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Topic: Lap Steel Dying? | |
Colin Black Replies: 29 Views: 7043 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Sep 2000 8:59 am Subject: Lap Steel Dying? |
I don't know enough about the steel community in general to opine intelligently as to the short- or long-term popularity of the lap steel, but let me offer my own experience. I am principally a songw ... |
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Topic: What new stuff do you play?? | |
Colin Black Replies: 35 Views: 4990 |
Forum Section: Music Posted: 18 Aug 2000 11:37 am Subject: What new stuff do you play?? |
This probably isn't info that will be very useful to you, because these aren't Top 40 type bands for the most part, but something about this section of the Forum brings out the young punk in me . . . ... | |
Topic: Making your Own Reso | |
Colin Black Replies: 5 Views: 1868 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Aug 2000 12:50 pm Subject: Making your Own Reso |
On the general subject of making acoustic guitars, anyone who is interested would benefit from a reading of William Cupiano's wonderful book called Guitarmaking: Tradition and Technology. It takes yo ... | |
Topic: Article overstes the success of Americana | |
Colin Black Replies: 8 Views: 1350 |
Forum Section: Music Posted: 21 Jul 2000 11:04 am Subject: Article overstes the success of Americana |
I'm so happy to see a thread on Americana music! I can't say whether it's gaining in popularity or not, but with the quality of writing out there it's bound to attract some attention from real music ... | |
Topic: naked fingers | |
Colin Black Replies: 18 Views: 4483 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 Jul 2000 11:17 am Subject: naked fingers |
I don't have enough experience on the lap steel to speak authoritatively, but you might consider what I have found to me my preferred method on the flattop acoustic guitar--grow your fingernails out a ... | |
Topic: Any drawbacks to plain old E tuning? Advantages? | |
Colin Black Replies: 15 Views: 3907 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 May 2000 6:14 am Subject: Any drawbacks to plain old E tuning? Advantages? |
As always, y'all are a wealth of information! Thanks for all the great ideas. I think I may even suck it up and buy the Jerry Byrd course book to help me through it all. What's a hundred bucks to f ... | |
Topic: Any drawbacks to plain old E tuning? Advantages? | |
Colin Black Replies: 15 Views: 3907 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 May 2000 5:32 am Subject: Any drawbacks to plain old E tuning? Advantages? |
Thanks for your comments, everyone. Great ideas for getting around the minors problem, Bobby Lee--thanks. I've got the Arlen Roth video coming in the mail, so hopefully that will help me along in th ... | |
Topic: Any drawbacks to plain old E tuning? Advantages? | |
Colin Black Replies: 15 Views: 3907 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 May 2000 5:39 am Subject: Any drawbacks to plain old E tuning? Advantages? |
Hey, folks. My first lap steel (Rickenbacher Model 59, which I am thrilled with--even my girlfriend loves it!) arrived a week or two ago, and I am having a blast trying to play the thing. Because I ... | |
Topic: Bashful Brother Oswald on the dobro | |
Colin Black Replies: 18 Views: 8651 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 May 2000 5:53 am Subject: Bashful Brother Oswald on the dobro |
I'm awfully sorry to hear that his health is poor, and he will be in my thoughts as well. Hopefully he knows that he is an inspiration to others (pickers and just plain people). In fact, I was tryin ... | |
Topic: Bashful Brother Oswald on the dobro | |
Colin Black Replies: 18 Views: 8651 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 May 2000 7:11 am Subject: Bashful Brother Oswald on the dobro |
I just bought a copy of Brother Oswald's (first?) solo dobro album--I can't even remember the name right now. It's about 15 songs long, all instrumental and all standards. The insert says that he an ... | |
Topic: That awful C word | |
Colin Black Replies: 25 Views: 4295 |
Forum Section: Music Posted: 12 Apr 2000 10:53 am Subject: That awful C word |
Wow! I'm a little hesitant to enter this fray, but this seemed like a good topic to bring this up in . . . Any of you folks out there listen to so-called "No Depression" or "alt country"? Now, I'm ... |
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Topic: Copyright Dilemma | |
Colin Black Replies: 7 Views: 1050 |
Forum Section: Music Posted: 6 Apr 2000 6:06 am Subject: Copyright Dilemma |
Erik-- Jim and John's comments are right on. In particular, building on a comment by John, you could include these older songs in a compilation with songs created much more recently and use one (the ... |
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Topic: Any suggested source for info on Rickenbacker Model 59? | |
Colin Black Replies: 8 Views: 2330 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Apr 2000 5:43 am Subject: Any suggested source for info on Rickenbacker Model 59? |
Thanks, folks. Nothing on the Rickenbacker web site about this particular model (good reading, generally, though), so I'll try the Complete History of Rickenbacker Guitars by Smith. This forum is a ... |
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Topic: Any suggested source for info on Rickenbacker Model 59? | |
Colin Black Replies: 8 Views: 2330 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 5 Apr 2000 1:49 pm Subject: Any suggested source for info on Rickenbacker Model 59? |
Hey, y'all. I just bought a Rickenbacker lap steel off of eBay, and in another thread you all were kind enough to give me some more info on it than what I had, but I'd still like to learn more. Soun ... | |
Topic: A few listings of interest on the Americana chart 1/14 | |
Colin Black Replies: 2 Views: 742 |
Forum Section: Music Posted: 3 Apr 2000 1:19 pm Subject: A few listings of interest on the Americana chart 1/14 |
I saw this post while searching for something else and I though I would mention a good alternative for folks who don't have a good alt country/americana station nearby--internet radio. I have been li ... | |
Topic: Rick question from a new guy | |
Colin Black Replies: 10 Views: 3235 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 Mar 2000 12:21 pm Subject: Rick question from a new guy |
Thanks for your responses, guys. With a little time to think it over (and with your comments), I feel pretty good about the purchase. I don't foresee playing out with this guitar anywhere in the nea ... | |
Topic: Rick question from a new guy | |
Colin Black Replies: 10 Views: 3235 |
Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 Mar 2000 6:31 am Subject: Rick question from a new guy |
Hey, y'all. I've been watching this board for a couple weeks, and I appreciate all the great info. I just won an eBay auction last night for my first lap steel, a 1937 Rickenbacker. I was a little ... |
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