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I also have cerebral palsy impacting my left side, but it’s incredibly mild (I had a brace for about 8 years, but I could always walk). I’ve always been curious how the instrument could be made mo ...

I’ll admit that the spacing on most modern pedal steels doesn’t allow for slanting from a one chord to a full four chord as the 5th (middle string) will often be out of tune, but I do enjoy slanti ...

Novice to benders, but not lap steels or tunings: any thoughts on adding a bender to the 3rd string (middle D) to move it up a half step while tuning it down to a C#? You’d remove the lever to get a ...

I prefer open D and anything with like intervals. I have open C on an acoustic and open E on a parlor guitar. I find it great for octave lines, single note lead lines, finger style lines, and lap-styl ...

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Topic: Steel Guitarist With Cerebral Palsy & Polymer Bars
Garrett Foster Replies: 6 Views: 1538	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 15 Jun 2024 5:12 am Subject: Steel Guitarist With Cerebral Palsy & Polymer Bars
Garrett Foster Replies: 6 Views: 1538	I also have cerebral palsy impacting my left side, but it’s incredibly mild (I had a brace for about 8 years, but I could always walk). I’ve always been curious how the instrument could be made mo ...
Topic: To Slant Or Not To Slant
Garrett Foster Replies: 27 Views: 14559	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 25 Sep 2022 5:28 pm Subject: Yes Slant
Garrett Foster Replies: 27 Views: 14559	I’ll admit that the spacing on most modern pedal steels doesn’t allow for slanting from a one chord to a full four chord as the 5th (middle string) will often be out of tune, but I do enjoy slanti ...
Topic: Benders on an open D tuning
Garrett Foster Replies: 18 Views: 12938	Forum Section: Almost a Steel Guitar Posted: 25 Sep 2022 4:52 pm Subject: Benders on an open D tuning
Garrett Foster Replies: 18 Views: 12938	Novice to benders, but not lap steels or tunings: any thoughts on adding a bender to the 3rd string (middle D) to move it up a half step while tuning it down to a C#? You’d remove the lever to get a ...
Topic: Favourite Slide Tunings?
Garrett Foster Replies: 11 Views: 9827	Forum Section: Almost a Steel Guitar Posted: 25 Sep 2022 4:33 pm Subject: Dadf#ad
Garrett Foster Replies: 11 Views: 9827	I prefer open D and anything with like intervals. I have open C on an acoustic and open E on a parlor guitar. I find it great for octave lines, single note lead lines, finger style lines, and lap-styl ...