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Some more slow stuff for you seniors out there.

https://youtu.be/H8zU9Lgv1Xw

https://youtu.be/ROC_DwZqR4w

I use a walker. Light and inexpensive (at Goodwill).

Joel Meginsky, aka J Walker

John Kirby recorded a jazz version of the e minor prelude in the early 40â€™s, and Don Byron did a remake on his excellent album Bug Music a while back. Both are worth listening to.

I am truly sorry that you are offended by my posts. I would never say that ( f off) to anyone on this Forum.

Bill, I agree with you in principle, but I honestly havenâ€™t heard anything from a player that is really convincing. Therefore, putting the time into this tuning is not worth it to me. I can liv ...

Iâ€™m not trying to say that tunings are not important. Iâ€™m just trying to focus on the importance of the musician and the music. If you like the way someone plays, and you feel it has som ...

In the end, tunings are not super important. The individual creator who has a vision, will
gravitate (or stumble upon) whatever means necessary to say what he/she needs to say.
This is not inherent ...

Also, textbooks on Sightsinging and ear training have hundreds of melodies to sing and practice on steel. The ability to look at musical notation and hear it internally is an invaluable skill.

Spen ...

I agree that a knowledge of scales and arpeggios is very helpful in getting around any instrument with ease. Knowing lots of tunes gives you the material to work with. Creating your own style is a mat ...

I use a walker I got from Goodwill. Itâ€™s height adjustable
and I take the wheels off. Aluminum, folds up and is light.

Hi Doug,

Nice â€œmelodicâ€ playing and great
background track. I think you are absolutely
right about working with a strong melody
that was built to last. A well constructed tune is
...

Hi fellow ultimate tuning seekers,

Every tuning, other than a fully chromatic (piano) setup, has inherit limitations.
It's how the tuning is used, and in which kind of melodic and harmonic environ ...

In paragraph three, I meant vertically (arpeggio based), not horizontally (linear).

Trying to adapt the work of players on other instruments to the steel is a good
exercise, even if the adaptation isn't quite convincing in translation. There is a lot to be gained by copying.

Her ...

Ellington- In a Sentimental Mood.

As was mentioned, you can't copyright a chord progression, or descending bass line. Appropriation of harmonic movement is as old as the hills.

Blue Skies- Irving Berlin

I have a bunch of the PALOMA, including a double noser. I like them, but I might have to change the name of the instrument to "ceramic guitar".

Hello steel aficionados,

I sent one of my representatives (friend), to check out Mr. Wallis' products at the recent convention, but he has reported that there was no booth there which was showing t ...

Total commitment, total sincerity. A heartfelt rendition.

Yes Scott, I hadn't thought of that when I ordered it. We'll see how it interacts with 8, 10 and 12 strings, which usually like a round nose.

You have to move the bar toward you when you use the e ...

Sounds useful. I'd like to hear from some steel players who have used it. What's the reach to the right and can you use it while playing chords in which you would want to alter the upper three strings ...

Hi Forumites, I lopped off the tuning button for string 5 on my homemade 10 string lap steel. It uses a Shobud 10 string headstock and the tuning gears'' screw hole faces the bridge. Anybody got an ...

Certain tunings have been used in the past to accommodate the then current harmonic and melodic vocabularies. That doesn't necessarily mean those tunings are restrictive to those styles. You don't hav ...

Chris, On your F13, is that correct that the guage of the middle f (.022) is thinner than that of the g below (.030) it, and that those two strings are out of pitch order?

