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Topic: Radical new use for pedal steel |
Bill Llewellyn
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San Jose, CA
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Posted 27 Aug 2002 8:03 pm |
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And I'm not talking egg slicer or sling shot here.
This takes some active participation, people. Go to your linen closet and grab a wash cloth, the terry cloth kind. Do not wet it. Fold it in half once, then turn 90 degrees (the wash cloth, not yourself) and fold it again (basically into quarters). Sit down at your PSG. Lay the wash cloth across the strings so the left edge is about in line with the 12th fret. Smooth it flat across the strings. Put on your picks. Lay the bar anywhere from the 3rd to the 8th fret (location not too important). Pick a few strings, preferably between 1 and 7.
What sound do you hear?
B@NJO!!!
Finally! This is the breakthrough we've all been waiting for. And I think I've invented something for which the whole PSG world will be grateful. I feel soooo fulfilled! 
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Bill L | My steel page | Email | My music | Steeler birthdays | Over 50?[This message was edited by Bill Llewellyn on 27 August 2002 at 09:05 PM.] |
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David Biagini
From:
San Jose, CA, USA
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Posted 27 Aug 2002 8:17 pm
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| Someone call a doctor, Bill's not feeling well... |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 28 Aug 2002 3:57 am
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So...a steel with a wash-rag is a banjo.
And a violin without a bow is a ukelele.
Learn somethin' ev'ry day, don't we?  |
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Michael Holland
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 28 Aug 2002 4:07 am
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Brilliant! I guess now I can sell my Banj-Bro. First $650 gets it including custom made Banj-Bar (broom handle).
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Jim Vogan
From:
Ohio City, Ohio 45874
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Posted 28 Aug 2002 4:34 am
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My wife says I have too much time on my hands! I think I have a lot of company. I'm gonna get me a Banj Bro in St Louis and join me a Bluegrass band. Things are looking up.
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Jim Vogan Emmons Sd10 Stereo steel Amp
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Bill Crook
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Goodlettsville, TN , Spending my kid's inheritance
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Posted 28 Aug 2002 4:36 am
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Banjo ???????
Your all lucky that b0b dosen't suspend you for 3 days......
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Bill Llewellyn
From:
San Jose, CA
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Posted 28 Aug 2002 6:58 am
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Really, you guyz ought to try the wash cloth trick. I was shocked and amazed when I stumbled accross the sound. There are many among us here who have, um, trouble with b@njo and this could be the first step toward desensitization. It seems clear to me that this discovery shows us there has been a b@njo inside the PSG all along. And best of all, it's free! So maybe we shouldn't deny its presence. Grab a wash cloth and pluck out a few bars of Dixie or Deliverance.
[This message was edited by Bill Llewellyn on 28 August 2002 at 08:00 AM.] |
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John Lacey
From:
Black Diamond, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 28 Aug 2002 7:16 am
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| Better still, cut the last couple of inches off a broomstick and try that. |
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Michael Holland
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 28 Aug 2002 8:08 am
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| Now that I've replaced the tenth string with an 11 tuned to high G# I've really got it goin' on! And I think I've got that Banj-Bro priced too low. [This message was edited by Michael Holland on 28 August 2002 at 09:10 AM.] |
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Jim Eaton
From:
Santa Susana, Ca
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Posted 28 Aug 2002 8:20 am
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Use the handle of your string winder!
JE:-)> |
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Ron Randall
From:
Dallas, Texas, USA
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Posted 28 Aug 2002 3:06 pm
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We used to clown around with our electric guitars and weave the clear plastic wrapper from a pack of cigs thru the strings. And then play Beverly Hillbillies. Audience loved it.
Idle hands are the devil. |
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Michael Dene
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Gippsland,Victoria, Australia
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Posted 28 Aug 2002 5:12 pm
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Hey....Whoever cancelled the medication's got a lot to answer for!!
.....love the thread....the idea appeals to my sense of something...
.....now to work out how to make my 5 string sound like an Emmons!!!!
Michael [This message was edited by Michael Dene on 28 August 2002 at 06:13 PM.] |
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Bill Llewellyn
From:
San Jose, CA
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Posted 28 Aug 2002 8:01 pm
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Listen, guys, I'm not out of my mind. No... wait a minute, I take that back.
I stumbled across this b@njo discovery because I use an old wash cloth to wipe my strings down after playing and I just happened to lay the wash cloth across the psg and pick a little, and I (and the musicians nearby) were startled by how b@njo-ish it sounded. I figgered I can't keep something like this to myself, so I posted here! Earl Scruggs, here we come. |
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LARRY COLE
From:
LANCASTER, OHIO, USA
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Posted 29 Aug 2002 5:42 am
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OK for the big question. he heeeeeeeeeeeeeee Whitch color sound best????????????????????????????????????????
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Bobby Lee
From:
Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 29 Aug 2002 1:07 pm
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I understand how you could stumble onto such a sound, Bill, but I don't understand why you would share it here.
(Unless maybe you were trying to warn us.)
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Bill Llewellyn
From:
San Jose, CA
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Posted 29 Aug 2002 3:59 pm
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b0b, I plead insanity. (Please don't cancel my account. Please, please....)
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Paul Graupp
From:
Macon Ga USA
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Posted 29 Aug 2002 4:08 pm
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Donny: I've seen this with several acts I've worked with, the most prominent being Clyde Moody who wrote Shenandoah Waltz almost a 100 years ago. I've seen it at the outdoor country parks that used to be prevelant in eastern PA and Maryland.
The rhythm guitarist would place a piece of writing paper through the strings in a manner similar to the way Bill has described and that guitar would sound like a hive of bees after a bear. On a square dance it was very prominant in the band sound.
Ever see that done ??
Regards, Paul |
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bob grossman
From:
Visalia CA USA
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Posted 30 Aug 2002 7:21 am
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I saw at least one guitar that Chuck Wright built, probably back in the 60's, that had a permanent U-shaped form with a felt-I think-thing that could be brought to bear on the strings. He probably made more than one.
David Wright, are you there? |
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