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Topic: I'm new here. Hi! |
Rich Arnold
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 29 Dec 2022 4:49 pm |
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Hi everybody,
This is my first posting here.
My name is Rich Arnold. I'm playing a 1957ish (so I'm told) Fender D8 with a G6th tuning. (Same interval steps as the A6th) I'll explain that weird tuning later for anybody who is curious about it. I'm originally from New York State but have been in Nashville since 1992.
I almost didn't post anything because there are so many heavy hitters in here! What could I possibly add that would be interesting?! Well, I figured it's sorta hard to go wrong with a Bob Wills tune. Hope you all like it.
Please excuse the clams since I have no way to edit video. Also my shrunken t-shirt. The climate is horrid here in the summer. 
Hope you enjoy it and let me know if there is anything in particular from me ya'll would like to be flowing in your ear canals.
Thanks for bringing me on board and for Bill McCloskey and Stephhen Cowell for guiding me over here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGQ3tzrF3uI |
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Bill Groner
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QUAKERTOWN, PA
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Posted 29 Dec 2022 5:01 pm
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Listened to your video....looks like we added another "Heavy Hitter!"  Welcome! BTW, I have tee shirt almost identical to yours! 
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Currently own, 6 Groner-tone lap steels, one 1953 Alamo Lap steel, Roland Cube, Fender Champion 40 |
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Chris Clem
From:
California, USA
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Posted 29 Dec 2022 5:15 pm
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| Welcome Rich, You will fit right in here. |
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Rich Arnold
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 29 Dec 2022 5:29 pm
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| Bill Groner wrote: |
| Listened to your video....looks like we added another "Heavy Hitter!" Welcome! BTW, I have tee shirt almost identical to yours! |
Thanks Bill, Hhahaha. I think that shirt is in the rag box by now. Thanks for the welcome! |
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Rich Arnold
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 29 Dec 2022 5:31 pm
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| Chris Clem wrote: |
| Welcome Rich, You will fit right in here. |
Thanks Chris. I hope so. Not a lot of people enjoy 3 minute steel guitar solos....well maybe in here they do. Thanks! |
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Jim Mckay
From:
New Zealand
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Posted 29 Dec 2022 5:41 pm
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That was a great way to enter this forum
Great post and welcome.
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Canopus d-8
Excel Jerry Byrd frypan
T-8 Stringmaster |
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Mike A Holland
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 30 Dec 2022 2:10 am
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| Great to have you here Rich. I watched with interest your Jazz Dobro playing that Bill kindly shared with us. Great to see that style being explored on this instrument and beautifully played. Also I enjoyed watching this western swing playing in your D8. You are an excellent player Rich in my opinion. I personally love to watch players playing so a very warm welcome to the forum. Mike |
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K Maul
From:
Hadley, NY/Hobe Sound, FL
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Posted 30 Dec 2022 4:44 am
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Welcome! I have seen many of your excellent dobro videos. Since I started as a dobro player I also use G6. I figure you can always move the bar up or use a capo! Haha.
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KEVIN MAUL: Airline, Beard, Clinesmith, Donner, Evans, Excel, Fender, Fluger, GFI, Gibson, Hilton, Ibanez, Justice, K+K, Live Strings, MOYO, National, Oahu, Peterson, Quilter, Rickenbacher, Sho~Bud, Supro, TC, Ultimate, VHT, Williams, X-otic, Yamaha, ZKing. |
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Craig Stock
From:
Westfield, NJ USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2022 5:38 am
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Really nice playing Rich, Welcome!
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Regards, Craig
I cried because I had no shoes, then I met a man who had no feet.
Today is tomorrow's Good ol' days |
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David DeLoach
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2022 6:29 am
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Glad you are here Rich!
I'm trying to figure out if I'm inspired to practice after hearing you, or motivated to have a bonfire with all my lap steels!
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https://www.MasterGuitarists.com/ |
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Bill McCloskey
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Posted 30 Dec 2022 7:07 am
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Finally.
Welcome Rich. So glad you are here. |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 30 Dec 2022 7:21 am
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Welcome, Rich!
