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I have always been a fan of Curly since the early '50's. I had the opportunity to take six hours of personal instruction from him before he passed away. I learned some of his ways of playing and in be ...

Curly Chalker used National finger picks and just licked his fingers where the pick fits. Ever notice how a quarter back licks his fingers before the ball is snapped. I use Pro Picks.

Larry,

That's what I've been trying to tell you for years.

Dale G.

Curly has always been my favorite steel player since I saw him playing with the Hank Thompson band in about 1951, right after he recorded Cryin' In The Deep Blue Sea with Hank. I have all of his recor ...

Jussi, you have my permission to print any or all the pictures that are in the book.

Dale G.

Hi Ron,
I bought my Bigsby T8 in 1949 and ordered it by mail from him. I received the guitar within one month. I kept in touch with Paul by ordering strings by phone from him. I'd call him and say I ...

Hi Ray,

There is a story in the March issue of Vintage Guitar magazine along with pictures. A good and complete article written by Deke Dickerson. Deke is a heck of a nice guy and also a friend of ...

I was contacted by Ron Middlebrook who said he was going to write a book about Paul Bigsby and wanted some pictures and story from me. How many books are going to be written about Paul?

I built a double ten copy of my original t-8 Bigsby steel from Myrtle wood. There is a fine article about this guitar and also a couple of standard guitars my brother and I built. The article is in th ...

Thanks guys for all the interest. I'ts a good amp.

Amp is in very good condition,Color- Burgandy, have owned since new, 1978

Hi Mike,
In about April or May of 1949, I Saw Murphy playing a Bigsby T-3 with Tex Williams and knew the Bigsby was the steel for me. I searched all the steel makers for PA's address to no avail. The ...

Hi Mike,
I ordered my Bigsby in August of 1949 with no pedals as PA didn't mention them at the time. I received my guitar one month later and had to scramble to come up with the money after the down ...

Hi Ray,
I play "South", when ever I play which is about once a month just down the street from where you live. We do several of the old standards. You aught to come see us some time.
Dale.

Hi,
I saw Joachin playing with Tex Williams in the early summer of 1949 when they were on tour up the west coast. I ordered my T-8 Bigsby in August of that year and received it within about 30 days. T ...

I've always thought that Reese must have listened alot to Johnny Smith, a jazz guitar player of the '50,s and '60,s. Their chords and single note runs are much alike.

D.G.

Hej, Hej Ulf,
I'm 73 year old and have been playing steel guitar for 58 years. I guess I don't know when to quit.

My dad and his family came from the area of the hydro dam west of Umea, and I still h ...

I took some instruction from Curly Chalker in 1997 and he showed me what he used to get the B-3 effect. It was a small stomp box that he had gotten from Scotty DeWitt. I don't remember the brand or na ...

Hi Doug,
Been there, done that. I worked with Erney Howland at the Spawning Wheel, oops, Spinning Wheel back about '74 and had to do the same thing, with bass, drums and gal singer. They played about ...

I've used D-9th on my 12 string guitar for years. I like the richer sound and it comes in handy if you are playing in E or E flat. I use heaver guage strings and maybe have less string breakage. My se ...

Hi Gearless fans,
When I restring my gearless Sierra I use a pair of six inch vice grips that I carry in my extra string box. I wrap the string around the Allen set screw and lock the vice grip on the ...

Hi Gearless fans,
When I restring my gearless Sierra I use a pair of six inch vice grips that I carry in my extra string box. I wrap the string around the Allen set screw and lock the vice grip on the ...

Hi Chalker fans,

I had the opportunity to take six hours of instruction from Curly about six months before he passed away. That has been the high light of my pickn' career.

D.G.

I just read in the local dead fish wrap that the Sierra Instrument Co. is to be auctioned off on November 18th. The company name, drawings, parts and accessories are to be sold in one package. The mac ...

I had the privelage of taking six hours of instruction from Curly six months before he passed away. This was in his du-plex he was living in in Nashville. He would show me his way doing his style for ...

