The Steel Guitar Forum

I wasn't sure where to post this but check it out.
http://www.geocities.com/dbalde.geo/wts.html

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• Gary Shepherd
• Sierra Session 12
• www.16tracks.com

Interesting-I believe that Boomer Castleman (patented developer of the Bigsby Palm Pedal) uses something like that with six (instead of the standard two) levers

That's Dan Balde's page.
Dan bought up a bunch of the old Bigsby palm pedal stock and paraphernalia a few years ago. He used to post on the Forum -- for that matter, so did Boomer -- haven't seen either around recently.

I used to have a Dobro with two palm pedals emulating the A and B pedals (D to E and B to C), but it was pretty cumbersome due to the ergonomics of the Dobro guitar, so I removed them. FWIW.

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<small>Larry Bell - email: larry@larrybell.org - gigs - Home Page
2000 Fessenden S-12 8x8, 1969 Emmons S-12 6x6, 1971 Dobro

Sheryl Crow's lead guitarist uses a setup very simular to the one in the link. Although he does some very basic pedal steel sounds(tasty none-the-less), I believe there is some great potential with this type of guitar.

why?

Thanks for noticing DroopyPawn.
Bigsby Palm Pedals

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Dan Balde
U-12/8&5, S-7/D 3&1, S-6/E&A<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by db on 26 December 2004 at 09:40 AM.]</p></FONT>

Hey Dan- where ya been?

How cool is this thing! As a guitar player trying to learn steel for the last 25 years, this looks like it has some real possibilities. Of course, it might just be another reason for new players not to learn real pedal steel guitar.

Hey Dave,
I've been pretty busy handing personal matters.
A little over a year ago, my wife was hit by a "Semi" & thrown from her car. She broke her pelvis in three places, broken left arm and right wrist. She was in the hospital for a month and in a wheel chair for another. A month after her release, while I was shuttling her from one Drs. appointment to another, I was hit by a "Semi". So I have had a lot on my hands.
I have been able to fill orders, but they take a bit more time.
I have been looking to get back to playing, but haven't had time enough to pursue anything yet. I was having a lot of fun adapting my playing style and stretching out on the universal before all of the chaos. I am hoping to get to work "out" on it soon.
I get down to Doylestown occasionally, it would be great to get together.
Keep in touch dbalde@eclipse.net

Hey everybody,
For you guys that are speculating "why", the big pluses are a chance to stand up to play & sing and for quick & easy set-up for rehearsals & jams. The instrument is great for the "single-note" or "interval-lead" solo play used in "new country" (Bruce Bounton / Paul Franklin type stuff), saving the STD or Universal for "traditional", "full-chord", "big-band" or Jazz stuff.
If you check the Website you will see that I am working on an eight-string lap version with a "D" lever set-up (roots lowered) based on the simple, very earlier "steel" set-ups. Or an eight-string lap with the "F" lever like the early "Day" set-up. It's a good place to start and learn to progress to the "Full-Steel" set-up.
Thanks for your interest and acceptance.

"Tolerance is the best virtue".

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Dan Balde
U-12/8&5, S-7/D 3&1, S-6/E&A


<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by db on 20 May 2003 at 07:14 PM.]</p></FONT>

<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Dave Potter on 19 May 2003 at 08:22 PM.]</p></FONT>

Hey,
I have just added some new pages to the website.
There is an article about Boomer Castleman and the palm pedal.
"History and improvements"
and a dimensional drawing of the BP-15.
Check it out:
Bigsby Palm Pedals

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Dan Balde
U-12/8&5, S-7/D 3&1, S-6/E&A


<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by db on 26 December 2004 at 09:41 AM.]</p></FONT>