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Coming over from Europe ... Well, actually for a medical meeting in Houston, but as it happens that meeting ends the same day the Dallas show starts, so I will stay another three days in Texas.

It's almost the only way I practise. I don't even care if the record already has a steel guitar, I just play along in my own way.

Having played 6-string for 47 years I know what music is about. Goi ...

Yes, it's gonna be great fun to see you in person in Dallas, Mickey. As it happens I am attending a conference in Houston the days just before the TSGA Jamboree, so just today I have arranged an exten ...

Maybe those people who advice you to get two amps are right. But if you really don't want more than one amp, nothing beats the Twin Reverb. Possibly you should get a 70's Silverface version because th ...

I am one of those for whom these picks don't work. Reading a thread here I ordered a set and spent a couple of hours trying to make it work. Just tried putting them on again a few minutes ago. Same re ...

Another thanks to Mickey for his work on Youtube. I have watched several of the videos. Great to have access to something like this.

Haven't measured the dimensions of mine, I have even forgotten its size ...

Nevertheless, despite being a beginner I can recommend a BJS bar. Even to me it feels better than the Dunlop bar that cam ...

I have used juststrings.com three times when going to US to see family. I have had strings sent to my family to save $35 (maybe more now) for shipping to Europe plus saving a lot of European taxes. Th ...

I went through all those considerations during Spring this year. Carter Starter, Stage One, Black Jack? Maybe even a pro Carter? I had never even tried a PSG. So finally I went to see the only local g ...

"I am a stickler for correct spelling"

This could mean you are a pedant then:

A pedant, or pædant, is a person who is overly concerned with formalism and precision, or who 'makes a sh ...

I spent more time trying to make the Perfect Touch picks work. Then one on the index finger is okay, but I cannot make the one one the middle finger work. I have even painted the contour of the Dunlop ...

Sorry to add another -1 here.

Reading this thread I ordered a set and received them today. The worst picks I have tried. For some unknown reason the pulp of my middle finger keeps catching the neig ...

Who makes Jagwire strings? Never heard about them before I started steel this Spring. So I guess they are made by one of the manufacturers who make 6-string stuff?

Overseas steel player may get Tri Flow from eBay. Seeing how many here preferred this lube, I ordered some. Looks like they use it for Bonsai tools too.

From another thread:

BTW it's COPEDENT
ChOrd PEDal arrangemENT
pronounced Co - PEE - dent

So that is the definition (and the spelling), I guess.

Hey I feel tempted to try Alaska Pik, not for steel but for 6-string.

However, I have one problem with this, pik is the exact spelling of the most commonly used vulgar word for penis in my native l ...

I hope everyone's aware that metal fingerpicks must be bent to match the contour of your fingers. Most of them don't work right out of the box. I use needle nose pliers to shape them.

Hey, what a ...

I have just started steel too after many years of guitar playing using mainly my fingers (nails, but sometimes flesh). I too felt more comfortable playing with just my fingers as usual. But since most ...

Eric,

I would be very interested in that standard setup, maybe others would too. The Zumsteel.net is down. But would it be something that could be published here? Perhaps with Bruce's accept?

I am new to PSG and it would have been nice to go to a store and try some out. In fact, I have only tried Zumsteels: One owned by the guy whole helped me getting started (Torben Koch) and the Zumsteel ...

I got my first pedal steel less than a month ago (Zumsteel SD-10), and even though I am a beginner I decided to get a BJS bar. Torben Koch who guided me has used the same bar since the 70's. So thinki ...

I will find out about all the smaller adjustments along the way. It took me 40 years of 6-string playing before I had the courage to even adjust string action. Now I change everything to my liking, ha ...

http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix0806/5795_Zumsteel_Undercariage_1.jpg

Is this the picture you want?

LKL is about one inch more to the right than pedal 2 and LKR is about one inch more to t ...

Anyway, I have now moved the pedals. Had to make some further changes after the first setup. Some things didn't work. Now it does. I only need to make some adjustments of pedal travel and that sort of ...

Here is a picture of the cross bar spring. You can see it hooks around that thing protruding and then circles around the plastic sleeve in the hole where the cross bar inserts. Only pedal three has on ...

