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Joe Snow
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Argyle,Texas, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2010 5:18 pm |
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I'm glad to become a part of this forum in such talented company.
I took Hawaiian guitar lessons for a couple of years starting in 1958 at age 8. Read Oahu music in Emajor. I still have the 58 Fender Champ amp and gig with it weekly. I put it down as a teenager and spent the next 30+ years playing guitar.
I found a twin to my champ 6 string years ago and started toying with it. I play with an improv band each Monday night and occasionally with a Caribbean dance band and a country flavored singer-songwriter band. I've mostly "made it up" as I go since most of my performing is original material or not traditionally played on lap steel.
I've got the 58 champ, an old 6-string Rick which I guess was a student model, a 60's stringmaster D-8, and a Mike Auldridge Beard squareneck resonator (plus a bunch of guitars).
I'm working on learning some traditional steel songs, and find each day a challenge and a joy trying to figure out how to make better music on lap.
This forum is quite interesting and a great service to the steel playing community; I saw some of you at last years TSGA, and am amazed at your talent and knowledge. |
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Ryan Barwin
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 12 Jan 2010 5:30 pm
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Welcome to the forum, Joe!
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Danny James
From:
Summerfield Florida USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2010 6:55 pm
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Hi Joe,
I too started out on a 6 string lap steel and the Oahu method, but with an A tuning low bass, in 1954 at age 10.  Then went to a Multi-Kord and I later layed out for 23 yrs. Been back at it for the last 17. I would love to have a double neck Stringmaster even if it needed some work.
I too want to welcome you to the Forum. There are a lot of nice helpful people here, as well as a world of knowledge.  |
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Charles Davidson
From:
Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 12 Jan 2010 10:23 pm
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Welcome Joe from Alabama,Happy picking. YOU BETCHA,DYK?BC.
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Hard headed, opinionated old geezer. BAMA CHARLIE. GOD BLESS AMERICA. ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST. SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC ! |
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 13 Jan 2010 1:33 am
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Welcome to this Great Forum Joe
Jump on in, water's fine |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 13 Jan 2010 7:35 am
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Welcome, Joe! I hope you have a good time here.
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A web site devoted to acoustic & electric lap steel guitars |
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Joe Snow
From:
Argyle,Texas, USA
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Posted 14 Jan 2010 8:09 am
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Tom, another of my interests is to build a nice lap steel. I built one last year just to see if I could and was kind of proud of it till I saw pics of your builds. You make some incredible looking instruments and I bet they're great players, too.
I've collected and planed some spalted pecan and will make a second attempt at it soon. |
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Tom Pettingill
From:
California, USA (deceased)
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Don Kona Woods
From:
Hawaiian Kama'aina
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Posted 14 Jan 2010 10:38 pm
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Welcome, Joe, from the West Coast and Pacific Northwest.
Join right in and enjoy.
Aloha,
Don |
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