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Dave Burr
From: League City, TX
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Posted 27 May 2003 12:14 pm
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The recent post concerning the proper pronunciation of Copedent is what brought this topic to mind.
How about it? Are there some other mispronunciations associated with the Steel Guitar (ie. manufacturers/products/players/jargon)?
Example:
I've heard Fulawka pronounced two different ways, one in which the "w" was silent. Or what about "Fessenden"...? Is Fes'-sen-den or Fes-sen'-den?
Attention Terry Wendt, this topic may be a good filler for our magazine.
Respectfully,
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Jim Smith
From: Midlothian, TX, USA
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Posted 27 May 2003 12:32 pm
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It's Fes'-sen-den |
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Lee Baucum
From: McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 27 May 2003 2:05 pm
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It's Mullen, not Mullens!
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Lee, from South Texas
Down On The Rio Grande
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chas smith R.I.P.
From: Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 27 May 2003 2:31 pm
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It's Sho-Bud, not Show Bub... |
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Roy Ayres
From: Riverview, Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 27 May 2003 2:34 pm
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How about this one:
It's GUI-TAR'
not
GIT'-TAR |
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Jerry Roller
From: Van Buren, Arkansas USA
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Posted 27 May 2003 3:09 pm
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M'uns! |
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David L. Donald
From: Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 27 May 2003 3:30 pm
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An it sho ain't Bemmons. |
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Bill Ford
From: Graniteville SC Aiken
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Posted 27 May 2003 3:33 pm
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Chas,
I had a fellow argue me down that it was Shot Budd....Shot J BE,I just gave up......
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Jim Smith
From: Midlothian, TX, USA
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Posted 27 May 2003 4:08 pm
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And it's Dek'-ley, not Deke'-ley! |
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b0b
From: Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 27 May 2003 4:11 pm
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It's b0b, not Bob! |
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Jim Cohen
From: Philadelphia, PA
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Posted 27 May 2003 6:15 pm
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It's Jimbeaux, not Jimbo. |
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David L. Donald
From: Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 27 May 2003 10:08 pm
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My whole life here is a string of mispronunciations... MERDE! Well I get THAT one right |
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Graham Griffith
From: Tempe, N.S.W., Australia
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Posted 28 May 2003 2:04 am
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In Australia the correct pronunciation of the letter "z" is "zed" not "zee" which puts Zane Beck's ZB guitar in a peculiar place!!! Of, course "zee bee" is the correct pronunciation ... thank god Zane wasn't Australian.
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Tony Prior
From: Charlotte NC
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Posted 28 May 2003 2:21 am
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Knee lever..not Knee Lee-ver
Tony...not Toni... |
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Chuck McGill
From: An hour from Memphis and 2 from Nashville, R.I.P.
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Posted 28 May 2003 3:42 am
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What do you say to a customer who asks you to set the hormones on his gootar or set the
geographic EQ on his PA? Back when Peavey came out with the Pyramid shift on their amps
I had a fella ask me what that paranoid button does. I told him he must have been turning it cause I think it was working on me. |
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Chip Fossa
From: Monson, MA, USA (deceased)
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Posted 28 May 2003 3:48 am
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It's Boeing, not Boeings. |
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BDBassett
From: Rimrock AZ
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Posted 28 May 2003 4:25 am
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If only George (Dubya) Bush were a steel guitar player...
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Roy Ayres
From: Riverview, Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 28 May 2003 4:29 am
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I once had a steel player tell me he loved the way I played those "Augdiminished" chords. |
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David Mullis
From: Rock Hill, SC
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Posted 28 May 2003 4:56 am
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I dunno, I kinda like the sound of "knee lee-ver", it just sounds more country |
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Roger Snively
From: Washington C.H.,Ohio USA
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Posted 28 May 2003 5:17 am
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I really like them Loonium necks on my steal git-tar, and my dog Phydeaux likes them high notes I play.
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"Steel Crazy after all these Years..."
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Chris DeBarge
From: Boston, Mass
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Posted 28 May 2003 5:22 am
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Speaking of "Loominum", Americans say (and spell) it Aluminum. In other English speaking countries, it's Aluminium, Al-U-Min'-E-Um. |
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John P. Phillips
From: Folkston, Ga. U.S.A., R.I.P.
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Posted 28 May 2003 5:22 am
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My pet peeve is people who say "Grand OLD Opry" Correctly said it's "GRAND OLE OPRY" !!!!!!!
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JUST 'CAUSE I STEEL, DON'T MAKE ME A THIEF
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Don Walters
From: Saskatchewan Canada
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Posted 28 May 2003 6:40 am
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In other English speaking countries, it's Aluminium, Al-U-Min'-E-Um. |
Not here! England only, I think .. maybe down under. Tony ?
And, by the way ... I have met many fellow Canucks from all over the country and NEVER met one who says "aboot" for "about" |
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Al Udeen
From: maple grove mn usa
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Posted 28 May 2003 7:02 am
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Tom Brumley has a MullenS for sale on Buy&Sell |
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David Doggett
From: Bawl'mer, MD (formerly of MS, Nawluns, Gnashville, Knocksville, Lost Angeles, Bahsten. and Philly)
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Posted 28 May 2003 7:59 am
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Ah, actually my dictionary says lee' ver is the correct pronounciation. Or was that a joke and I missed it. It's still early for me. |
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