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The "original owner" never learned to play the thing and I don't believe the copedant bore any similarities with what was actually on the guitar for whatever reason.

Ok, little update here. Met with Doug last nite and as suspected the guitar needs a little work. Ended up just leaving it with him to straighten it out. It was some kind of totally off the wall set ...

I hadn't seen that yet but I did get the book you recommended. I think it will help quite a bit. First lesson/guitar checkup tonite.

Well, that's easy. Have you read the sticky post on how to tune a push-pull?
On a push-pull, you tune the RAISED note at the keyhead, then tune the open note with the recessed screws behind the bott ...

My far right pedal raises the 4th (I think) string a pitch and a half instead of a whole or a half pitch.

Also, if anybody knows how to get in touch with Doug Palmer, that would be great.

I had been working on "Fooled around and fell in love" with help from a youtube tutorial. I got the descending part just fine, but when it begins to ascend and return, nothing worked. I wa ...

Pete,

I've lusted after this guitar since Jim told me about it but I just don't have the cash. The owner (Jim) of the Emmons for sale in Greensboro is a friend of mine. He is a guitar player that ...

Pete,

I've lusted after this guitar since Jim told me about it but I just don't have the cash. The owner (Jim) of the Emmons for sale in Greensboro is a friend of mine. He is a guitar player that ...

Ok. This begs the question that if I learn the guitar this way will I suffer if I play someone else's guitar later, etc?

Steels sound better with a little more "sweetness" than tuned straight up (there are OODLES of discussions on theories of how to tune and why, and there are almost as many varieties of steel ...

Ok, next dumb question. Does the "Day" setup extend to the knee levers? I'm trying to learn Elvin Bishop's "Fooled around and fell in love". In this tutorial....https://www.yout ...

A couple more questions and a progress report.

1. So far my biggest challenge is the right hand. Picking with these claws is really different than anything I've ever tried before. It is coming a ...

Thought I might post some of the details of this guitar. The original owner had saved every scrap of documentation with this thing. Pretty neat.

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o253/bigdyno/Mo ...

Ok, I bought the Emmons. Man, these things are HEAVY! The guy was the original owner, bought it in 1975 and barely played it at all. He had every piece of paperwork ever involved with the guitar. ...

Thanks guys. A couple things... The guy have me a tuning sheet but the second string doesn't match what he has on the sheet. On the sheet it says b d e f# g# b e g# e flat f#. The second string on my ...

Thanks guys. A couple things... The guy have me a tuning sheet but the second string doesn't match what he has on the sheet. On the sheet it says b d e f# g# b e g# e flat f#. The second string on my ...

Ok, I bought the Emmons. Man, these things are HEAVY! The guy was the original owner, bought it in 1975 and barely played it at all. He had every piece of paperwork ever involved with the guitar. ...

No, I gotcha. Understand completely. So you still think the Emmons is what I should go with out of all the ones I've posted?

Ha! Well, I wouldn't exactly call it "dilly dallying". I'm waiting on some of my worthless customers to pay me. I suppose I could go get it right now, but that wouldn't be the most respon ...

Ok. I kinda figured that would be the case. Just saw it pop up and was curious.

Check this thing out.

http://wilmington.craigslist.org/msg/4605116340.html

Also, I guess the idea behind two necks is that they can be tuned differently and then you use whichever you need depending on the song?

Please let us know when it's open season on the Emmons.I let everybody know as soon as I get something regardless of what it is. Hopefully will happen this week. Very Happy

I'm definitely leaning towards the Emmons but it is a little more than I planned to spend. If I can scrape enough dough together and the guy still has it, I will get it.

In the meantime what do yo ...

