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I see from a post in the Band in a Box section of this forum, that folks are using BIAB on netbooks.

Has anyone used Reaper or Audacity, or any of the other programs on netbooks?

--Kevin

Thanks b0b,

I bought (and sold real quickly), a Fender student S-8 in the mid seventies. I had no use for it. I was just a guitar player who wanted to buy one of the guitars that was "bundled ...

I see from his posts that b0b is playing a Desert Rose S-8.

Are the only one's(single eights) available the older one's that have been rebuilt, or is anyone building an eight string steel now.

K ...

Thanks, Guys.

Both for the links and for the spelling.

I was hoping that somebody would recognise what I was trying to look for if I included the phonetic pronunciation.

Thanks!

--Kevin

I know that many if not most forum going steelers were first guitar players and maybe some played guitar in the seventies.

It was kind of cool to play Burea (sp pronounced boo-ray) by Bach back the ...

Hey Guys,

Thanks for your input.

I just went over to Elderly and ordered a Golden Gate and a Propik with a Delrin tip.

The Propik is kind of neat, it's like a metal thumb pick with a plasti ...

I don't have a really big hand or anything, but I wear an extra large glove.

Some things aren't available in anything larger than large.

One of those things seem to be plastic thumb picks.

...

Thanks for replying, guys.

It looks like there are only two different sizes of rods at George L's. I didn't know that they carried that kind of stuff.

I'm going to do some measuring. It seems ...

The tuning nuts on my steel are extremely tight, quite possibly from not enough use.

I know that a lot of you folks do resorations on old instruments, so I figured that this'd be the place to ask. ...

Is your cable good?

I tried another one and it did the same thing.

Have you succesfully plugged the preamp out into anything else and had it work?

No. That seems like it's the next th ...

I noticed that most folks here are using some form of computer recording.

Maybe someone might be able to make a suggestion that might help me, though.

When trying to record direct from my Fender ...

Thanks, Gary.

Man that was fast!

I no sooner left the forum, when I got the notification that I had a reply.

Thanks Again

--Kevin

Does anybody sell cases for steels separately.

My case is in pretty rough shape. Handle is broken, and it has a crack that runs the whole width of the case.

My steel was made for me by a guy na ...

I've had a Fender Hot Rod De Ville with two twelves for a couple of years. It sounds pretty good both for the guitar and for the steel.

Sounds kinda like my idea of a Fender.

The newer Fenders ...

Thanks, Dave. That's it!

--Kevin

Nope, the one that I'm thinking of is shaped like a D, but off center, so that it's in the upper bout.

I'm going to head over to CMT.com, and look at some pictures to see if I can find some of it. ...

I wanted to ask if anybody knew who was making those acoustics that seem real popular with the country folks these days.

But then I started thinking, that over the years many manufacturers have cha ...

I have a Fostex 8 track recorder with a USB port and a fairly modern desktop (about a year old).

Can I use the Fostex as a computer interface to talk to the PC with Reaper software on it?

--Kevi ...

I've been playing around with an 8 track Fostex and have been thinking of trying computer recording.

It seems that it might be easier to get a decent end product than with a standalone recorder.
...

I have a roll of old Bill Lawrence cable. I think I bought it in 1987.

Will the George L ends fit on it?

Looks like the same stuff.

--Kevin

Michael Haselman said:

Use a little blue Loktite on the angle plugs and they won't come loose.

Doesn't that make it impossible to get them apart when you need to?

I was doing a search and fou ...

I've been watching this topic because I have a similar problem, that seems to happen maybe every other time I practice. Not all the time, but often enough to be a pain in the neck.

My B ...

I started to try to learn how to play steel a few years ago, without much luck. Having a bit more time now, I'm giving it another try.

There are a few things that I don't seem to understan ...

Does anyone know where you can get the most recent top 40 listing of singles on the country charts?

It's a shame that most of it is more like pop sung with a southern accent.

Anybody hav ...

First, Wally, Congratulations on your new axe!

Second, does Rittenberry have a website or any other web presence besides Bobbe Seymore's Youtube page?

