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Hey Deirdre, I have audio samples of the first Practice Exercise. Shoot me an email (with your email) Smile

I use stainless steel bullet bars -- the Dunlop 918 and the John Pearse Cryogenic. I find that over time the bar picks up oils from my hand and gets more and more slippery. I have found that cleanin ...

Kevin Barry uses high C6 (hi-lo) G-E-C-A-G-E. He mostly plays a pre-war Rickenbacher Bakelite through a Fender Amp, and he does play without picks, using a Stevens bar, and sometimes a big honking Ped ...

I'll be seeing both of them tomorrow night a tiny club in Cambridge, MA (Atwoods Smile

). Duke's doing a few of his instrumental shows this month. Super nice folks too!

I will add that for the past y ...

I don't think it's necessarily built from two guitars. It looks to me like the black neck was painted. The blond under the pickguards looks original. You'd be able to tell for sure if you remove th ...

Michael, That is awesome! It seems very close to a Weissenborn design (hollow - square neck), although inexpensively made? Those strings look pretty ancient, but what does it sound like?

--Jamie

That's an awesome performance! You really come close to speedy's feel on it, while still making it your own. Nice job ... I'm going to go get it off your site now.

--Jamie

As Ray hints at, the most comprehensive Hawaiian (and other) Steel Course is by Jerry Byrd. It's definitely an investment, but it comes with 2 CD's of him playing the examples/tunes.

You can get ...

That is pretty cool!

A few months ago, Jason Lollar rewound a dead fry-pan 1.5" pickup for me, and told me he typically winds them a bit hotter than the originals. No complaints from me! H ...

The sad thing about the custom shop is that they say it takes us $3000 to make a guitar that sold for $152 in 1958. It breaks my heart.

Having said that, I bought one of the FS52's a little cheape ...

I don't think you're off the mark at all. I'm sure a collector wouldn't mind snatching it up at your BIN price, Most of the people here are players, not collectors, and don't sweat about getting a f ...

Scotty's site is not quite state-of-the-art, but you can definitely get it from him. He accepts PayPal direct, but you'd need to call to use a credit card (I think).

Anyway, here's the page: [url= ...

I agree. My pre-war chrome plated Rick has two black knobs, and my post-war black plated Rick has two white knobs.

Congrats Chris!

I wish I could have made it, but Cakewalk has been keeping me chained to my desk for the past couple of months. I am definitely doing Joliet again, though!

--Jamie

The Don Helms book now comes with a CD instead of cassette tape. Don Helms plays all the songs on the CD.

It is available right in the SGF store (click on Instruction at the top of this page).

I ordered 6 CD's in mid-October and it was on my OCT statement. Since I hadn't gotten them a month later, I wrote an email asking about it mid-November. I did not get a response, and I was bumming o ...

But what I am now thinking is that if G was on top then tabs writen for c6 would not be right.

You just need to shift normal C6 TAB over one string: TAB on String 1 becomes String 2, String 2 bec ...

Excellent post Mike! You've shared some very valuable suggestions and knowledge there. Very fortunate timing (for me), as I am currently trying to figure some stuff out. Thanks loads.

--Jamie

Thanks for that, Andy.

I didn't catch it the first time around, but it's a very cool documentary.

--Jamie

Very nice job! The guitar itself looks just like the New Yorker. It looks like there's a 2nd pickup (humbucker?) under the cover. Does the 'tone' control blend between the two?

--Jamie

Will, A6 is usually tuned just like your G6 but one whole step higher. Hi-Lo: E-C#-A-F#-E-C#-A-F#. Now "High C6th" is tuned the same way except it's another 1-1/2 steps higher, but Jerry B ...

Thanks Ray! That's very cool information. This forum is the best.

--Jamie

I haven't tried this... But, it seems Brad's suggestion is a good one. That or Ab6 (you could call it Fm7 and impress :). A standard set of guitar string gauges runs like:

Std G6 Ab6 ...

Nice job, guys! I like Basil's backing track too. Well done.

--Jamie

Cindy uses a 'high' C6 (Hi-Lo): G E C A G E C A. She says to ignore the lower 2 strings (C A) for a 6 string.

This has the same intervals as 'standard' A6, but 3 half steps higher. A6 (Hi-Lo): E ...