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Topic: Tiny Bubbles & Crazy
Joel Meginsky Replies: 0 Views: 464	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 30 Apr 2022 7:18 am Subject: Tiny Bubbles & Crazy
Joel Meginsky Replies: 0 Views: 464	Some more slow stuff for you seniors out there. https://youtu.be/H8zU9Lgv1Xw
Topic: Georgia and Amazing Grace
Joel Meginsky Replies: 1 Views: 624	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 Apr 2022 5:32 am Subject: Georgia and Amazing Grace
Joel Meginsky Replies: 1 Views: 624	https://youtu.be/ROC_DwZqR4w
Topic: Those of you who are using keyboard stands for lapsteel....
Joel Meginsky Replies: 20 Views: 10603	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Aug 2020 1:28 pm Subject: Steel stand
Joel Meginsky Replies: 20 Views: 10603	I use a walker. Light and inexpensive (at Goodwill). Joel Meginsky, aka J Walker
Topic: Chopin Jazz!
Joel Meginsky Replies: 8 Views: 5969	Forum Section: Music Posted: 28 Jul 2020 10:57 am Subject: Chopin prelude
Joel Meginsky Replies: 8 Views: 5969	John Kirby recorded a jazz version of the e minor prelude in the early 40â€™s, and Don Byron did a remake on his excellent album Bug Music a while back. Both are worth listening to.
Topic: My final post. Was the Alkire lessons thread.
Joel Meginsky Replies: 74 Views: 15471	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Jul 2020 2:27 pm Subject: Thoughts
Joel Meginsky Replies: 74 Views: 15471	I am truly sorry that you are offended by my posts. I would never say that ( f off) to anyone on this Forum.
Topic: My final post. Was the Alkire lessons thread.
Joel Meginsky Replies: 74 Views: 15471	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Jul 2020 1:46 pm Subject: Thoughts
Joel Meginsky Replies: 74 Views: 15471	Bill, I agree with you in principle, but I honestly havenâ€™t heard anything from a player that is really convincing. Therefore, putting the time into this tuning is not worth it to me. I can liv ...
Topic: My final post. Was the Alkire lessons thread.
Joel Meginsky Replies: 74 Views: 15471	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 14 Jul 2020 12:13 pm Subject: Thoughts
Joel Meginsky Replies: 74 Views: 15471	Iâ€™m not trying to say that tunings are not important. Iâ€™m just trying to focus on the importance of the musician and the music. If you like the way someone plays, and you feel it has som ...
Topic: My final post. Was the Alkire lessons thread.
Joel Meginsky Replies: 74 Views: 15471	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 13 Jul 2020 5:56 am Subject: Thoughts
Joel Meginsky Replies: 74 Views: 15471	In the end, tunings are not super important. The individual creator who has a vision, will gravitate (or stumble upon) whatever means necessary to say what he/she needs to say. This is not inherent ...
Topic: My final post. Was the Alkire lessons thread.
Joel Meginsky Replies: 74 Views: 15471	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Jul 2020 3:14 pm Subject: Thoughts on steel
Joel Meginsky Replies: 74 Views: 15471	Also, textbooks on Sightsinging and ear training have hundreds of melodies to sing and practice on steel. The ability to look at musical notation and hear it internally is an invaluable skill. Spen ...
Topic: My final post. Was the Alkire lessons thread.
Joel Meginsky Replies: 74 Views: 15471	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 9 Jul 2020 9:34 am Subject: Thoughts on Lap Steel
Joel Meginsky Replies: 74 Views: 15471	I agree that a knowledge of scales and arpeggios is very helpful in getting around any instrument with ease. Knowing lots of tunes gives you the material to work with. Creating your own style is a mat ...
Topic: Do you ever stand and play lap steel like a dobro player?
Joel Meginsky Replies: 51 Views: 19969	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 Jan 2020 7:06 am Subject: Lap steel standing
Joel Meginsky Replies: 51 Views: 19969	I use a walker I got from Goodwill. Itâ€™s height adjustable and I take the wheels off. Aluminum, folds up and is light.
Topic: New Video - I WILL ----->
Joel Meginsky Replies: 26 Views: 6100	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Dec 2018 8:05 am Subject: â€œI Willâ€ on steel guitar
Joel Meginsky Replies: 26 Views: 6100	Hi Doug, Nice â€œmelodicâ€ playing and great background track. I think you are absolutely right about working with a strong melody that was built to last. A well constructed tune is ...
Topic: Continuing adventures of the Alkire Journey
Joel Meginsky Replies: 58 Views: 18797	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Feb 2018 6:22 am Subject: Akire tuning
