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Dean Salisbury
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New York, USA
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Posted 31 Oct 2007 7:03 am |
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Well I am a new member and also new to playing the steel guitar. My mother now 80 bought a national steel guitar back in the early 50's and never really played it and now that I am 60, she gave it to me and I might as well give it a try! I have no clue on how to play one, but ordered a few things from George Boards and Rick Alexander, hope I learn something.
I have tuned to C6 tuning whatever that is.
So hope you all don't mind a lot of stupid questions
Dean from NEW YORK |
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Dave Stagner
From:
Minnesota, USA
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Posted 31 Oct 2007 9:45 am
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Howdy! I'm new here too, just started today. I've been playing lap steel for a couple of years now, but just got my first pedal steel yesterday - a Sho-Bud 6139.
Enjoy learning the new instrument! I love the sound of C6 on a lap steel. |
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Papa Joe Pollick
From:
Swanton, Ohio
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Posted 31 Oct 2007 10:13 am
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Hey Dean and Dave,welcome aboard.I know you both will enjoy this great forum as much as I do.
Dean,every one will tell you,there ain't no stupid questions.Ask away,the answers will come.
Dave,I agree,I love a 6th tuning too.PJ
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Andy Sandoval
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Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 31 Oct 2007 10:42 am
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| Dean and Dave, welcome aboard. You'll find many friendly people willin to help out with lots of info and advice. The C6 tuning is a good place to start. I think there's probably more instruction available for C6 than any other tuning. Good luck fellows. |
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Charles Davidson
From:
Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 31 Oct 2007 10:44 am
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Welcome Dean,from Alabama,No question is SILLY or STUPID,just ask away some one here WILL help you,If I can ever help you just e-mail away,will do my best .
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Tamara James
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Posted 31 Oct 2007 10:54 am
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welcome! I have only been around here for a few months myself. I have learned to try the search feature to answer some questions. That really helped. A lot of questions are answered by just reading what someone else posted. I think you'll like it here. I sure do..  |
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Dean Salisbury
From:
New York, USA
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Posted 31 Oct 2007 10:58 am
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Well now that I've got my first steel guitar dvds and cds course I am really confused. I guess people just don't teach in the same manner I do even though different subjects. In one course I have purchased, I guess even though they say for beginner players you are left to assume a lot! I can really understand why people don't pay for material after awhile. However, I'll keep plugging away I'll wait for my second course to arrive and see if I have the same mind frame.
The first course I purchased said to tune to C6, so I did. Not really understanding tuning. I play not that good but enough to have fun a regular guitar which of course I use the standard tuning (E,A,D,G,B,E! The second course I ordered after I ordered it says to tune to A6! Im now assuming that there are many ways to tune a steel guitar. WHY SO MANY WAYS TO TUNE?
Now I am assuming that as many ways that there are to tune a steel, there are just as many ways to play the many scales! Further, now I am assuming that every time you purchase someone's course, they will also have a different way of tuning. So I guess you are really leanring nothing because again, I am assuming that if your tuned to C6, you won't be able to play someone elses course who is tuned to A6 and so on!
Getting more confused the more I read and research
Dean from S.I. NY
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Matti Viitala
From:
Etelä-Pohojammaa, Finland
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Posted 31 Oct 2007 11:33 am
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| Dean Salisbury wrote: |
WHY SO MANY WAYS TO TUNE?...
Getting more confused the more I read and research
Dean from S.I. NY |
Wellcome to the simple world of steels!
I've been here for some months now and i know how you feel, like divin in a bottomless sea.
But, You can allways humor yourself and ask these great players what they think is the best tuning.
After that question You can just ignore that never ending topic and dive deeper in your tuning.
Matti
P.S. my guitar is tuned to E9ish...
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Terry Wood
From:
Lebanon, MO
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Posted 31 Oct 2007 11:53 am
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Hi Dean and Dave,
Welcome to the best place a steel player can land!
We are glad your here! You'll learn a bunch from everyone on the Steel Forum.
And the steel guitar is the most expressive instrument a goin'!
Welcome again and GOD bless!
Terry Wood |
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ray qualls
From:
Baxter Springs, Kansas (deceased)
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Posted 31 Oct 2007 12:42 pm
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Guys, welcome to the Forum! The best advice I can give is don't try to learn to much at a time. Learn a little at a time and be patient. You've got the rest of your life to learn it so enjoy a little at a time. Ray
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Dave Stagner
From:
Minnesota, USA
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Posted 31 Oct 2007 1:26 pm
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I gotta say, this place has ALREADY been helpful! I ran across my Sho-Bud 6139 on monday and wondered if it was any good, a google search brought me here, where so many players sing its praises... so I snapped it up over lunch the next day, made my apologies to the wife that evening. 
(for the record, I'll usually choose great sound over easy play and maintenance when it comes to instruments... I kind of like it when they fight me a bit) |
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Papa Joe Pollick
From:
Swanton, Ohio
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Posted 31 Oct 2007 2:20 pm
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Dean,I have three 8 string necks and three 6 string necks and I've got them each with differnt tunings.But I've learned that jumping back and forth between tunings is just too confusing,so I'm stickin with the C6th untill I get comfortable with it.That would be my advice to you.If you're lookin for a great C6th leason program I recomend Cindy Cashdollar's DVDs.She walks you through step by step.Kinda nice to look at and listen to too.  |
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Dean Salisbury
From:
New York, USA
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Posted 31 Oct 2007 2:53 pm
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Thanks Papa Joe, I never heard of Cindy Cashdollar. I was just medically retired in May and waiting on social secuirty disability now. Im finding that every where ya look someone is selling something. Just cannot afford to buy everything I want to thats for sure. However, will see if I can find out what her course is and what its selling for. Everyone also seems to say yea we walk ya through 1, 2, 3 olololol I cannot wait to get the other course I spent 59 bucks on. My problem I guess is I had a stroke 2 years ago and I just cannot remember what I see or hear worth a damn. lololol But will hang in gives me something to do anyway.
Oh is there any steel players close to Staten Island New York? thought I would drop that in
Dean from Staten Island NY
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Papa Joe Pollick
From:
Swanton, Ohio
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Posted 31 Oct 2007 5:40 pm
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http://cindycashdollar.com/home/
Check her out Dean.Know what you mean by every one saying "walk you through" [to make a sale],but I'm not connected in any way to Cindys buisness.I'm just a very satisfied customer.
Homespun Records has her DVDs.I think b0b does too.
Good luck. PJ |
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Chris Buchanan
From:
Macomb, IL
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Posted 31 Oct 2007 6:03 pm
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Hey Dean (and all the other newcomers)
I'm new too. I decided to start with the E9 neck. I'll worry about the others later. There's a lot to learn, and it's overwhelming, but I think if you stick to a plan it will eliminate a lot of confusion. You've come to the right place. Just by reading posts I've learned an incredible amount of stuff about the PSG. Hopefully the forum will put you at ease and help you enjoy it, and make things easier like it has for me.
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