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Welcome, Frank
I suppose you noticed -- no moaning or sighing. I've always found this bunch to be supportive and helpful.

Something you may not have thought about yet is that the financial risk ...

I really like the look of two-tone guitars. Congrats!
Micky, if you wouldn't mind adjusting my ignorance, can you describe the benefits of having double pickups?

I've been playing with pedals for only a couple of years, so I don't have the expertise of these guys who've responded so far. But I can tell you that I got some good advice when I was in your situat ...

Think of how often people here mention the great service they've gotten from some vendor or builder. Seems to me that kind of advertising just can't be bought. I can't imagine why an instrument buil ...

It was probably on this forum that I read what has become one of my favorite quotes. I wish I could remember who to attribute this to...

"If your steel guitar doesn't bring tears to your ey ...

Matthieu and Jerry - Thanks for the suggestion.

It's a Mullen D-10. "Royal Precision" is decaled on the front, but according to Mike Mantey, it's a pre-G2.

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Pete - thanks, but I'm way down here in the Applegate Valley, near Grants Pass. I appreciate the offer, though.

Steve - Thanks for the link. That's a start.

What I'd like to do is install a ...

I'd like to do a little experimenting with the copedent on my back neck. I've never messed with the undercarriage, and have only the vaguest notion of what to do. Can anyone point me toward some ins ...

Here's mine:
This picture is from the Mullen manual.
Make sure the legs are screwed in securely.
Grab a front leg at one end and a rear leg at the other. Grabbing the rear leg requires you to re ...

I've been playing pedal steel for a bit less than two years. From previous experience with other instruments, I knew I would want to expand as much as possible with whatever steel I ended up getting. ...

This is not exactly what you described, but I think it serves the same purpose.

[url=http://www.skobrien.com/ChordFinder/ChordFinder.asp]Clickity

I have built a few non-pedal instruments, so I have some appreciation of what's involved. But building a pedal steel is so far out of my league, that I can say without any exaggeration - I'm just in ...

Thanks for a very insightful and entertaining post.
I count myself extremely fortunate to have stumbled upon that video right around the time I got my first pedal steel - a little over a year ago. T ...

It's a fence I installed on my front porch. Keeps the pigs on one side and the dogs on the other.

Ed, your question about the advantages of learning to play E9 or C6 might be missing an important point - is there any reason you can't do both? It may seem that learning both is just too much. All ...

At the risk of hijacking this thread, I hope the "attack page" warning keeps everyone away from that site. The reason some don't see that warning message, as John DeBoalt said, is that the ...

Those scheduled updates happen every few days. It's a good idea to let your system go ahead and do the updates. People who don't will have a lot of catching up to do when it's time to upgrade to the ...

I use Linux, so I guess I don't get to vote. But I will say I'm a little surprised to see so few votes for "Too much trouble to learn a new OS". Just about everyone I know or encounter onl ...

There's a page in the 112 manual that shows the settings you should start with.
If you didn't get a manual with your amp, Peavey has it online.

www.peavey.com/assets/literature/manuals/nashville ...

Welcome! Beginners like you and me can benefit a lot from the folks who frequent this forum. Seems like just about every time another beginner asks a question around here, I learn something. There ...

CrowBear, Clete - Thanks for going to the trouble of laying the whole thing out.
Thanks, everyone. This is great; a whole bunch of new stuff to play with!
- John -

Thanks, Jack. I wouldn't be surprised to find that this is another area where people have strong opinions. I'd be interested in knowing why that 'name' steeler had that opinion... and why Buddy Emmo ...

Before I became addicted to steel guitar, I spent a lot more time with regular six-string guitars than I have lately. Tuning with harmonics was a snap, and gave good results. Lately, I've been noti ...

I have had a lot of the same trouble with picks. A trick that might work well for you is to dip the picks in that plastic goop that is sold for dipping tool handles. It makes a big difference for me ...

It took only a little research to convince me that my first pedal steel had to be a D-10. I wanted to dive into E9, without wasting the little bit I'd learned from non-pedal C6. Six months later, I' ...

