Paul Hoaglin
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Posted 24 Nov 2014 4:06 pm |
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| This may be a dumb and academic-only question, but I'm very curious: does anyone know when vertical levers first started to become "common" or accepted? The reason I ask is that, by the time Winnie and Bill's book came out in 1975, a significant number of players had verticals listed in their copedents, but I have a lot of Guitar Player magazines mainly from around '72 and '73, and there's a surprisingly large amount of steel info to be had in them from that time (especially Tom Bradshaw's column). And the only player I've found to even mention using a vertical is Curly Chalker (and even then he wouldn't disclose what his two verticals did). Buddy didn't even have one listed as of the discussion of the Suite Steel album, and I would have imagined that he was on the frontline of such changes (although he has said on "Ask Buddy!" that he had a vertical at the time of the Black Album, although the date of that is still in doubt - most likely mid-'71, but no-one seems to be sure, not even Buddy). So, when did people start seeing verticals and adding them to their steels on a more regular basis? Seems like a big jump between '73 and '75, but I'm curious what the gigging players from that time experienced. Inquiring (er, pedantic? OCD?) minds want to know.... |
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Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 25 Nov 2014 11:59 am
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I got my first new (8+2) pedal steel in '73, and promptly added 3 more levers, and 3 verticals. This was my (foolish?) "more pedals equals better playing" period.  Therefore, I'd probably say they came into vogue just after 1970. |
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