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I think we all know who invented it but, who added the changes the players of the PSG are using today?

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kd...and the beat goes on...

Kenny-I can't say who INVented the C6 pedals. But Alvino Rey had the main 5-6-7 pedals on his E6 Gibson Electra-Harp in 1940.

I had those pedals on My E6 Electra-Harp in 1947, after WW11.

It is possible to say that Alvino invented those 3 pedals. At least he was the first I ever heard in 1940 playing them.

Pedal 7 was the Major 7th pedal that we all use so much now.

Pete Drake used to use that pedal a lot to get certain licks...al <FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Al Marcus on 08 July 2002 at 09:38 PM.]</p></FONT>

Speaking of Alvino Rey - I was watching Batman with my daughter earlier this week on TV-Land. The villian, I don't remember her name, had an Alvino Rey Gun. What a stitch...

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Ernie

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It looks like 5,6,8 were invented by Jerry Byrd. 5 and 6 are slants, and 8 is retuning C -> C# -> C.

Hi, I don't mean to argue the point, but I'm going to side w/Al on this one & credit Alvino. My friend got a Fender 400 w/4 pedals
before I did. I was still struggling w/my MultiKord?? (was that a steel??!) Phil's book that came w/the 400 credited an A6th to Alvino (along w/many other tunings being used @ that time!) The changes (among others) were those Al mentions & because I had spent many hours trying to copy Jerry's licks, I used Alvino's pedals, but transposed them from A6th to C6th! And that's a fact!!! To date this, I would say that it was probably 1953 or 54 and at that point I gave my homemade Epiphone triple-neck to Bobbe. The very same steel I played on KMA radio in Shenandoah IA (for the Earl May seed co.) with Ike Everly. In the meantime I had rebuilt it (took off some bulk & weight) myself at the school shop where I graduated in 1947. This was at Chautauqua NY where Steve Porter, Joe Miraglia & a few other steel players saw Buddy play one of his last concerts with Phil & Don !<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Doug Seymour on 12 July 2002 at 01:48 PM.]</p></FONT><FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Doug Seymour on 12 July 2002 at 01:50 PM.]</p></FONT><FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Doug Seymour on 12 July 2002 at 01:51 PM.]</p></FONT>

Actually, I was wondering where Kenny Dail came from... (love ya, buddy)

Thanks to all that replied. If you need anything re Steel Guitar, just ask and you shall receive.

Hi John... See you at the ISGC.


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kd...and the beat goes on...