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Topic: Who is going to Dallas in March
Tom Buur Replies: 35 Views: 8436	Forum Section: Upcoming Event Announcements Posted: 25 Feb 2009 10:38 am Subject: Who is going to Dallas in March
Tom Buur Replies: 35 Views: 8436	Coming over from Europe ... Well, actually for a medical meeting in Houston, but as it happens that meeting ends the same day the Dallas show starts, so I will stay another three days in Texas.
Topic: Does anyone pratice this way?
Tom Buur Replies: 19 Views: 5078	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 18 Feb 2009 10:21 am Subject: Does anyone pratice this way?
Tom Buur Replies: 19 Views: 5078	It's almost the only way I practise. I don't even care if the record already has a steel guitar, I just play along in my own way. Having played 6-string for 47 years I know what music is about. Goi ...
Topic: Thanks Mickey Adams
Tom Buur Replies: 27 Views: 9777	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 10 Dec 2008 12:16 pm Subject: Thanks Mickey Adams
Tom Buur Replies: 27 Views: 9777	Yes, it's gonna be great fun to see you in person in Dallas, Mickey. As it happens I am attending a conference in Houston the days just before the TSGA Jamboree, so just today I have arranged an exten ...
Topic: Steel and Guitar Amp
Tom Buur Replies: 22 Views: 8629	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 7 Dec 2008 11:13 am Subject: Steel and Guitar Amp
Tom Buur Replies: 22 Views: 8629	Maybe those people who advice you to get two amps are right. But if you really don't want more than one amp, nothing beats the Twin Reverb. Possibly you should get a 70's Silverface version because th ...
Topic: Perfect Touch Finger Picks
Tom Buur Replies: 4 Views: 1608	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 4 Dec 2008 11:03 am Subject: Perfect Touch Finger Picks
Tom Buur Replies: 4 Views: 1608	I am one of those for whom these picks don't work. Reading a thread here I ordered a set and spent a couple of hours trying to make it work. Just tried putting them on again a few minutes ago. Same re ...
Topic: Thanks Mickey Adams
Tom Buur Replies: 27 Views: 9777	Forum Section: Steel Players Posted: 20 Nov 2008 12:33 pm Subject: Thanks Mickey Adams
Tom Buur Replies: 27 Views: 9777	Another thanks to Mickey for his work on Youtube. I have watched several of the videos. Great to have access to something like this.
Topic: BJS bars rule - again
Tom Buur Replies: 11 Views: 2731	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 13 Nov 2008 10:57 am Subject: BJS bars rule - again
Tom Buur Replies: 11 Views: 2731	Haven't measured the dimensions of mine, I have even forgotten its size ... Nevertheless, despite being a beginner I can recommend a BJS bar. Even to me it feels better than the Dunlop bar that cam ...
Topic: Is juststrings.com for real?
Tom Buur Replies: 20 Views: 11454	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 12 Nov 2008 11:41 am Subject: Is juststrings.com for real?
Tom Buur Replies: 20 Views: 11454	I have used juststrings.com three times when going to US to see family. I have had strings sent to my family to save $35 (maybe more now) for shipping to Europe plus saving a lot of European taxes. Th ...
Topic: Jackson Blackjack price increase?
Tom Buur Replies: 15 Views: 6386	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 3 Nov 2008 11:50 am Subject: Jackson Blackjack price increase?
Tom Buur Replies: 15 Views: 6386	I went through all those considerations during Spring this year. Carter Starter, Stage One, Black Jack? Maybe even a pro Carter? I had never even tried a PSG. So finally I went to see the only local g ...
Topic: Correct Spelling
Tom Buur Replies: 10 Views: 4129	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 20 Oct 2008 1:31 pm Subject: Correct Spelling
Tom Buur Replies: 10 Views: 4129	"I am a stickler for correct spelling" This could mean you are a pedant then: A pedant, or pædant, is a person who is overly concerned with formalism and precision, or who 'makes a sh ...
Topic: Perfect Touch Picks
Tom Buur Replies: 42 Views: 14502	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 14 Oct 2008 8:54 am Subject: Perfect Touch Picks
Tom Buur Replies: 42 Views: 14502	I spent more time trying to make the Perfect Touch picks work. Then one on the index finger is okay, but I cannot make the one one the middle finger work. I have even painted the contour of the Dunlop ...
Topic: Perfect Touch Picks
Tom Buur Replies: 42 Views: 14502	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 13 Oct 2008 9:05 am Subject: Perfect Touch Picks
Tom Buur Replies: 42 Views: 14502	Sorry to add another -1 here. Reading this thread I ordered a set and received them today. The worst picks I have tried. For some unknown reason the pulp of my middle finger keeps catching the neig ...
Topic: Jagwire Strings
Tom Buur Replies: 20 Views: 6659	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 7 Sep 2008 9:17 am Subject: Jagwire Strings
Tom Buur Replies: 20 Views: 6659	Who makes Jagwire strings? Never heard about them before I started steel this Spring. So I guess they are made by one of the manufacturers who make 6-string stuff?
