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Saw him for the first time in 1980 in Saratoga Springs, NY. I was 22 and went alone to the concert. He was standing in the door of the bus signing autographs so I got on line. When I got to the door ...

Absolute class act and a man driven to give listeners the best product all the time ... recorded or live.

Saw him three times with the Eagles; '81, 2X during the Farewell I Tour and in May 2012 o ...

Saw Norm play last night in Morristown NJ. Merle put on a great show. Merle said that Norm has been with him on the road since 1967. Wow! what an accomplishment. Norm played great and with such wond ...

Those beginners out there looking to play pedal steel will do very well to follow what Larry and Barry (sounds like a law firm) are promoting. I bought my first pedal steel in Oct of 06 and up until ...

My Korg multi-electronic tuner stopped working about three weeks and I am considering purchasing a Peterson tuner for two purposes. 1) Tuning my Fessenden U12 and 2) setting up the intonation on six s ...

I purchased a new S-10 with narrow arm pad from Chet in Nov 2006. Standard E9 3x4 with an George L E-66 PU, Steel #72 built in Oct 2006. I bought it (without playing it) after playing some poorly sou ...

I switched my Fessy U12 to incorporate Paul Franklin's P4 setup (based the chart B0b posted in ths thread). It is a great addition to my E9 playability.

I see on that same chart that Paul has an a ...

I have a Fessenden U12 that is tuned for E9/B6. The RKL on my steel lowers the two E’s down to Eb to achieve the B6. It is an 8 pedal steel and the 8th pedal raises the 5 & 6 strings to C# and ...

Clete, it's great to see how much fun you're having putting together the Fessy 12.

While looking back over this thread I saw Jerry Hayes' post about dropping the low B down to A on pedal 1. I tried ...

Clete, I have Mike’s tuning chart as a reference and it is quite different than the set-up I am using. What I like about this set up is that there are 4 pedals for the E9 mode and 4 pedals for the B ...

I purchased my Fessy S-12 five months ago from G.D. Walker. It is a black mica unit with armrest and an older logo. G.D. said he got it on trade from Jerry for one of his stereo amp systems. G.D. set ...

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Topic: RIP- Merle Haggard
Ken Brower Replies: 116 Views: 53207	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 6 Apr 2016 5:57 pm Subject: RIP- Merle Haggard
Ken Brower Replies: 116 Views: 53207	Saw him for the first time in 1980 in Saratoga Springs, NY. I was 22 and went alone to the concert. He was standing in the door of the bus signing autographs so I got on line. When I got to the door ...
Topic: "Glenn Frey" of the Eagles R.I.P.
Ken Brower Replies: 20 Views: 7820	Forum Section: Gone Home Posted: 18 Jan 2016 5:40 pm Subject: "Glenn Frey" of the Eagles R.I.P.
Ken Brower Replies: 20 Views: 7820	Absolute class act and a man driven to give listeners the best product all the time ... recorded or live. Saw him three times with the Eagles; '81, 2X during the Farewell I Tour and in May 2012 o ...
Topic: Norm Hamlet
Ken Brower Replies: 13 Views: 7068	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 29 Apr 2014 8:10 pm Subject: Norm Hamlet
Ken Brower Replies: 13 Views: 7068	Saw Norm play last night in Morristown NJ. Merle put on a great show. Merle said that Norm has been with him on the road since 1967. Wow! what an accomplishment. Norm played great and with such wond ...
Topic: need some opinions
Ken Brower Replies: 22 Views: 7575	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Aug 2010 8:21 pm Subject: need some opinions
Ken Brower Replies: 22 Views: 7575	Those beginners out there looking to play pedal steel will do very well to follow what Larry and Barry (sounds like a law firm) are promoting. I bought my first pedal steel in Oct of 06 and up until ...
Topic: Question about the Peterson Strobo-flip
Ken Brower Replies: 30 Views: 8785	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 31 Mar 2010 8:31 pm Subject: Question about the Peterson Strobo-flip
Ken Brower Replies: 30 Views: 8785	My Korg multi-electronic tuner stopped working about three weeks and I am considering purchasing a Peterson tuner for two purposes. 1) Tuning my Fessenden U12 and 2) setting up the intonation on six s ...
Topic: question about wilcox steel guitar
Ken Brower Replies: 15 Views: 11215	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 17 Mar 2010 7:55 pm Subject: question about wilcox steel guitar
Ken Brower Replies: 15 Views: 11215	I purchased a new S-10 with narrow arm pad from Chet in Nov 2006. Standard E9 3x4 with an George L E-66 PU, Steel #72 built in Oct 2006. I bought it (without playing it) after playing some poorly sou ...
Topic: Paul Franklin's set-up
Ken Brower Replies: 32 Views: 26235	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 5 Mar 2010 8:53 pm Subject: Paul Franklin's set-up
Ken Brower Replies: 32 Views: 26235	I switched my Fessy U12 to incorporate Paul Franklin's P4 setup (based the chart B0b posted in ths thread). It is a great addition to my E9 playability. I see on that same chart that Paul has an a ...
Topic: C6 / B6 Pedal Recommendations
Ken Brower Replies: 0 Views: 646	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 Jan 2010 9:44 pm Subject: C6 / B6 Pedal Recommendations
Ken Brower Replies: 0 Views: 646	I have a Fessenden U12 that is tuned for E9/B6. The RKL on my steel lowers the two E’s down to Eb to achieve the B6. It is an 8 pedal steel and the 8th pedal raises the 5 & 6 strings to C# and ...
Topic: U12 E9/B6 8X5 Copedent question
Ken Brower Replies: 17 Views: 11212	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Dec 2009 8:35 pm Subject: U12 E9/B6 8X5 Copedent question
Ken Brower Replies: 17 Views: 11212	Clete, it's great to see how much fun you're having putting together the Fessy 12. While looking back over this thread I saw Jerry Hayes' post about dropping the low B down to A on pedal 1. I tried ...
Topic: U12 E9/B6 8X5 Copedent question
Ken Brower Replies: 17 Views: 11212	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 10 Dec 2009 2:31 pm Subject: U12 E9/B6 8X5 Copedent question
Ken Brower Replies: 17 Views: 11212	Clete, I have Mike’s tuning chart as a reference and it is quite different than the set-up I am using. What I like about this set up is that there are 4 pedals for the E9 mode and 4 pedals for the B ...
Topic: fessenden pedal steel guitars
Ken Brower Replies: 41 Views: 29486	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Nov 2009 10:12 pm Subject: fessenden pedal steel guitars
Ken Brower Replies: 41 Views: 29486	I purchased my Fessy S-12 five months ago from G.D. Walker. It is a black mica unit with armrest and an older logo. G.D. said he got it on trade from Jerry for one of his stereo amp systems. G.D. set ...