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"You'll never be famous, playing a Framus"... can't remember who said it...

Thanks for sending that over so quickly John. I'm getting started on it right away.

Very nice. I also enjoyed the next song up, something by "Pablo?" do we know who that is?

This may be the original, if not, pretty close: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmtvwAJKKsU

Thanks to all for the input and videos. Right now I am flatpicking with an occasional pluck of the middle finger.

I have a jam tonite so we'll see what happens... I've been playing for three whole ...

Jack: this one:

https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1712/17686_H2_lapsteel_01_1.jpg

Thanks everyone for the encouragement. I'll give 'er another go. It just seems liked the finger picks get hung up, especially when playing the inner strings, with less room to maneuver. Could be I nee ...

Hey there, newbie here on lap steel. I have played guitar for about 50 years, strictly using a flatpick, and am having trouble adjusting to using finger picks.

So, my question is, is it possible (o ...

Steve, here's an article on the placement of rattlesnake rattles in various instruments:

http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2013/06/final-note-placement-of-rattlesnake-rattles-inside-instruments.htm ...

Things could be worse, I unpacked my beater mandolin to take on vacation and discovered that it had been infested by mice... nothing to do but toss it out.

Hugely devastated here as well. The Fall have been part of my life since I first heard Hit The North, circa 1985 or so.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5zav2yrC7M

Looks like the old Kay Kelvinator headstock?

I have for sale a 1930s tiple made by Harmony and then branded Bruno. Asking $400, HSC included. Would consider trade for comparably priced lap steel.

A tiple is close in size to a baritone uke, bu ...

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Topic: You Want a Framus With 4 Necks? Well You're in Luck
Jon Seiff Replies: 14 Views: 3072	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Jun 2018 2:19 pm Subject: You Want a Framus With 4 Necks? Well You're in Luck
Jon Seiff Replies: 14 Views: 3072	"You'll never be famous, playing a Framus"... can't remember who said it...
Topic: Can't Help Falling In Love, FOR BEGINNERS
Jon Seiff Replies: 49 Views: 21731	Forum Section: Tablature Posted: 9 May 2018 1:57 pm Subject: Can't Help Falling In Love, FOR BEGINNERS
Jon Seiff Replies: 49 Views: 21731	Thanks for sending that over so quickly John. I'm getting started on it right away.
Topic: "Are You Lonesome Tonight"
Jon Seiff Replies: 3 Views: 1553	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 May 2018 5:10 pm Subject: "Are You Lonesome Tonight"
Jon Seiff Replies: 3 Views: 1553	Very nice. I also enjoyed the next song up, something by "Pablo?" do we know who that is?
Topic: What song - "Did It All By Myself"
Jon Seiff Replies: 8 Views: 3004	Forum Section: Music Posted: 27 Apr 2018 3:00 pm Subject: What song - "Did It All By Myself"
Jon Seiff Replies: 8 Views: 3004	This may be the original, if not, pretty close: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmtvwAJKKsU
Topic: Playing with a flatpick?
Jon Seiff Replies: 25 Views: 7575	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Apr 2018 11:08 am Subject: Playing with a flatpick?
Jon Seiff Replies: 25 Views: 7575	Thanks to all for the input and videos. Right now I am flatpicking with an occasional pluck of the middle finger. I have a jam tonite so we'll see what happens... I've been playing for three whole ...
Topic: Playing with a flatpick?
Jon Seiff Replies: 25 Views: 7575	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Apr 2018 6:44 am Subject: Playing with a flatpick?
Jon Seiff Replies: 25 Views: 7575	Jack: this one: https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix1712/17686_H2_lapsteel_01_1.jpg
Topic: Playing with a flatpick?
Jon Seiff Replies: 25 Views: 7575	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Apr 2018 5:16 am Subject: Playing with a flatpick?
Jon Seiff Replies: 25 Views: 7575	Thanks everyone for the encouragement. I'll give 'er another go. It just seems liked the finger picks get hung up, especially when playing the inner strings, with less room to maneuver. Could be I nee ...
Topic: Playing with a flatpick?
Jon Seiff Replies: 25 Views: 7575	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 2 Apr 2018 3:38 pm Subject: Playing with a flatpick?
Jon Seiff Replies: 25 Views: 7575	Hey there, newbie here on lap steel. I have played guitar for about 50 years, strictly using a flatpick, and am having trouble adjusting to using finger picks. So, my question is, is it possible (o ...
Topic: Wasps invade my Rick Model 59!
Jon Seiff Replies: 10 Views: 2176	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 21 Mar 2018 5:14 pm Subject: Wasps invade my Rick Model 59!
Jon Seiff Replies: 10 Views: 2176	Steve, here's an article on the placement of rattlesnake rattles in various instruments: http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2013/06/final-note-placement-of-rattlesnake-rattles-inside-instruments.htm ...
Topic: Wasps invade my Rick Model 59!
Jon Seiff Replies: 10 Views: 2176	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Mar 2018 5:26 pm Subject: Wasps invade my Rick Model 59!
Jon Seiff Replies: 10 Views: 2176	Things could be worse, I unpacked my beater mandolin to take on vacation and discovered that it had been infested by mice... nothing to do but toss it out.
Topic: R.I.P. Mark E Smith
Jon Seiff Replies: 2 Views: 2006	Forum Section: Music Posted: 1 Mar 2018 9:45 am Subject: R.I.P. Mark E Smith
Jon Seiff Replies: 2 Views: 2006	Hugely devastated here as well. The Fall have been part of my life since I first heard Hit The North, circa 1985 or so. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5zav2yrC7M
Topic: Cavatina -Lap Steel Guitar
Jon Seiff Replies: 6 Views: 1650	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Feb 2018 10:12 am Subject: Cavatina -Lap Steel Guitar
Jon Seiff Replies: 6 Views: 1650	Looks like the old Kay Kelvinator headstock?
Topic: Be A Tiplista! - Sold, please close.
Jon Seiff Replies: 1 Views: 1793	Forum Section: For Sale: Other Instruments Posted: 26 Feb 2018 1:29 pm Subject: Be A Tiplista! - Sold, please close.
Jon Seiff Replies: 1 Views: 1793	I have for sale a 1930s tiple made by Harmony and then branded Bruno. Asking $400, HSC included. Would consider trade for comparably priced lap steel. A tiple is close in size to a baritone uke, bu ...