--Kevin Holmes

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Topic: Recording on a netbook
Kevin Holmes Replies: 0 Views: 1209	Forum Section: Recording Posted: 9 Jul 2010 10:04 am Subject: Recording on a netbook
Kevin Holmes Replies: 0 Views: 1209	I see from a post in the Band in a Box section of this forum, that folks are using BIAB on netbooks. Has anyone used Reaper or Audacity, or any of the other programs on netbooks? --Kevin
Topic: Single Eight?
Kevin Holmes Replies: 5 Views: 2133	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 Jul 2010 2:59 pm Subject: Single Eight?
Kevin Holmes Replies: 5 Views: 2133	Thanks b0b, I bought (and sold real quickly), a Fender student S-8 in the mid seventies. I had no use for it. I was just a guitar player who wanted to buy one of the guitars that was "bundled ...
Topic: Single Eight?
Kevin Holmes Replies: 5 Views: 2133	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 5 Jul 2010 10:05 am Subject: Single Eight?
Kevin Holmes Replies: 5 Views: 2133	I see from his posts that b0b is playing a Desert Rose S-8. Are the only one's(single eights) available the older one's that have been rebuilt, or is anyone building an eight string steel now. K ...
Topic: Bach's Burea (sp) Interval ?
Kevin Holmes Replies: 5 Views: 1634	Forum Section: Music Posted: 30 Dec 2009 11:53 am Subject: Bach's Burea (sp) Interval ?
Kevin Holmes Replies: 5 Views: 1634	Thanks, Guys. Both for the links and for the spelling. I was hoping that somebody would recognise what I was trying to look for if I included the phonetic pronunciation. Thanks! --Kevin
Topic: Bach's Burea (sp) Interval ?
Kevin Holmes Replies: 5 Views: 1634	Forum Section: Music Posted: 30 Dec 2009 3:02 am Subject: Bach's Burea (sp) Interval ?
Kevin Holmes Replies: 5 Views: 1634	I know that many if not most forum going steelers were first guitar players and maybe some played guitar in the seventies. It was kind of cool to play Burea (sp pronounced boo-ray) by Bach back the ...
Topic: Large Thumb Picks?
Kevin Holmes Replies: 12 Views: 8518	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 2 Dec 2009 3:36 pm Subject: Large Thumb Picks?
Kevin Holmes Replies: 12 Views: 8518	Hey Guys, Thanks for your input. I just went over to Elderly and ordered a Golden Gate and a Propik with a Delrin tip. The Propik is kind of neat, it's like a metal thumb pick with a plasti ...
Topic: Large Thumb Picks?
Kevin Holmes Replies: 12 Views: 8518	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 30 Nov 2009 10:53 am Subject: Large Thumb Picks?
Kevin Holmes Replies: 12 Views: 8518	I don't have a really big hand or anything, but I wear an extra large glove. Some things aren't available in anything larger than large. One of those things seem to be plastic thumb picks. ...
Topic: Tight Tuning Nuts
Kevin Holmes Replies: 10 Views: 2420	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 14 Aug 2009 1:36 pm Subject: Tight Tuning Nuts
Kevin Holmes Replies: 10 Views: 2420	Thanks for replying, guys. It looks like there are only two different sizes of rods at George L's. I didn't know that they carried that kind of stuff. I'm going to do some measuring. It seems ...
Topic: Tight Tuning Nuts
Kevin Holmes Replies: 10 Views: 2420	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 14 Aug 2009 11:26 am Subject: Tight Tuning Nuts
Kevin Holmes Replies: 10 Views: 2420	The tuning nuts on my steel are extremely tight, quite possibly from not enough use. I know that a lot of you folks do resorations on old instruments, so I figured that this'd be the place to ask. ...
Topic: Recording Direct
Kevin Holmes Replies: 3 Views: 2117	Forum Section: Recording Posted: 18 Jul 2009 4:44 pm Subject: Recording Direct
Kevin Holmes Replies: 3 Views: 2117	Is your cable good? I tried another one and it did the same thing. Have you succesfully plugged the preamp out into anything else and had it work? No. That seems like it's the next th ...
Topic: Recording Direct
Kevin Holmes Replies: 3 Views: 2117	Forum Section: Recording Posted: 18 Jul 2009 12:20 pm Subject: Recording Direct
Kevin Holmes Replies: 3 Views: 2117	I noticed that most folks here are using some form of computer recording. Maybe someone might be able to make a suggestion that might help me, though. When trying to record direct from my Fender ...
Topic: Case for a Singleneck on a Double body
Kevin Holmes Replies: 6 Views: 2377	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 9 Jul 2009 3:28 pm Subject: Case for a Singleneck on a Double body
Kevin Holmes Replies: 6 Views: 2377	Thanks, Gary. Man that was fast! I no sooner left the forum, when I got the notification that I had a reply. Thanks Again --Kevin
Topic: Case for a Singleneck on a Double body
Kevin Holmes Replies: 6 Views: 2377	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 9 Jul 2009 3:16 pm Subject: Case for a Singleneck on a Double body