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Topic: Jerry Byrd Course-Wow!
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 34 Views: 18668	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Apr 2014 5:19 pm Subject: Jerry Byrd Course-Wow!
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 34 Views: 18668	Hey Deirdre, I have audio samples of the first Practice Exercise. Shoot me an email (with your email)
Topic: Trick to Holding Onto Round Bar?
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 55 Views: 14734	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Apr 2014 11:52 am Subject: Trick to Holding Onto Round Bar?
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 55 Views: 14734	I use stainless steel bullet bars -- the Dunlop 918 and the John Pearse Cryogenic. I find that over time the bar picks up oils from my hand and gets more and more slippery. I have found that cleanin ...
Topic: Who IS this lap steel player with Duke at Banjo Jim's?!
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 14 Views: 8698	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Oct 2013 8:58 pm Subject: Who IS this lap steel player with Duke at Banjo Jim's?!
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 14 Views: 8698	Kevin Barry uses high C6 (hi-lo) G-E-C-A-G-E. He mostly plays a pre-war Rickenbacher Bakelite through a Fender Amp, and he does play without picks, using a Stevens bar, and sometimes a big honking Ped ...
Topic: Check out Kevin Barry here with Duke Levine
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 7 Views: 2103	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 Mar 2012 8:39 pm Subject: Check out Kevin Barry here with Duke Levine
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 7 Views: 2103	I'll be seeing both of them tomorrow night a tiny club in Cambridge, MA (Atwoods ). Duke's doing a few of his instrumental shows this month. Super nice folks too! I will add that for the past y ...
Topic: Finally getting a D8 Stringmaster!
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 11 Views: 3126	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 May 2011 11:09 am Subject: Finally getting a D8 Stringmaster!
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 11 Views: 3126	I don't think it's necessarily built from two guitars. It looks to me like the black neck was painted. The blond under the pickguards looks original. You'd be able to tell for sure if you remove th ...
Topic: Why such a short scale
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 20 Views: 7037	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Feb 2011 7:12 pm Subject: Why such a short scale
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 20 Views: 7037	Michael, That is awesome! It seems very close to a Weissenborn design (hollow - square neck), although inexpensively made? Those strings look pretty ancient, but what does it sound like? --Jamie
Topic: Speedy's West's "Skiddle-Dee-Boo"----Have a listen
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 21 Views: 10466	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Feb 2011 3:54 pm Subject: Speedy's West's "Skiddle-Dee-Boo"----Have a listen
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 21 Views: 10466	That's an awesome performance! You really come close to speedy's feel on it, while still making it your own. Nice job ... I'm going to go get it off your site now. --Jamie
Topic: looking for a good course
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 6 Views: 1513	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Dec 2010 11:29 pm Subject: looking for a good course
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 6 Views: 1513	As Ray hints at, the most comprehensive Hawaiian (and other) Steel Course is by Jerry Byrd. It's definitely an investment, but it comes with 2 CD's of him playing the examples/tunes. You can get ...
Topic: Hallaluya Ricky 1.5" Horseshoes are finally back
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 28 Views: 8998	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Sep 2010 11:41 am Subject: Hallaluya Ricky 1.5" Horseshoes are finally back
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 28 Views: 8998	That is pretty cool! A few months ago, Jason Lollar rewound a dead fry-pan 1.5" pickup for me, and told me he typically winds them a bit hotter than the originals. No complaints from me! H ...
Topic: Why did Fender make the FS-52?
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 21 Views: 8480	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 Jul 2010 11:16 pm Subject: Why did Fender make the FS-52?
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 21 Views: 8480	The sad thing about the custom shop is that they say it takes us $3000 to make a guitar that sold for $152 in 1958. It breaks my heart. Having said that, I bought one of the FS52's a little cheape ...
Topic: help on early 40s k&f lap steel made by leo fender
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 18 Views: 14792	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Jul 2010 11:29 pm Subject: help on early 40s k&f lap steel made by leo fender
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 18 Views: 14792	I don't think you're off the mark at all. I'm sure a collector wouldn't mind snatching it up at your BIN price, Most of the people here are players, not collectors, and don't sweat about getting a f ...
Topic: Jerry Byrd Course
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 49 Views: 32954	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Jun 2010 12:05 am Subject: Jerry Byrd Course
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 49 Views: 32954	Scotty's site is not quite state-of-the-art, but you can definitely get it from him. He accepts PayPal direct, but you'd need to call to use a credit card (I think). Anyway, here's the page: [url= ...