Topic: PSG "oils"-Teflon or silicone base ??
Tom Buur Replies: 13 Views: 5388	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 1 Sep 2008 11:23 am Subject: PSG "oils"-Teflon or silicone base ??
Tom Buur Replies: 13 Views: 5388	Overseas steel player may get Tri Flow from eBay. Seeing how many here preferred this lube, I ordered some. Looks like they use it for Bonsai tools too.
Topic: Beginner's Corner
Tom Buur Replies: 178 Views: 59660	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 15 Aug 2008 5:05 pm Subject: Beginner's Corner
Tom Buur Replies: 178 Views: 59660	From another thread: BTW it's COPEDENT ChOrd PEDal arrangemENT pronounced Co - PEE - dent So that is the definition (and the spelling), I guess.
Topic: How the heck do I use fingerpicks?
Tom Buur Replies: 38 Views: 21023	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 13 Jul 2008 12:49 am Subject: How the heck do I use fingerpicks?
Tom Buur Replies: 38 Views: 21023	Hey I feel tempted to try Alaska Pik, not for steel but for 6-string. However, I have one problem with this, pik is the exact spelling of the most commonly used vulgar word for penis in my native l ...
Topic: Seeking advise on fingerpicks . . .
Tom Buur Replies: 16 Views: 5338	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 12 Jul 2008 10:18 am Subject: Seeking advise on fingerpicks . . .
Tom Buur Replies: 16 Views: 5338	I hope everyone's aware that metal fingerpicks must be bent to match the contour of your fingers. Most of them don't work right out of the box. I use needle nose pliers to shape them. Hey, what a ...
Topic: How the heck do I use fingerpicks?
Tom Buur Replies: 38 Views: 21023	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 12 Jul 2008 10:02 am Subject: How the heck do I use fingerpicks?
Tom Buur Replies: 38 Views: 21023	I have just started steel too after many years of guitar playing using mainly my fingers (nails, but sometimes flesh). I too felt more comfortable playing with just my fingers as usual. But since most ...
Topic: Questions about OLD Zum...
Tom Buur Replies: 17 Views: 3217	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 23 Jun 2008 6:53 am Subject: Questions about OLD Zum...
Tom Buur Replies: 17 Views: 3217	Eric, I would be very interested in that standard setup, maybe others would too. The Zumsteel.net is down. But would it be something that could be published here? Perhaps with Bruce's accept?
Topic: Which new pedal steels do you want to see in a music store?
Tom Buur Replies: 53 Views: 11345	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 21 Jun 2008 11:56 pm Subject: Which new pedal steels do you want to see in a music store?
Tom Buur Replies: 53 Views: 11345	I am new to PSG and it would have been nice to go to a store and try some out. In fact, I have only tried Zumsteels: One owned by the guy whole helped me getting started (Torben Koch) and the Zumsteel ...
Topic: Many thanks to Mr. Bill Stroud!!
Tom Buur Replies: 13 Views: 2854	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 9 Jun 2008 7:19 am Subject: Many thanks to Mr. Bill Stroud!!
Tom Buur Replies: 13 Views: 2854	I got my first pedal steel less than a month ago (Zumsteel SD-10), and even though I am a beginner I decided to get a BJS bar. Torben Koch who guided me has used the same bar since the 70's. So thinki ...
Topic: Zumsteel - How to change copedent?
Tom Buur Replies: 36 Views: 9240	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 7 Jun 2008 7:14 am Subject: Zumsteel - How to change copedent?
Tom Buur Replies: 36 Views: 9240	I will find out about all the smaller adjustments along the way. It took me 40 years of 6-string playing before I had the courage to even adjust string action. Now I change everything to my liking, ha ...
Topic: Zumsteel - How to change copedent?
Tom Buur Replies: 36 Views: 9240	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 Jun 2008 11:32 am Subject: Zumsteel - How to change copedent?
Tom Buur Replies: 36 Views: 9240	http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix0806/5795_Zumsteel_Undercariage_1.jpg Is this the picture you want? LKL is about one inch more to the right than pedal 2 and LKR is about one inch more to t ...
Topic: Zumsteel - How to change copedent?
Tom Buur Replies: 36 Views: 9240	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 Jun 2008 9:55 am Subject: Zumsteel - How to change copedent?
Tom Buur Replies: 36 Views: 9240	Anyway, I have now moved the pedals. Had to make some further changes after the first setup. Some things didn't work. Now it does. I only need to make some adjustments of pedal travel and that sort of ...
Topic: Zumsteel - How to change copedent?
Tom Buur Replies: 36 Views: 9240	Forum Section: Pedal Steel Posted: 6 Jun 2008 9:47 am Subject: Zumsteel - How to change copedent?
Tom Buur Replies: 36 Views: 9240	Here is a picture of the cross bar spring. You can see it hooks around that thing protruding and then circles around the plastic sleeve in the hole where the cross bar inserts. Only pedal three has on ...