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Topic: New Guy In The Neighborhood
John Swindle Replies: 14 Views: 4564	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 31 Aug 2013 1:49 am Subject: New Guy In The Neighborhood
John Swindle Replies: 14 Views: 4564	Welcome, Frank I suppose you noticed -- no moaning or sighing. I've always found this bunch to be supportive and helpful. Something you may not have thought about yet is that the financial risk ...
Topic: Mickey, Can You Fix this? 2 Finished!!..WOW
John Swindle Replies: 32 Views: 12807	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 5 Apr 2012 11:03 pm Subject: Mickey, Can You Fix this? 2 Finished!!..WOW
John Swindle Replies: 32 Views: 12807	I really like the look of two-tone guitars. Congrats! Micky, if you wouldn't mind adjusting my ignorance, can you describe the benefits of having double pickups?
Topic: Buying first pedal steel
John Swindle Replies: 11 Views: 5600	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 2 Apr 2012 4:46 pm Subject: Buying first pedal steel
John Swindle Replies: 11 Views: 5600	I've been playing with pedals for only a couple of years, so I don't have the expertise of these guys who've responded so far. But I can tell you that I got some good advice when I was in your situat ...
Topic: Whose problem is this???
John Swindle Replies: 54 Views: 18080	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 28 Jan 2012 6:17 pm Subject: Whose problem is this???
John Swindle Replies: 54 Views: 18080	Think of how often people here mention the great service they've gotten from some vendor or builder. Seems to me that kind of advertising just can't be bought. I can't imagine why an instrument buil ...
Topic: getting shivers while playing a slow peice
John Swindle Replies: 27 Views: 7059	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Jan 2012 4:29 pm Subject: getting shivers while playing a slow peice
John Swindle Replies: 27 Views: 7059	It was probably on this forum that I read what has become one of my favorite quotes. I wish I could remember who to attribute this to... "If your steel guitar doesn't bring tears to your ey ...
Topic: Copedent Change - Help!
John Swindle Replies: 8 Views: 2038	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 19 Oct 2011 4:59 pm Subject: Copedent Change - Help!
John Swindle Replies: 8 Views: 2038	Matthieu and Jerry - Thanks for the suggestion. It's a Mullen D-10. "Royal Precision" is decaled on the front, but according to Mike Mantey, it's a pre-G2. .
Topic: Copedent Change - Help!
John Swindle Replies: 8 Views: 2038	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Oct 2011 8:40 pm Subject: Copedent Change - Help!
John Swindle Replies: 8 Views: 2038	Pete - thanks, but I'm way down here in the Applegate Valley, near Grants Pass. I appreciate the offer, though. Steve - Thanks for the link. That's a start. What I'd like to do is install a ...
Topic: Copedent Change - Help!
John Swindle Replies: 8 Views: 2038	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Oct 2011 12:30 am Subject: Copedent Change - Help!
John Swindle Replies: 8 Views: 2038	I'd like to do a little experimenting with the copedent on my back neck. I've never messed with the undercarriage, and have only the vaguest notion of what to do. Can anyone point me toward some ins ...
Topic: Techniques for inverting steel into case
John Swindle Replies: 8 Views: 2848	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 19 Aug 2011 11:15 pm Subject: Techniques for inverting steel into case
John Swindle Replies: 8 Views: 2848	Here's mine: This picture is from the Mullen manual. Make sure the legs are screwed in securely. Grab a front leg at one end and a rear leg at the other. Grabbing the rear leg requires you to re ...
Topic: Standard E9 setup
John Swindle Replies: 25 Views: 8912	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 Aug 2011 3:40 pm Subject: Standard E9 setup
John Swindle Replies: 25 Views: 8912	I've been playing pedal steel for a bit less than two years. From previous experience with other instruments, I knew I would want to expand as much as possible with whatever steel I ended up getting. ...
Topic: Chord Program...I DIDN'T SAVE IT AND NOW CAN'T FIND IT.
John Swindle Replies: 2 Views: 1290	Forum Section: Computers Posted: 1 Aug 2011 6:12 pm Subject: Chord Program...I DIDN'T SAVE IT AND NOW CAN'T FIND IT.
John Swindle Replies: 2 Views: 1290	This is not exactly what you described, but I think it serves the same purpose. [url=http://www.skobrien.com/ChordFinder/ChordFinder.asp]Clickity
Topic: BenRom steel #4
John Swindle Replies: 31 Views: 11510	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 1 Jul 2011 11:49 pm Subject: BenRom steel #4
John Swindle Replies: 31 Views: 11510	I have built a few non-pedal instruments, so I have some appreciation of what's involved. But building a pedal steel is so far out of my league, that I can say without any exaggeration - I'm just in ...
Topic: A Bit of History of Jeff Newman’s Tuning Charts
