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  Topic: Chanukah Dobro!
Bob Markison

Replies: 12
Views: 3343

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 16 Dec 2009 8:44 am   Subject: Chanukah Dobro!
Perfect!

Many thanks, and best to all for the Holidays.

- Bob Markison
  Topic: Speedy West for 6 string lap steel video
Bob Markison

Replies: 35
Views: 14217

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 23 Jan 2009 9:04 am   Subject: Speedy West for 6 string lap steel video
Wow!! Wonderful, Mike. Many thanks. - Bob Markison
  Topic: anyone play without finger picks?
Bob Markison

Replies: 31
Views: 21549

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 28 Nov 2008 10:54 pm   Subject: Freddie Roulette's tuning(s)
John Billings asked about Freddie Roulette's tuning.

I was lucky to spend some time with Freddie a few years ago at an informal gathering. He was playing A7#2, as listed by Andy Volk in Lap Stee ...
  Topic: anyone play without finger picks?
Bob Markison

Replies: 31
Views: 21549

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 28 Nov 2008 9:26 am   Subject: Roulette - no picks (ever)
Kristen - Freddie Roulette - no picks ever, coated bar, no volume pedal, generous use of volume knob - here's a little youtube of him. - Bob

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09FdHpqX1iA
  Topic: MP3 "Fly Me To The Moon" Swing/Jazz
Bob Markison

Replies: 9
Views: 2216

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 28 Nov 2008 9:00 am   Subject: Extraordinary
Bill - Great music, great tuning! Thanks so much. Really swinging. - Bob
  Topic: Tracks For Hawiian Music
Bob Markison

Replies: 4
Views: 1352

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 8 Aug 2007 8:44 pm   Subject: Hawaiian play-alongs
Joe - Here's very nice resource by Bruce Clarke of Australia:

The Hawaiian Hotshots Play-along
2CDs - One CD is tracks, and the second is scores and tab (.pdf form)

http://www.cumquatrecords.c ...
  Topic: Steel Guitar and Clarinet: bad combo?
Bob Markison

Replies: 55
Views: 10124

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 24 May 2007 7:51 am   Subject: Good combo, longevity of steel
Nice to be back among those who love the beautiful sound of steel guitar. I agree also with George re: longevity of steel. I hope steel guitars go on and on. The clarinet is a hybrid of the chalumea ...
  Topic: Steel Guitar and Clarinet: bad combo?
Bob Markison

Replies: 55
Views: 10124

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 23 May 2007 2:04 pm   Subject: Good combo...
Hi all - haven't posted on this forum in a couple of years, but this thread caught my eye. I took up lap steel about 10 years ago to add onto a long life of clarinet and sax (and flugelhorn and valve ...
  Topic: ringtones
Bob Markison

Replies: 13
Views: 1776

PostForum Section: Computers   Posted: 4 Mar 2006 11:15 pm   Subject: ringtones
Pyro 05 from Cakewalk does the job. This is an inexpensive mp3 encoding program that also lets you make your own cell phone ring tones, upload them, then download them to your cell. The program can ...
  Topic: Good wishes for Brad Bechtel
Bob Markison

Replies: 48
Views: 9883

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 3 Apr 2005 8:05 pm   Subject: Good wishes for Brad Bechtel
Best wishes, Brad. Your site was the most powerful single inspiration I found when I began the steel adventure. Get well soon. - Bob Markison
  Topic: 50th anniversary of Charlie Parker's death!
Bob Markison

Replies: 12
Views: 2264

PostForum Section: Music   Posted: 11 Mar 2005 4:49 pm   Subject: 50th anniversary of Charlie Parker's death!
Burr - Thanks! Bird was and is a profound influence. He brought absolute confidence to the art of improvisation. I've never heard a more certain improviser on any instrument. The freshness and phr ...
  Topic: New Leavitt Tuning CD - suggestions needed
Bob Markison

Replies: 24
Views: 3232

PostForum Section: Steel Without Pedals   Posted: 27 Feb 2005 1:08 am   Subject: New Leavitt Tuning CD - suggestions needed
Blue Hawaii
Joy Spring
Bluesette
Body and Soul
Chega de Saudade
  Topic: Evolution of "jazz" chords
Bob Markison

Replies: 17
Views: 1700

PostForum Section: Music   Posted: 22 Feb 2005 10:48 pm   Subject: Evolution of "jazz" chords
(Contrapunctus)
  Topic: Evolution of "jazz" chords
Bob Markison

