rosewood P/P Emmons D10 Fatback 8x4
1980 Basket Weave P/P Emmons SD10 3x5
Peavey Session 500 unmodfied
My CD "Nightmare on Emmons Steel"
Click here to E-mail us.
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Dale Bessant
From:
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
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Posted 14 Jun 2005 10:34 am
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| First book I bought ,still have it and still go back to it from time to time as well............ |
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Ken Higgins
From:
Canyon Tx
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Posted 14 Jun 2005 10:55 am
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| Still use it all the time. Thank you Winnie and peace be with you. |
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Mark van Allen
From:
Watkinsville, Ga. USA
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Posted 14 Jun 2005 12:30 pm
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| It's very gratifying to see that Winnie got to enjoy some of this feedback. When you think about the history of the steel guitar, all the changes in mechanics and styles, it's really amazing that Winnie's great book still remains the single best resource for getting started, laying the groundwork, and demystifying our crazy instrument. What a wonderful, tremendous legacy. Bless you, Winnie! |
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Joerg Hennig
From:
Bavaria, Germany
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Posted 14 Jun 2005 12:38 pm
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Gerald M., I don´t think that sounds nuts, I too bought Winnie´s book before I got my first steel - the steel had been sitting in the same store but I didn´t have the money to buy it yet. In addition to getting me started playing, I also learned the basics about the mechanics that enabled me to get my first piece-of-junk P/P Emmons into a playable condition. And I got a ton of ideas from the copedent section. Winnie was one of the greatest for sure. So sad to hear about his passing.
Regards, JH |
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James Pennebaker
From:
Mt. Juliet, TN
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Posted 14 Jun 2005 2:01 pm
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I started with Winnie's book and a Fender 400. I still have the book.
JP[This message was edited by James Pennebaker on 14 June 2005 at 03:02 PM.] |
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Jon Light (deceased)
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 14 Jun 2005 2:07 pm
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Same as Gerald--bought the book well before I had ever touched a steel. Used the contact info in the back to contact a bunch of companies, got brochures and stuff, called Zane Beck and ordered a BMI, studied from the book and hit the ground running when the guitar came.
I am so glad that Winnie had the opportunity to know how important he is to so, so many people.
edited to say that I hadn't realized that this was an old thread that I had already responded to. Glad I didn't change my story.
[This message was edited by Jon Light on 14 June 2005 at 03:13 PM.] |
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Joe Savage
From:
St. Paul, MN
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Posted 14 Jun 2005 2:57 pm
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I too, am one of Winnie's "students" via the book. My first printed instruction as well. Sorry to hear of his passing....... I may have missed it in a post somewhere, but what was Winnie's age? Thank you Winnie....You and your work live on. I've referred many people to the book.
Joe Savage |
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Ray Leroux
From:
Vulcan Alberta CANADA/Thousand Palms CA.
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Posted 14 Jun 2005 3:07 pm
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| Winnies book and later Rusty Youngs were all I could find back in 78 when I took the plunge. Thank you Winnie. |
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Fred Martin
From:
Phoenix, Az
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Posted 14 Jun 2005 6:36 pm
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| Bought the book, lost it and bought another one. Just like any classic I get something new out of it every time I get into it. |
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