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Topic: Curley Chaulker revisited
Dale Granstrom Replies: 33 Views: 9556	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 28 Mar 2017 6:55 pm Subject: Curly Chalker
Dale Granstrom Replies: 33 Views: 9556	I have always been a fan of Curly since the early '50's. I had the opportunity to take six hours of personal instruction from him before he passed away. I learned some of his ways of playing and in be ...
Topic: How do I keep those dang Dunlop metal finger picks on!?!?
Dale Granstrom Replies: 37 Views: 10474	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Mar 2017 6:17 pm Subject: finger picks
Dale Granstrom Replies: 37 Views: 10474	Curly Chalker used National finger picks and just licked his fingers where the pick fits. Ever notice how a quarter back licks his fingers before the ball is snapped. I use Pro Picks.
Topic: Hot licks abound
Dale Granstrom Replies: 18 Views: 5795	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 6 Jun 2010 12:26 pm Subject: Hot licks abound
Dale Granstrom Replies: 18 Views: 5795	Larry, That's what I've been trying to tell you for years. Dale G.
Topic: Curly Chalker.....WOW Holy Cow!
Dale Granstrom Replies: 35 Views: 13378	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 17 Sep 2009 2:53 pm Subject: Curly Chalker.....WOW Holy Cow!
Dale Granstrom Replies: 35 Views: 13378	Curly has always been my favorite steel player since I saw him playing with the Hank Thompson band in about 1951, right after he recorded Cryin' In The Deep Blue Sea with Hank. I have all of his recor ...
Topic: new bigsby book
Dale Granstrom Replies: 131 Views: 72642	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 27 Feb 2009 11:54 am Subject: new bigsby book
Dale Granstrom Replies: 131 Views: 72642	Jussi, you have my permission to print any or all the pictures that are in the book. Dale G.
Topic: new bigsby book
Dale Granstrom Replies: 131 Views: 72642	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 24 Feb 2009 2:02 pm Subject: new bigsby book
Dale Granstrom Replies: 131 Views: 72642	Hi Ron, I bought my Bigsby T8 in 1949 and ordered it by mail from him. I received the guitar within one month. I kept in touch with Paul by ordering strings by phone from him. I'd call him and say I ...
Topic: new bigsby book
Dale Granstrom Replies: 131 Views: 72642	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 21 Feb 2009 7:51 pm Subject: new bigsby book
Dale Granstrom Replies: 131 Views: 72642	Hi Ray, There is a story in the March issue of Vintage Guitar magazine along with pictures. A good and complete article written by Deke Dickerson. Deke is a heck of a nice guy and also a friend of ...
Topic: new bigsby book
Dale Granstrom Replies: 131 Views: 72642	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 21 Feb 2009 2:35 pm Subject: new bigsby book
Dale Granstrom Replies: 131 Views: 72642	I was contacted by Ron Middlebrook who said he was going to write a book about Paul Bigsby and wanted some pictures and story from me. How many books are going to be written about Paul?
Topic: How many 10 string Bigsby steels are known of.
Dale Granstrom Replies: 53 Views: 21037	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 20 Feb 2009 8:03 pm Subject: How many 10 string Bigsby steels are known of.
Dale Granstrom Replies: 53 Views: 21037	I built a double ten copy of my original t-8 Bigsby steel from Myrtle wood. There is a fine article about this guitar and also a couple of standard guitars my brother and I built. The article is in th ...
Topic: For Sale Webb 614-E Amp
Dale Granstrom Replies: 5 Views: 2703	Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 13 Oct 2008 12:29 pm Subject: Webb Amp-- SOLD
Dale Granstrom Replies: 5 Views: 2703	Thanks guys for all the interest. I'ts a good amp.
Topic: For Sale Webb 614-E Amp
Dale Granstrom Replies: 5 Views: 2703	Forum Section: For Sale: Amps and Accessories Posted: 12 Oct 2008 1:29 pm Subject: For Sale Webb 614-E Amp
Dale Granstrom Replies: 5 Views: 2703	Amp is in very good condition,Color- Burgandy, have owned since new, 1978
Topic: delete
Dale Granstrom Replies: 19 Views: 4981	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 3 Jul 2007 7:07 pm Subject: delete
Dale Granstrom Replies: 19 Views: 4981	Hi Mike, In about April or May of 1949, I Saw Murphy playing a Bigsby T-3 with Tex Williams and knew the Bigsby was the steel for me. I searched all the steel makers for PA's address to no avail. The ...
Topic: delete
Dale Granstrom Replies: 19 Views: 4981	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 1 Jul 2007 3:34 pm Subject: T-8 Bigsby
Dale Granstrom Replies: 19 Views: 4981	Hi Mike, I ordered my Bigsby in August of 1949 with no pedals as PA didn't mention them at the time. I received my guitar one month later and had to scramble to come up with the money after the down ...
Topic: Old standards.......any one still play them?
