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Topic: Here´s that misnomer again... |
Ulric Utsi-Åhlin
From:
Sweden
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Posted 24 Feb 2009 4:37 am |
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A friend of mine,long-time R&R/Rockabilly guitarist,
played some Console on stage the other nite and,at
least,one member of the audience strolled over to
ask about "that keyboard instrument..."when will
they ever learn,when will they e-e-ever lea-a-arn?!
McUtsi |
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Rick Alexander
From:
Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 24 Feb 2009 5:09 am Never.
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Never.
Only a few interested devotees will.
Most people don't know what a steel guitar is, even after you tell them.
They can't see what you're doing like they can with guitar or fiddle - so they have no concept.
You could be typing or ironing for all they know.
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 24 Feb 2009 11:35 am
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Ulric,I played at concert this past Sat. night opening for my old friend Walter Trout and a beautiful woman asked if me if that was me playing the keyboard,I said yes Ma'am.Stu 
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Roger Shackelton
From:
MINNESOTA (deceased)
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Posted 24 Feb 2009 2:24 pm Key Board????
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If it's a key board, where are the keys.??? 
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 24 Feb 2009 4:36 pm Re: Here´s that misnomer again...
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| Ulric Utsi-Åhlin wrote: |
when will
they ever learn,when will they e-e-ever lea-a-arn?! |
When you konk them over the head with your steel and ask if that felt like a keyboard. |
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Archie Nicol R.I.P.
From:
Ayrshire, Scotland
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Posted 24 Feb 2009 4:38 pm
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My favourite was when a drunk guy came up to say he enjoyed my `impesizer` playing. I think he meant synthesizer. I told him it was a pedal steel guitar and he then informed me that he couldn't stand `Wyamin` guitars and toddled off. I assumed he meant Hawiian guitars.
Arch.
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Tommy Shown
From:
Denham Springs, La.
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Posted 24 Feb 2009 9:10 pm
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Jon Nygren
From:
Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 25 Feb 2009 8:33 am
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I always get asked about that 'pedal steel' I was playing, even though it was actually a non pedal console.
Haven't gotten the 'synthesiser' or 'keyboard' comment yet.. |
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Jon Nygren
From:
Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 25 Feb 2009 8:34 am
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| Tommy Shown wrote: |
| Don't feel bad Archie, I had some call my steel an autoharp. Tommy |
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