If we could get forum activity back to levels it used to be instead of Facebook, etc, I think it would be great. The information that is shared here lasts a long time as opposed to the fleeting nature of FB and is a valuable resource when you are seeking specific information. We need substantial posts on playing, gear, etc.
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Links to streaming music, websites, YouTube: Links |
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David Matzenik
From:
Cairns, on the Coral Sea
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Posted 30 Dec 2022 3:30 pm
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Hot Dang!!!
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Don't go in the water after lunch. You'll get a cramp and drown. - Mother. |
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 30 Dec 2022 4:02 pm
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| I'm a fan.......have been for years ever since viewing Jazz McDobro on youtube.......your bebop stuff is phenomenal.... |
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Rich Arnold
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2022 5:43 pm
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| Jim Mckay wrote: |
That was a great way to enter this forum
Great post and welcome. |
Thanks Jim! |
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Rich Arnold
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2022 5:46 pm
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| David DeLoach wrote: |
Glad you are here Rich!
I'm trying to figure out if I'm inspired to practice after hearing you, or motivated to have a bonfire with all my lap steels! |
Hi David. Glad you dig my music. I felt like throwing mine in the river a few times. For a long while, I couldn't seem to get any music, but I couldn't leave it alone either. It's a weird thing. |
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Rich Arnold
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2022 5:47 pm
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| HowardR wrote: |
| I'm a fan.......have been for years ever since viewing Jazz McDobro on youtube.......your bebop stuff is phenomenal.... |
Thanks Howard! |
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Rich Arnold
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2022 5:49 pm
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| Mike Neer wrote: |
Welcome, Rich!
If we could get forum activity back to levels it used to be instead of Facebook, etc, I think it would be great. The information that is shared here lasts a long time as opposed to the fleeting nature of FB and is a valuable resource when you are seeking specific information. We need substantial posts on playing, gear, etc. |
Thanks Mike, I like the way you play because you're always coming up with stuff. |
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Rich Arnold
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2022 5:50 pm
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| Bill McCloskey wrote: |
Finally.
Welcome Rich. So glad you are here. |
Thanks for your help and encouragement over the years! I really appreciate it! |
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Rich Arnold
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2022 5:51 pm
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| Craig Stock wrote: |
| Really nice playing Rich, Welcome! |
Thanks Craig! I really appreciate it! |
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Rich Arnold
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2022 5:55 pm
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| Mike A Holland wrote: |
| Great to have you here Rich. I watched with interest your Jazz Dobro playing that Bill kindly shared with us. Great to see that style being explored on this instrument and beautifully played. Also I enjoyed watching this western swing playing in your D8. You are an excellent player Rich in my opinion. I personally love to watch players playing so a very warm welcome to the forum. Mike |
Thanks Mike, I really appreciate it. I'm always looking for and listening for new sounds on the dobro. |
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Rich Arnold
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 30 Dec 2022 5:58 pm
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| I want to thank everybody collectively for welcoming me to this website. I thanked you all personally, but in case I missed anybody...THANKS! |
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Bill McCloskey
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Posted 30 Dec 2022 7:13 pm
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Thanks for your help and encouragement over the years! I really appreciate it!
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Rich, between you and Eddie Alkire, it seems my mission in life is to shine a light on overlooked geniuses, to make up for my lack of musical genius.
I'm your Salieri my friend. Destined to recognize genius without possessing it. But I'm happy in that role.
keep posting, keep posting here, tell people what you do and how you do it, and you'll have an audience my friend. |
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Tom Snook
From:
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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Posted 31 Dec 2022 3:17 am
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Welcome aboard, great playing on your StringMaster. Curious about the darkness between the end of your fretboard and your pickups, similar to something I saw on Alvino Reys Fenders 
Aloha
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I wanna go back to my little grass shack........ |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 31 Dec 2022 5:09 am
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Welcome, Rich. I’ve admired your Playing for a long time. This is THE place for steel on the web for 25+ years. Glad to have your insights and input!
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Steel Guitar Books! Website: www.volkmediabooks.com |
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