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Jim Norman
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Posted 10 Dec 2015 1:19 pm |
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First of all, I hope I'm posting this in the right place. I should have done this a long time ago, but here goes, better late than never. As a long time lurker, I just want to say thank you to all the members of the forum. I've been a dobro player for 35 years and a lap steel player for the last 10 or 12, but never thought I'd tackle pedal steel in this lifetime. At the ripe old age of 61 (now 62), I've now been working at playing a Fessenden S-10 for the past 11 months and I LOVE IT! A long time before making the plunge I pored over this site and learned a lot, at least enough to make me think I could at least have fun trying to play the instrument. Through the site I tracked down the instrument I'm now playing. Thanks to you guys, I haven't been (too) afraid to start tinkering with the setup and figuring out how these things go together. And all the other information: youtube links to great performances and lessons (thanks, Mickey Adams), information on copedents, amps, gear of all sorts, and best of all just the general camaraderie on the site.
I don't know whether to kiss you or cuss you, but I am now a confirmed addict. My band is considering shifting my lap steel material over to pedal steel and that will really force some serious woodshedding. Maybe best of all, my wife actually likes the sounds she hears coming from the PSG. That's good enough for me.
Thanks, forum. It's good to be here.
Cheers,
Jim N. |
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Chris Templeton
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Mark van Allen
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Watkinsville, Ga. USA
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Posted 10 Dec 2015 5:31 pm
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Hi, Jim. I'm so glad to hear that the forum has been helpful and inspiring for you. Me too! I'm also 61, but I've been playing professionally since my 20's. I only wish the forum had been around since then.
I've learned so much here about mechanics, parts, recordings, history, musicality, styles, bands… much of which I'm certain I never would have come across outside of this wonderful resource. Thanks b0b, fellow forumites, and Jim for reminding me! Best wishes in your playing and enjoyment!
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Dale Foreman
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Crowley Louisiana, USA
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Posted 10 Dec 2015 5:52 pm Forum
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I'm beginning to believe 61 is the average age on here since I am also 61! I am also new to the forum and wished I would have joined long ago. I've been playing since I was 10 and started playing steel in the late seventies. I think I should also mention that my dad was a studio musician as well and he and Pee Wee Whitewing, Rufus Thibodeaux and many more great players were always doing sessions together and that's where the fever began!
Anyway, I soon learned that I could not make a living playing music so I was forced to get a job to support my family. Well next year I am retiring and I'm going to play full time again and can't wait. I've been practicing 3 or 4 hrs a day trying to retrain muscles and dexterity. I am surprised how much progress I have made in the last few months and I think I'm ready for the stage again. Y'all wish me luck !
Dale
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Hal Braun
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Eustis, Florida, USA
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Posted 10 Dec 2015 6:37 pm
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Ron Bigers
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Slaughters, Kentucky, USA
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Posted 10 Dec 2015 7:03 pm age
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Jim Norman
From:
Virginia, USA
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Posted 10 Dec 2015 7:36 pm
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Yes, Mark, absolutely, thanks to b0b in particular!
Ron, that's good encouragement, man. Dale & Hal, I think the 60s (the age, not the decade) are the right time for PSG. Who'dathunk? |
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 11 Dec 2015 4:42 am Re: Thank You, Forum
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| Jim Norman wrote: |
| I don't know whether to kiss you or cuss you, but I am now a confirmed addict. |
B0b doesn't allow any cussing here, but the discussing is indeed great and the kissing all virtual. Glad to read your addiction has been confirmed.
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Thanks, forum. It's good to be here.
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I feel the same. I've learned more here about music and all the things MvA mentioned. This place is an oasis of the best things in life,
and it's almost free. |
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Hal Braun
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Eustis, Florida, USA
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Posted 11 Dec 2015 5:03 am
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| Jim Norman wrote: |
Yes, Mark, absolutely, thanks to b0b in particular!
Ron, that's good encouragement, man. Dale & Hal, I think the 60s (the age, not the decade) are the right time for PSG. Who'dathunk? |
With age comes wisdom and patience.. Both required to learn thie darn instrument! |
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Jonah Turner
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Nebraska, USA
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Posted 11 Dec 2015 8:18 am
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I'm going to knock the average down a good ways, being sixteen, but this forum is a fantastic resource unparalleled. The steel guitar community is very welcoming and I'm blessed to be a part of it. Thanks guys 
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 11 Dec 2015 8:39 am
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| ... being sixteen... |
This is excellent news and welcome, Jonah.
Are you ready to enter your long introductory post? We love details. |
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Mark van Allen
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Watkinsville, Ga. USA
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Posted 11 Dec 2015 8:54 am
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Yes indeed, Jonah, many of us here would love to hear from a new player your age- what got you interested, who your favorite players are, what direction you hope to pursue, what kinds of music you'd like to play.
And very best wishes on the quest!
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Jonah Turner
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Nebraska, USA
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Posted 11 Dec 2015 9:12 am
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I've always been really fond of country music, and listening to a bunch of old Hank Williams Sr. CDs and a bunch of other oldies, I got hooked on the steel guitar sound. I've been studying music for a long time (by my standards) now and am a pretty decent trumpet player. I started looking around Nebraska for a good guitar and Dick Hitchcock hooked me up with his Justice and I love it to death. I've been listening to anyone I can find on Youtube, like Mickey Adams and as many Emmons recordings as I can get my hands on, and I've listened to most of Litaker's youtube videos as well. I'm mainly interested in old classic country, but picking up a bit of jazz chord theory would be helpful with the trumpet too. I'm very very lucky to get to start at such a young age and I'm really looking forward to playing it for the rest of my life.
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Dale Foreman
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Crowley Louisiana, USA
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Posted 11 Dec 2015 11:13 am
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| Jonah Turner wrote: |
| I'm going to knock the average down a good ways, being sixteen, but this forum is a fantastic resource unparalleled. The steel guitar community is very welcoming and I'm blessed to be a part of it. Thanks guys |
Sixteen!!! Geez, I think my socks are older than that!!! Welcome and good luck young man!!
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Jonah Turner
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Nebraska, USA
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Posted 11 Dec 2015 7:29 pm
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Thanks!
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Mickey Adams
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Bandera Texas
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Posted 12 Dec 2015 5:16 pm
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Yep, I got hair in my ears thats older than Jonah.......LOL!!... 
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Bill Moore
From:
Manchester, Michigan
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Posted 12 Dec 2015 5:35 pm
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I really owe a lot to B0B and this forum. I don't think I would be playing steel today if not for the Steel Guitar Forum. I started playing around 1981 and made slow progress for quite a few years, Jeff Newman courses kept my interest up. I worked a lot back then and very rarely took the steel out of the house. Hardly ever played with other musicians. Finally, I kind of lost my motivation and put the guitar in it's case for several years.
By chance, I found the forum and my enthusiasm came back. That was around 2000, I think. Since I've gone through a lot of guitars and other gear, practiced a lot more, played with many other musicians, and been in a half-dozen gigging bands. Retiring in 2006 gave me a lot more time, and I'm trying to use it wisely. Thanks for the Forum, B0B, I feel like my life has changed because of it.  |
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