John Swindle Replies: 22 Views: 14278	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 19 Dec 2010 4:52 pm Subject: A Bit of History of Jeff Newman’s Tuning Charts
John Swindle Replies: 22 Views: 14278	Thanks for a very insightful and entertaining post. I count myself extremely fortunate to have stumbled upon that video right around the time I got my first pedal steel - a little over a year ago. T ...
Topic: 1970 Sho-Bud Baldwin Crossover Project
John Swindle Replies: 47 Views: 19595	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 19 Nov 2010 8:28 pm Subject: 1970 Sho-Bud Baldwin Crossover Project
John Swindle Replies: 47 Views: 19595	It's a fence I installed on my front porch. Keeps the pigs on one side and the dogs on the other.
Topic: E9 0r C6 ?
John Swindle Replies: 39 Views: 41866	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 29 Oct 2010 4:42 pm Subject: E9 0r C6 ?
John Swindle Replies: 39 Views: 41866	Ed, your question about the advantages of learning to play E9 or C6 might be missing an important point - is there any reason you can't do both? It may seem that learning both is just too much. All ...
Topic: Grand Ole Opry w/ Mel Tillis
John Swindle Replies: 7 Views: 2820	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 24 Sep 2010 10:27 pm Subject: Grand Ole Opry w/ Mel Tillis
John Swindle Replies: 7 Views: 2820	At the risk of hijacking this thread, I hope the "attack page" warning keeps everyone away from that site. The reason some don't see that warning message, as John DeBoalt said, is that the ...
Topic: I'm Windows free for 60 days, oops, make that 7 months
John Swindle Replies: 36 Views: 11747	Forum Section: Computers Posted: 13 Aug 2010 10:06 pm Subject: I'm Windows free for 60 days, oops, make that 7 months
John Swindle Replies: 36 Views: 11747	Those scheduled updates happen every few days. It's a good idea to let your system go ahead and do the updates. People who don't will have a lot of catching up to do when it's time to upgrade to the ...
Topic: Why do you use Windows?
John Swindle Replies: 17 Views: 6007	Forum Section: Computers Posted: 13 Aug 2010 9:18 pm Subject: Why do you use Windows?
John Swindle Replies: 17 Views: 6007	I use Linux, so I guess I don't get to vote. But I will say I'm a little surprised to see so few votes for "Too much trouble to learn a new OS". Just about everyone I know or encounter onl ...
Topic: Instruction
John Swindle Replies: 9 Views: 4010	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Aug 2010 5:44 pm Subject: Instruction
John Swindle Replies: 9 Views: 4010	There's a page in the 112 manual that shows the settings you should start with. If you didn't get a manual with your amp, Peavey has it online. www.peavey.com/assets/literature/manuals/nashville ...
Topic: New Member
John Swindle Replies: 6 Views: 2024	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 1 Jul 2010 5:40 pm Subject: New Member
John Swindle Replies: 6 Views: 2024	Welcome! Beginners like you and me can benefit a lot from the folks who frequent this forum. Seems like just about every time another beginner asks a question around here, I learn something. There ...
Topic: Tuning With Harmonics?
John Swindle Replies: 11 Views: 5925	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 27 Jun 2010 9:29 pm Subject: Wow - Thanks!
John Swindle Replies: 11 Views: 5925	CrowBear, Clete - Thanks for going to the trouble of laying the whole thing out. Thanks, everyone. This is great; a whole bunch of new stuff to play with! - John -
Topic: Tuning With Harmonics?
John Swindle Replies: 11 Views: 5925	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 24 Jun 2010 4:17 pm Subject: Tuning With Harmonics?
John Swindle Replies: 11 Views: 5925	Thanks, Jack. I wouldn't be surprised to find that this is another area where people have strong opinions. I'd be interested in knowing why that 'name' steeler had that opinion... and why Buddy Emmo ...
Topic: Tuning With Harmonics?
John Swindle Replies: 11 Views: 5925	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 24 Jun 2010 1:45 pm Subject: Tuning With Harmonics?
John Swindle Replies: 11 Views: 5925	Before I became addicted to steel guitar, I spent a lot more time with regular six-string guitars than I have lately. Tuning with harmonics was a snap, and gave good results. Lately, I've been noti ...
Topic: "Flying" Right Thumb!
John Swindle Replies: 7 Views: 2764	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 15 Jun 2010 2:18 pm Subject: "Flying" Right Thumb!
John Swindle Replies: 7 Views: 2764	I have had a lot of the same trouble with picks. A trick that might work well for you is to dip the picks in that plastic goop that is sold for dipping tool handles. It makes a big difference for me ...
Topic: S-10 vs D-10 vs S-12 vs D-12
John Swindle Replies: 26 Views: 9954	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 1 Jun 2010 3:29 am Subject: S-10 vs D-10 vs S-12 vs D-12
John Swindle Replies: 26 Views: 9954	It took only a little research to convince me that my first pedal steel had to be a D-10. I wanted to dive into E9, without wasting the little bit I'd learned from non-pedal C6. Six months later, I' ...