Replies: 17
Views: 1700

PostForum Section: Music   Posted: 22 Feb 2005 10:47 pm   Subject: Evolution of "jazz" chords
Nice thread. The way I see it, the "trajectory" of the jazz chord was initially an amalgam of blues dominant sevenths and Chopin and Liszt sevenths, 9ths, 11ths etc. Few will admit the debt jazz owe ...
  Topic: US right attacks SpongeBob video, BBC
Bob Markison

Replies: 41
Views: 4448

PostForum Section: Music   Posted: 22 Jan 2005 11:53 pm   Subject: US right attacks SpongeBob video, BBC
oops - idiosyncratic
  Topic: US right attacks SpongeBob video, BBC
Bob Markison

Replies: 41
Views: 4448

PostForum Section: Music   Posted: 22 Jan 2005 11:51 pm   Subject: US right attacks SpongeBob video, BBC
I suspect there will be further grist for the pop culturists' mills when they begin reading science books to supplement their viewing of aquatic cartoons. The definitive work covering non-human "odd ...
  Topic: Is Excessive Vibrato Patriotic?
Bob Markison

Replies: 22
Views: 1859

PostForum Section: Music   Posted: 21 Jan 2005 7:36 am   Subject: Is Excessive Vibrato Patriotic?
Indeed. Miles Davis and Charlie Parker (among other seasoned pioneers) considered vibrato to be an impediment to creative music making at any tempo. Dinah Shore's vibrato could shift the tectonic pl ...
  Topic: new macintosh and iPod announcements
Bob Markison

Replies: 19
Views: 2062

PostForum Section: Computers   Posted: 19 Jan 2005 9:23 am   Subject: new macintosh and iPod announcements
David offers a nice concept - the demo-POD (could call it a "Gig-Lure"). The Mac v. PC battle will go on for a while. I'm 50/50 - office runs entirely by voice recognition (Dragon Naturally Speaking ...
  Topic: New Anti-Spyware from Microsoft
Bob Markison

Replies: 14
Views: 1965

PostForum Section: Computers   Posted: 18 Jan 2005 10:42 pm   Subject: New Anti-Spyware from Microsoft
Joey - thanks! It's about time Microsoft got more involved in protecting its vulnerable system - and the price is right. The descriptions are indeed the best so far. As always, I set a system resto ...
  Topic: Some jazz from a newbie
Bob Markison

Replies: 18
Views: 3622

PostForum Section: Steel Players   Posted: 16 Jan 2005 6:28 pm   Subject: Some jazz from a newbie
Jan - Nice! Keep up the good work. - Bob
  Topic: Any Steelers in there 20's or younger?
Bob Markison

Replies: 58
Views: 9305

PostForum Section: Steel Players   Posted: 15 Jan 2005 11:55 am   Subject: Any Steelers in there 20's or younger?
Nice thread for a new year! As a 54 year old life long multi-instrumentalist (mostly jazz), I think the big musical game has always welcomed younger players with open arms. I played the other night ...
  Topic: Jazz & Blues chord/lyric site
Bob Markison

Replies: 4
Views: 655

PostForum Section: Music   Posted: 11 Jan 2005 8:35 pm   Subject: Jazz & Blues chord/lyric site
Howard - Excellent! Many thanks. I'm particularly pleased to find so many great lyrics. This forum is a true cornucopia. - Bob
  Topic: Bandleader,Artie Shaw,@ 94 - R.I.P.
Bob Markison

Replies: 13
Views: 1452

PostForum Section: Music   Posted: 1 Jan 2005 8:22 am   Subject: Bandleader,Artie Shaw,@ 94 - R.I.P.
Ebb - fabulous! I don't know if you have the Bluebird label "Artie Shaw: The Centennial Collection" - but it is a CD/DVD combo with a wonderful Shaw interview and live footage (including some of his ...
  Topic: Bandleader,Artie Shaw,@ 94 - R.I.P.
Bob Markison

Replies: 13
Views: 1452

PostForum Section: Music   Posted: 31 Dec 2004 2:41 pm   Subject: Bandleader,Artie Shaw,@ 94 - R.I.P.
Artie Shaw was (for clarinetists lke me) the driving creative force behind swing music. He was a master of the full range of the instrument and refused to compromise his creativity by playing the sam ...
  Topic: No Steel---No Deal
Bob Markison

Replies: 11
Views: 1094

PostForum Section: Music   Posted: 25 Dec 2004 9:08 am   Subject: No Steel---No Deal
Gave up on the Museum of Modern Art years ago - but wondering if the Guggenheim can be turned into a spiral pickup and strung accordingly. Best to all for the Holidays.
 
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