Dale Granstrom Replies: 25 Views: 3165	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 21 May 2006 2:23 pm Subject: Old standards.......any one still play them?
Dale Granstrom Replies: 25 Views: 3165	Hi Ray, I play "South", when ever I play which is about once a month just down the street from where you live. We do several of the old standards. You aught to come see us some time. Dale.
Topic: A little steel history, Joaquine
Dale Granstrom Replies: 26 Views: 5491	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 8 Nov 2005 8:21 pm Subject: A little steel history, Joaquine
Dale Granstrom Replies: 26 Views: 5491	Hi, I saw Joachin playing with Tex Williams in the early summer of 1949 when they were on tour up the west coast. I ordered my T-8 Bigsby in August of that year and received it within about 30 days. T ...
Topic: REECE'S sound/tone
Dale Granstrom Replies: 22 Views: 3241	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 3 Jul 2005 5:56 pm Subject: REECE'S sound/tone
Dale Granstrom Replies: 22 Views: 3241	I've always thought that Reese must have listened alot to Johnny Smith, a jazz guitar player of the '50,s and '60,s. Their chords and single note runs are much alike. D.G.
Topic: Hello from Sweden - new member
Dale Granstrom Replies: 17 Views: 1929	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 16 Aug 2004 6:45 pm Subject: Hello from Sweden - new member
Dale Granstrom Replies: 17 Views: 1929	Hej, Hej Ulf, I'm 73 year old and have been playing steel guitar for 58 years. I guess I don't know when to quit. My dad and his family came from the area of the hydro dam west of Umea, and I still h ...
Topic: B-3 Sounds on Steel
Dale Granstrom Replies: 31 Views: 6099	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 May 2004 5:59 pm Subject: B-3 Sounds on Steel
Dale Granstrom Replies: 31 Views: 6099	I took some instruction from Curly Chalker in 1997 and he showed me what he used to get the B-3 effect. It was a small stomp box that he had gotten from Scotty DeWitt. I don't remember the brand or na ...
Topic: Steel as the band's only lead instrument
Dale Granstrom Replies: 41 Views: 4738	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 6 Apr 2004 6:14 pm Subject: Steel as the band's only lead instrument
Dale Granstrom Replies: 41 Views: 4738	Hi Doug, Been there, done that. I worked with Erney Howland at the Spawning Wheel, oops, Spinning Wheel back about '74 and had to do the same thing, with bass, drums and gal singer. They played about ...
Topic: Anybody using D9 on E9 neck?
Dale Granstrom Replies: 32 Views: 5667	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 1 Apr 2004 7:21 pm Subject: Anybody using D9 on E9 neck?
Dale Granstrom Replies: 32 Views: 5667	I've used D-9th on my 12 string guitar for years. I like the richer sound and it comes in handy if you are playing in E or E flat. I use heaver guage strings and maybe have less string breakage. My se ...
Topic: Keyless tuners...
Dale Granstrom Replies: 20 Views: 2969	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 20 Feb 2004 12:02 pm Subject: Keyless tuners...
Dale Granstrom Replies: 20 Views: 2969	Hi Gearless fans, When I restring my gearless Sierra I use a pair of six inch vice grips that I carry in my extra string box. I wrap the string around the Allen set screw and lock the vice grip on the ...
Topic: Keyless tuners...
Dale Granstrom Replies: 41 Views: 5788	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 20 Feb 2004 12:02 pm Subject: Keyless tuners...
Dale Granstrom Replies: 41 Views: 5788	Hi Gearless fans, When I restring my gearless Sierra I use a pair of six inch vice grips that I carry in my extra string box. I wrap the string around the Allen set screw and lock the vice grip on the ...
Topic: Hitchcock's Epitaph to Curly Chalker
Dale Granstrom Replies: 39 Views: 5543	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 29 Jan 2004 3:16 pm Subject: Hitchcock's Epitaph to Curly Chalker
Dale Granstrom Replies: 39 Views: 5543	Hi Chalker fans, I had the opportunity to take six hours of instruction from Curly about six months before he passed away. That has been the high light of my pickn' career. D.G.
Topic: Sierra Steel Guitar Co. to be auctioned
Dale Granstrom Replies: 3 Views: 879	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 16 Nov 2003 12:12 pm Subject: Sierra Steel Guitar Co. to be auctioned
Dale Granstrom Replies: 3 Views: 879	I just read in the local dead fish wrap that the Sierra Instrument Co. is to be auctioned off on November 18th. The company name, drawings, parts and accessories are to be sold in one package. The mac ...
Topic: Curley Chalker
Dale Granstrom Replies: 36 Views: 3502	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 4 Feb 2003 7:55 pm Subject: Curley Chalker
Dale Granstrom Replies: 36 Views: 3502	I had the privelage of taking six hours of instruction from Curly six months before he passed away. This was in his du-plex he was living in in Nashville. He would show me his way doing his style for ...