Topic: knobs for my Rick anyone?
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 9 Views: 3226	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Jun 2010 8:07 pm Subject: knobs for my Rick anyone?
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 9 Views: 3226	I agree. My pre-war chrome plated Rick has two black knobs, and my post-war black plated Rick has two white knobs.
Topic: Chris Kennison's Saturday set at Dallas
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 12 Views: 3248	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Mar 2010 9:10 am Subject: Chris Kennison's Saturday set at Dallas
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 12 Views: 3248	Congrats Chris! I wish I could have made it, but Cakewalk has been keeping me chained to my desk for the past couple of months. I am definitely doing Joliet again, though! --Jamie
Topic: 6.8.10 string lap
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 21 Views: 5443	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Mar 2010 12:04 pm Subject: 6.8.10 string lap
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 21 Views: 5443	The Don Helms book now comes with a CD instead of cassette tape. Don Helms plays all the songs on the CD. It is available right in the SGF store (click on Instruction at the top of this page).
Topic: Cumquat Records
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 16 Views: 4907	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Mar 2010 9:41 pm Subject: Cumquat Records
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 16 Views: 4907	I ordered 6 CD's in mid-October and it was on my OCT statement. Since I hadn't gotten them a month later, I wrote an email asking about it mid-November. I did not get a response, and I was bumming o ...
Topic: C6 tuning/ G high
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 16 Views: 6727	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 1 Mar 2010 10:43 am Subject: C6 tuning/ G high
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 16 Views: 6727	But what I am now thinking is that if G was on top then tabs writen for c6 would not be right. You just need to shift normal C6 TAB over one string: TAB on String 1 becomes String 2, String 2 bec ...
Topic: The Art of Transcribing -- just do it!
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 12 Views: 5572	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Feb 2010 7:56 pm Subject: The Art of Transcribing -- just do it!
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 12 Views: 5572	Excellent post Mike! You've shared some very valuable suggestions and knowledge there. Very fortunate timing (for me), as I am currently trying to figure some stuff out. Thanks loads. --Jamie
Topic: Ralph Kolsiana Documentary
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 17 Views: 5083	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Feb 2010 11:46 am Subject: Ralph Kolsiana Documentary
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 17 Views: 5083	Thanks for that, Andy. I didn't catch it the first time around, but it's a very cool documentary. --Jamie
Topic: B&B International Big Apple
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 10 Views: 3197	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Feb 2010 10:55 am Subject: B&B International Big Apple
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 10 Views: 3197	Very nice job! The guitar itself looks just like the New Yorker. It looks like there's a 2nd pickup (humbucker?) under the cover. Does the 'tone' control blend between the two? --Jamie
Topic: Howdy - Member as of Today
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 10 Views: 2169	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Feb 2010 7:10 pm Subject: Howdy - Member as of Today
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 10 Views: 2169	Will, A6 is usually tuned just like your G6 but one whole step higher. Hi-Lo: E-C#-A-F#-E-C#-A-F#. Now "High C6th" is tuned the same way except it's another 1-1/2 steps higher, but Jerry B ...
Topic: Speedy West tuning question "I'll never be free"
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 36 Views: 35529	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 4 Feb 2010 1:50 pm Subject: Speedy West tuning question "I'll never be free"
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 36 Views: 35529	Thanks Ray! That's very cool information. This forum is the best. --Jamie
Topic: How do you "C6" a standard gauged set of strings?
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 3 Views: 1427	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Jan 2010 1:39 am Subject: How do you "C6" a standard gauged set of strings?
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 3 Views: 1427	I haven't tried this... But, it seems Brad's suggestion is a good one. That or Ab6 (you could call it Fm7 and impress :). A standard set of guitar string gauges runs like: Std G6 Ab6 ...
Topic: Would this be at all fun?
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 237 Views: 101054	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Jan 2010 8:21 pm Subject: Would this be at all fun?
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 237 Views: 101054	Nice job, guys! I like Basil's backing track too. Well done. --Jamie
Topic: C6 tuning question
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 5 Views: 2086	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 30 Dec 2009 5:04 pm Subject: C6 tuning question
Jamie O'Connell Replies: 5 Views: 2086	Cindy uses a 'high' C6 (Hi-Lo): G E C A G E C A. She says to ignore the lower 2 strings (C A) for a 6 string. This has the same intervals as 'standard' A6, but 3 half steps higher. A6 (Hi-Lo): E ...