Joel Meginsky Replies: 58 Views: 18797	Hi fellow ultimate tuning seekers, Every tuning, other than a fully chromatic (piano) setup, has inherit limitations. It's how the tuning is used, and in which kind of melodic and harmonic environ ...
Topic: 'Scrapple From The Apple'.... a position exercise.
Joel Meginsky Replies: 40 Views: 8662	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Jun 2017 8:35 pm Subject: Correction
Joel Meginsky Replies: 40 Views: 8662	In paragraph three, I meant vertically (arpeggio based), not horizontally (linear).
Topic: 'Scrapple From The Apple'.... a position exercise.
Joel Meginsky Replies: 40 Views: 8662	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Jun 2017 8:31 pm Subject: Jazz on Steel
Joel Meginsky Replies: 40 Views: 8662	Trying to adapt the work of players on other instruments to the steel is a good exercise, even if the adaptation isn't quite convincing in translation. There is a lot to be gained by copying. Her ...
Topic: The "Stairway" Plagiarism Lawsuit
Joel Meginsky Replies: 70 Views: 17221	Forum Section: Music Posted: 17 Jun 2016 9:08 am Subject: Zep soot
Joel Meginsky Replies: 70 Views: 17221	Ellington- In a Sentimental Mood. As was mentioned, you can't copyright a chord progression, or descending bass line. Appropriation of harmonic movement is as old as the hills.
Topic: The "Stairway" Plagiarism Lawsuit
Joel Meginsky Replies: 70 Views: 17221	Forum Section: Music Posted: 17 Jun 2016 8:47 am Subject: Zep suit
Joel Meginsky Replies: 70 Views: 17221	Blue Skies- Irving Berlin
Topic: Ceramic tone bar
Joel Meginsky Replies: 19 Views: 11066	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 11 Apr 2015 6:21 pm Subject: Ceramic slide
Joel Meginsky Replies: 19 Views: 11066	I have a bunch of the PALOMA, including a double noser. I like them, but I might have to change the name of the instrument to "ceramic guitar".
Topic: Axtremity
Joel Meginsky Replies: 12 Views: 6203	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Mar 2015 2:27 pm Subject: Axtremity
Joel Meginsky Replies: 12 Views: 6203	Hello steel aficionados, I sent one of my representatives (friend), to check out Mr. Wallis' products at the recent convention, but he has reported that there was no booth there which was showing t ...
Topic: Buck, Don Rich and pedal steel
Joel Meginsky Replies: 2 Views: 1270	Forum Section: Music Posted: 26 Feb 2015 12:20 pm Subject: Buck
Joel Meginsky Replies: 2 Views: 1270	Total commitment, total sincerity. A heartfelt rendition.
Topic: Pedal Slide by Axtremity Inc
Joel Meginsky Replies: 16 Views: 14464	Forum Section: New Product Announcements Posted: 19 Feb 2015 10:13 am Subject: New fangled device
Joel Meginsky Replies: 16 Views: 14464	Yes Scott, I hadn't thought of that when I ordered it. We'll see how it interacts with 8, 10 and 12 strings, which usually like a round nose. You have to move the bar toward you when you use the e ...
Topic: Pedal Slide by Axtremity Inc
Joel Meginsky Replies: 16 Views: 14464	Forum Section: New Product Announcements Posted: 17 Feb 2015 8:06 am Subject: New fangled device
Joel Meginsky Replies: 16 Views: 14464	Sounds useful. I'd like to hear from some steel players who have used it. What's the reach to the right and can you use it while playing chords in which you would want to alter the upper three strings ...
Topic: Wanted one Grover (or similar) tuning gear for 10 string lap
Joel Meginsky Replies: 1 Views: 633	Forum Section: Wanted To Buy Posted: 12 Oct 2014 2:10 pm Subject: Wanted one Grover (or similar) tuning gear for 10 string lap
Joel Meginsky Replies: 1 Views: 633	Hi Forumites, I lopped off the tuning button for string 5 on my homemade 10 string lap steel. It uses a Shobud 10 string headstock and the tuning gears'' screw hole faces the bridge. Anybody got an ...
Topic: Is the C6 a 'Dated' Tuning?
Joel Meginsky Replies: 90 Views: 29163	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 10 Apr 2014 1:51 pm Subject: Tuning angst
Joel Meginsky Replies: 90 Views: 29163	Certain tunings have been used in the past to accommodate the then current harmonic and melodic vocabularies. That doesn't necessarily mean those tunings are restrictive to those styles. You don't hav ...
Topic: Question for Chris Scruggs
Joel Meginsky Replies: 11 Views: 7689	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Jan 2014 8:41 pm Subject: Question for Chris Scruggs
Joel Meginsky Replies: 11 Views: 7689	Chris, On your F13, is that correct that the guage of the middle f (.022) is thinner than that of the g below (.030) it, and that those two strings are out of pitch order?