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The drummer asked me last night what the difference was between the 2 "keyboards" on my D10. ROTFLMAO Never heard this one before.

C#

That's why drummers are guys that hang around with musicians!

Could he play country?

Kinda like someone asking "hey man, do you play lead or rhythm" I tell em, hell I can play both at the same time. Now ain't that sumpin'

Back in the 70s, after watching me play for almost two hours, a guy walks up and asked me if my steel was an "electric piano." I was so stunned, he never got any kind of answer. I thought of the saying "When arguing with an idiot, make sure he's not doing the same." I was younger then and didn't have much patience, but today I could have more composure and give him a civil answer.

Cal, are you telling us that this question was asked of you by a drummer in Nashville????

that must be from the movie "Dumb and drummer"...

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Yes, this was a country drummer, living in Nashville, who's had at least one artist gig that I know of. Maybe he never worked with a steel before. I'll tell you a secret - there aren't that many good drummers here. For every 10 great guitar or steel players, you'd be lucky to find one drummer who can play a decent shuffle.

"Dumb and drummer"...

I like that!

C#<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Cal Sharp on 31 August 2003 at 11:57 AM.]</p></FONT>

I always liked when they told me it looked like an ironing board. Someday I'm gonna have me one made in the shape of an ironing board, just so that when someone asks, "What is that thang?" I can say, "Just what the hell does it look like?"

I've had my steel called a ‘Pineapple Slicer’ which didn't even sound at all funny to me, just dumb!
That was ‘Humor’ 50 years ago! I've also had it called a ‘Buiscut Board’! Just as dumb, to me! I can forgive someone for asking if it's a keyboard, just because they really don't know what to call such a wonderful-sounding instrument! They always say, “Ignorence is Bliss”

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Dumb and Drummer, a great line. Richard

ironing board?
The great Bruce "U.Utah" Phillips one referred to it as a cross bewtween an egg-slicer and a sewing machine.
I really liked that!

JW

when asked what is it,
i have replied, it's my wifes knitting machine that i transformed into a musikal contraption

I have a sister-in-law that still refers to it as "an almost piano"

I'd be inclined to give this drummer a bit of slack in that "keyboards" was probably the first analogy that came to mind for the two necks. They really don't look much like the necks on other instruments... and people don't always express themselves adequately in unfamiliar territory. (remember the "Doubly Sound" jokes from "Spinal Tap"?) On the other hand, I've also had someone watch me playing very closely, sometimes for hours, only to come up and compliment me on my piano work. I've also apparently been a "lap stool", "autoharp", and "dulcimer" player on occasion. I think my favorite was via an ex-girlfriend's daughter, who loved to watch me play my "Zittle".

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