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Topic: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 19 Aug 2014 6:57 am Subject: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	The "original owner" never learned to play the thing and I don't believe the copedant bore any similarities with what was actually on the guitar for whatever reason.
Topic: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 19 Aug 2014 4:24 am Subject: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Ok, little update here. Met with Doug last nite and as suspected the guitar needs a little work. Ended up just leaving it with him to straighten it out. It was some kind of totally off the wall set ...
Topic: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Aug 2014 11:40 am Subject: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	I hadn't seen that yet but I did get the book you recommended. I think it will help quite a bit. First lesson/guitar checkup tonite.
Topic: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 13 Aug 2014 8:05 am Subject: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Well, that's easy. Have you read the sticky post on how to tune a push-pull? On a push-pull, you tune the RAISED note at the keyhead, then tune the open note with the recessed screws behind the bott ...
Topic: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 13 Aug 2014 6:32 am Subject: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	My far right pedal raises the 4th (I think) string a pitch and a half instead of a whole or a half pitch.
Topic: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 13 Aug 2014 4:51 am Subject: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Also, if anybody knows how to get in touch with Doug Palmer, that would be great.
Topic: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 13 Aug 2014 4:34 am Subject: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	I had been working on "Fooled around and fell in love" with help from a youtube tutorial. I got the descending part just fine, but when it begins to ascend and return, nothing worked. I wa ...
Topic: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 12 Aug 2014 4:02 pm Subject: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Pete, I've lusted after this guitar since Jim told me about it but I just don't have the cash. The owner (Jim) of the Emmons for sale in Greensboro is a friend of mine. He is a guitar player that ...
Topic: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 12 Aug 2014 4:01 pm Subject: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Pete, I've lusted after this guitar since Jim told me about it but I just don't have the cash. The owner (Jim) of the Emmons for sale in Greensboro is a friend of mine. He is a guitar player that ...
Topic: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 12 Aug 2014 10:19 am Subject: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Ok. This begs the question that if I learn the guitar this way will I suffer if I play someone else's guitar later, etc?
Topic: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 12 Aug 2014 9:48 am Subject: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Steels sound better with a little more "sweetness" than tuned straight up (there are OODLES of discussions on theories of how to tune and why, and there are almost as many varieties of steel ...
Topic: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 12 Aug 2014 9:47 am Subject: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Ok, next dumb question. Does the "Day" setup extend to the knee levers? I'm trying to learn Elvin Bishop's "Fooled around and fell in love". In this tutorial....https://www.yout ...
Topic: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 Aug 2014 4:47 am Subject: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	A couple more questions and a progress report. 1. So far my biggest challenge is the right hand. Picking with these claws is really different than anything I've ever tried before. It is coming a ...
Topic: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 Aug 2014 4:42 am Subject: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Thought I might post some of the details of this guitar. The original owner had saved every scrap of documentation with this thing. Pretty neat. http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o253/bigdyno/Mo ...
Topic: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 11 Aug 2014 4:32 am Subject: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Ok, I bought the Emmons. Man, these things are HEAVY! The guy was the original owner, bought it in 1975 and barely played it at all. He had every piece of paperwork ever involved with the guitar. ...
Topic: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 10 Aug 2014 9:27 am Subject: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Thanks guys. A couple things... The guy have me a tuning sheet but the second string doesn't match what he has on the sheet. On the sheet it says b d e f# g# b e g# e flat f#. The second string on my ...
Topic: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 10 Aug 2014 9:27 am Subject: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Thanks guys. A couple things... The guy have me a tuning sheet but the second string doesn't match what he has on the sheet. On the sheet it says b d e f# g# b e g# e flat f#. The second string on my ...
Topic: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 9 Aug 2014 4:37 pm Subject: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Ok, I bought the Emmons. Man, these things are HEAVY! The guy was the original owner, bought it in 1975 and barely played it at all. He had every piece of paperwork ever involved with the guitar. ...
Topic: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 Aug 2014 12:59 pm Subject: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	No, I gotcha. Understand completely. So you still think the Emmons is what I should go with out of all the ones I've posted?
Topic: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 Aug 2014 12:34 pm Subject: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Ha! Well, I wouldn't exactly call it "dilly dallying". I'm waiting on some of my worthless customers to pay me. I suppose I could go get it right now, but that wouldn't be the most respon ...
Topic: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 Aug 2014 11:47 am Subject: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Ok. I kinda figured that would be the case. Just saw it pop up and was curious.
Topic: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 Aug 2014 4:09 am Subject: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Check this thing out. http://wilmington.craigslist.org/msg/4605116340.html
Topic: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Aug 2014 10:45 am Subject: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Also, I guess the idea behind two necks is that they can be tuned differently and then you use whichever you need depending on the song?
Topic: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Aug 2014 10:43 am Subject: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Please let us know when it's open season on the Emmons.I let everybody know as soon as I get something regardless of what it is. Hopefully will happen this week.
Topic: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Aug 2014 9:21 am Subject: So I wanna learn the pedal steel........
Peter Harrell Replies: 110 Views: 28333	I'm definitely leaning towards the Emmons but it is a little more than I planned to spend. If I can scrape enough dough together and the guy still has it, I will get it. In the meantime what do yo ...