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Topic: My new Hudson 10 string pedal steel "Amputee Special" |
Steven Schwartz
From:
Longview Washington, USA
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Posted 23 May 2021 10:34 am |
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This is my new custom pedal steel from Hudson Steel Guitars
Jimmie Hudson was incredibly gracious to make this custom steel for me. As I studied the undercarriage, I realized this was not a trival change. Jimmie Hudson swapped the left and right pedals and knee levers. As I only have a complete right leg, this allows me play.
This is very exciting for me. I have already met someone from the forum, who amazingly lives 3 blocks from me. What an exciting journey, starting at 70 years young, on one of the most difficult instruments to play.
Thank you to all the forum members who encouraged me in my search.
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Posted 23 May 2021 12:00 pm
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| Congratulations on the nice looking new axe and best of luck getting it under your fingers. |
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Mike Ritchie
From:
Florida, USA
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Posted 23 May 2021 12:47 pm
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| She looks amazing! |
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Ken Mizell
From:
Lakeland, Florida, 33809, USA
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Posted 23 May 2021 2:56 pm
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That is a great looking steel guitar. Perhaps the prettiest blue wood grain body I’ve seen. It is admirable that Mr. Hudson was able to accommodate your needs.
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Eric Dahlhoff
From:
Point Arena, California
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Posted 23 May 2021 10:31 pm Nice!
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What a nice steel guitar!
Wishing you much fun on your journey!
Ain't nuthin' as crazy as pedal steel guitar 
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Pete Burak
From:
Portland, OR USA
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Posted 24 May 2021 7:03 am
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That looks great, Steven!
Congrats!
I am off wed-sat this week if you are open to having a visit.
Would love to see it!
Pete in Portland |
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Johnie King
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 24 May 2021 9:47 am
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| Congratulations on a nice steel!! |
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Ben Lawson
From:
Brooksville Florida
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Posted 24 May 2021 11:57 am
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| That's an amazing accomplishment! It looks great but to me. The thing I can't understand is how Jimmie fit the changer and pedals under one end. Awesome job of engineering Jimmie! Wishing you all the best Steven, enjoy your new adventure. |
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Roy Thomson
From:
Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 24 May 2021 12:02 pm
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Steven,
What a beautiful Steel Guitar!
It was meant to be and Jimmie
answered the call.
Good Luck.
Roy
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Mike DiAlesandro
From:
Kent, Ohio
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Posted 25 May 2021 3:40 am
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Congratulations! That has to be one of the nicest shades of blue I have seen on a steel guitar. Best of luck on your steel guitar journey.  |
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 25 May 2021 9:57 am
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Steven,Good luck on your steel guitar journey,That's a beautiful guitar...By the way Pete Burak is a good guy.
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Jimmie Hudson
From:
North Carolina, USA
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Posted 25 May 2021 3:03 pm Thanks
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Thanks for having me build your special Pedal steel guitar
I hope you enjoy it for years to come. |
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Greg Forsyth
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 25 May 2021 3:07 pm
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Steven and Jimmie,
Sweet looking steel guitar. Seems like it didn't take long to build either.
Greg |
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Jim Fogarty
From:
Phila, Pa, USA
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Posted 25 May 2021 5:08 pm
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Beautiful, Steven.....and Jimmie!
Did you make any decisions about a volume pedal, yet? I remember a few suggestions were made. Just curious.
Enjoy it! |
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Andrew Goulet
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Posted 25 May 2021 5:49 pm
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This is so cool! So happy for you. Can we get a shot of the underside?
Junior Brown uses a slick underarm volume pedal that might be useful.
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Steven Schwartz
From:
Longview Washington, USA
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Posted 26 May 2021 6:43 am
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Here are some pictures. This is the first steel that I have seen the underside of. I have only seen posts/pics on the forum. My guess is that this is some form of a pull/release changer. It is quite fascinating to study. I'm trying to grok it all.
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Andrew Goulet
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Posted 26 May 2021 8:13 am
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Looks like a pull release to me! I have a PR and love it, always stays in tune. What a beauty! You're gonna have fun.
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Pete Burak
From:
Portland, OR USA
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Posted 26 May 2021 1:56 pm
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Me and our buddy local Steel picker Harley James had a good Steel-Hang with Steven today!
The Hudson is very nice!
I was able to adjust to the pedals being on the right pretty quickly.
I think Steven is well on his way to Pedal Steel land!
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Steven Schwartz
From:
Longview Washington, USA
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Posted 27 May 2021 3:09 pm Steel-Hang with new friends
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| Pete Burak wrote: |
Me and our buddy local Steel picker Harley James had a good Steel-Hang with Steven today!
The Hudson is very nice!
I was able to adjust to the pedals being on the right pretty quickly.
I think Steven is well on his way to Pedal Steel land!
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What a great time I had with Pete Burak and Harley James having a steel-hang. Here I am a rank newbie and I had over 60 years steeling in my room talking steel, music, and giving me incredible ideas and things I can do. What a blast.
Peter Burak is amazing. Within a few minutes he was playing my steel using pedals and levers, which are totally swapped left and right. Now I need to get my brain to work that way.
This forum is an incredible font of information. And friends, never in my life would I thought of making friends of an Internet forum.
Thank you to Pete Burak, Harley James, Jimmie Hudson (who made my new steel) and everyone on this forum. |
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