Kevin Holmes Replies: 6 Views: 2377	Does anybody sell cases for steels separately. My case is in pretty rough shape. Handle is broken, and it has a crack that runs the whole width of the case. My steel was made for me by a guy na ...
Topic: Hot Rod De Ville Polarity Switch?
Kevin Holmes Replies: 2 Views: 985	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 5 Jul 2009 11:40 am Subject: Hot Rod De Ville Polarity Switch?
Kevin Holmes Replies: 2 Views: 985	I've had a Fender Hot Rod De Ville with two twelves for a couple of years. It sounds pretty good both for the guitar and for the steel. Sounds kinda like my idea of a Fender. The newer Fenders ...
Topic: Guitars with funny soundholes
Kevin Holmes Replies: 18 Views: 9107	Forum Section: Music Posted: 20 Jun 2009 8:06 am Subject: Thanks!
Kevin Holmes Replies: 18 Views: 9107	Thanks, Dave. That's it! --Kevin
Topic: Guitars with funny soundholes
Kevin Holmes Replies: 18 Views: 9107	Forum Section: Music Posted: 20 Jun 2009 7:16 am Subject: Guitars with funny soundholes
Kevin Holmes Replies: 18 Views: 9107	Nope, the one that I'm thinking of is shaped like a D, but off center, so that it's in the upper bout. I'm going to head over to CMT.com, and look at some pictures to see if I can find some of it. ...
Topic: Guitars with funny soundholes
Kevin Holmes Replies: 18 Views: 9107	Forum Section: Music Posted: 20 Jun 2009 6:10 am Subject: Guitars with funny soundholes
Kevin Holmes Replies: 18 Views: 9107	I wanted to ask if anybody knew who was making those acoustics that seem real popular with the country folks these days. But then I started thinking, that over the years many manufacturers have cha ...
Topic: Fostex with USB as a computer interface?
Kevin Holmes Replies: 3 Views: 1723	Forum Section: Recording Posted: 22 Mar 2009 4:44 am Subject: Fostex with USB as a computer interface?
Kevin Holmes Replies: 3 Views: 1723	I have a Fostex 8 track recorder with a USB port and a fairly modern desktop (about a year old). Can I use the Fostex as a computer interface to talk to the PC with Reaper software on it? --Kevi ...
Topic: Computer Recording without a USB port?
Kevin Holmes Replies: 1 Views: 1510	Forum Section: Recording Posted: 28 Feb 2009 11:38 am Subject: Computer Recording without a USB port?
Kevin Holmes Replies: 1 Views: 1510	I've been playing around with an 8 track Fostex and have been thinking of trying computer recording. It seems that it might be easier to get a decent end product than with a standalone recorder. ...
Topic: Old Bill Lawrence cable
Kevin Holmes Replies: 3 Views: 1442	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 6 Jan 2009 3:12 am Subject: Old Bill Lawrence cable
Kevin Holmes Replies: 3 Views: 1442	I have a roll of old Bill Lawrence cable. I think I bought it in 1987. Will the George L ends fit on it? Looks like the same stuff. --Kevin
Topic: Steel Guitar Cables
Kevin Holmes Replies: 45 Views: 12301	Forum Section: Electronics Posted: 29 Aug 2008 5:17 am Subject: Steel Guitar Cables
Kevin Holmes Replies: 45 Views: 12301	Michael Haselman said: Use a little blue Loktite on the angle plugs and they won't come loose. Doesn't that make it impossible to get them apart when you need to? I was doing a search and fou ...
Topic: Slipping Off Pedals - Any Suggestions?
Kevin Holmes Replies: 39 Views: 9572	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 26 Aug 2008 4:50 am Subject: Slipping Off Pedals - Any Suggestions?
Kevin Holmes Replies: 39 Views: 9572	I've been watching this topic because I have a similar problem, that seems to happen maybe every other time I practice. Not all the time, but often enough to be a pain in the neck. My B ...
Topic: Beginner's Corner
Kevin Holmes Replies: 178 Views: 60233	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 15 Aug 2008 9:21 am Subject: Copedant?
Kevin Holmes Replies: 178 Views: 60233	I started to try to learn how to play steel a few years ago, without much luck. Having a bit more time now, I'm giving it another try. There are a few things that I don't seem to understan ...
Topic: Top 40 or 100 lists?
Kevin Holmes Replies: 1 Views: 1965	Forum Section: Music Posted: 10 Aug 2008 6:34 am Subject: Top 40 or 100 lists?
Kevin Holmes Replies: 1 Views: 1965	Does anyone know where you can get the most recent top 40 listing of singles on the country charts? It's a shame that most of it is more like pop sung with a southern accent. Anybody hav ...
Topic: My New Rittenberry Is Here!
Kevin Holmes Replies: 43 Views: 12532	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 8 Aug 2008 10:24 am Subject: Congrats!
Kevin Holmes Replies: 43 Views: 12532	First, Wally, Congratulations on your new axe! Second, does Rittenberry have a website or any other web presence besides Bobbe Seymore's Youtube page? --Kevin Holmes