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Topic: HSGA Joliet 2008 - Free Seminars announced! |
Gerald Ross
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2008 4:47 am |
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HSGA Annual Joliet, IL Convention October 9-11, 2008
This year the HSGA is fortunate to present seminars on Thursday and Friday evenings and Saturday afternoon (pre-luau)during the convention. These seminars are free of charge. The instructional classes are hands-on. For the steel guitar seminar, bring your steel guitar tuned to C6 (CEGACE - tuned from Bass strings to high strings - suggested gauges .36 .30 .26 .24 .18(plain steel) .16 (plain steel) ), paper, pencil and some type of audio or video recording device. For the ukulele class - any ukulele tuned GCEA will suffice.
Thursday
8 PM - Former HSGA Board member Gerald Ross will conduct a beginning level Hawaiian Steel Guitar class using the C6 tuning. Topics include bar handling, right hand picking, beginning slant technique - a basic song will be taught to get you started down the road.
Friday
8 PM - Joliet 2008 Guest of Honor Steve Cheney discusses his approach to music and the steel guitar. Bring your questions, as this is a fun dialogue between Steve and the audience.
Saturday
3 PM - One of Chicago's best known ukulele instructors Terry Truhart will conduct a beginning level ukulele class. All are welcome. Learning the basics of the ukulele is very easy and Terry's class is both informative and fun.
Check out the HSGA 2008 Convention Web page and listen to 2008 Guest of Honor Steve Cheney play!
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Gerald Ross
'Northwest Ann Arbor, Michigan's King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar'
A UkeTone Recording Artist
CEO, CIO, CFO - UkeTone Records
Gerald's Hawaiian Steel Guitar/Ukulele Website |
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 15 Jun 2008 8:40 am
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| Any chance these will be videoed and put up on the HSGA site for those not fortunate to be there? |
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seldomfed
From:
Colorado
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Posted 17 Jun 2008 11:48 am
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Excellent! I'll bring my 'Joliet kit'. "What's that?" you say...well let me clue ya,
Joliet Survival Kit:
- 6 or 8 string lap steel tuned to C6 - preferably vintage with some 'cred' (owned once by Joe Kekuku's best friend's cousin who was related to King Kamehameha and studied with Jerry Byrd)
- Tribo Tone 3/4" bar (custom color and length w. initials stamped in the end)
- uke
- guitar
- battery powered amp with your name on it(VOX, Microcube,...)
- portable field recorder (zoom, roland, ...)
- an open heart and mind.
- some poke and Kona beer if you got it!
What to leave home:
- your ego
- your board shorts and rubba slippas - it's cold in IL in OCT.
- all banjos, tamborines, and shaker eggs 
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Chris Kennison
Rhythm Cats - steel, guitar, banjo, dobro
Gold Canyon, AZ
www.rhythmcatsshow.com
www.seldomfed.com |
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Bill Leff
From:
Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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Posted 17 Jun 2008 12:55 pm
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| Are djembes cool bro'? |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 17 Jun 2008 2:26 pm
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You are right Chris, no place for a banjo 
I traded my 5 string for an old Gibson lap steel, which I sold at Joliet
That reminds me, gotta get rid of more stuff I don't need/use. |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 18 Jun 2008 6:22 am
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| Former HSGA Board member Gerald Ross will conduct a beginning level Hawaiian Steel Guitar class using the C6 tuning. |
Come on now ... everyone knows you can't start a beginner off in C6 ... 
* Sorry - Private joke between Gerald and I |
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seldomfed
From:
Colorado
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Posted 18 Jun 2008 10:18 am
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| ... everyone knows you can't start a beginner off in C6 |
Gerald can! 
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Chris Kennison
Rhythm Cats - steel, guitar, banjo, dobro
Gold Canyon, AZ
www.rhythmcatsshow.com
www.seldomfed.com |
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