Ted Solesky

Ron ! · Posted 11 Apr 2005 2:04 am

Ted mailed me tonight with the question how to put this one the forum.
I thought it would be nice to do this for him.Listen to this man play steel.

I stopped loving her today

Ron

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[This message was edited by Ronald Steenwijk on 23 April 2005 at 12:23 AM.]

Smiley Roberts · From: Hendersonville,Tn. 37075

Ted sent me a copy of this CD. (this is not a commercially available CD. Someone recorded it w/ a "home" deck.) He does a GREAT job of pickin'!

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Bobbe Seymour · From: Hendersonville TN USA, R.I.P.

Dito! Great!

Ted Solesky · From: Mineral Wells, Texas, USA

Thanks for the kind comments. Coming from pro's like you all means a lot to me.

Donny Hinson · From: Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.

Well, do you want my honest opinion?

I've probably heard a hundred different players take a ride in that particular song, but friends...

...it don't get any better than that!

Jack Stoner · From: Kansas City, MO

You all are just finding out about Ted. I've know of his talent for a long time (probably remember longer than Ted wishes I did).

Chuck Cusimano · From: Weatherford, Texas, USA

The first time I ever had the privledge to work a gig with Ted, I thought his playing was excelent. I only got to work a few shows with him, 16/18 years ago,(Then I moved back home to Colorado) and then again when I came back to Texas. I worked with him one night in Mineral Wells, Tx. and as soon as he walked up to me, I remembered that he was a very good steel player. He had to tell me his name again, but I remembered that he played VERY good, and he has even improved more, if that's possible. He's a great player and a real nice guy. I consider him a friend. Way to go TED!!!

Fred Shannon · From: Rocking "S" Ranch, Comancheria, Texas, R.I.P.

Ted's another secret we Texans keep under cover. I was just emailing a mutual friend of mine and Ted's, Dick Wood, who is now working the top clubs in Dallas Metroplex and I believe he told me a couple in Colorado. It's been a while since I saw and heard Ted in person, but I quickly d'loaded this number. In my ignorance I must admit I don't know the singer, but I heard Ted was working with a "Pat" something or other. Certainly not Green.

What Donnie and Bobbe says goes for me too. Super pickin' Ted. (Who is the singer?)

phred

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Larry Strawn · From: Golden Valley, Arizona, R.I.P.

The singer is Pat Waters,,

Not that I know every thing, Ted sent me a copy some time back, and I have it in my files!! lol...

I told him then, and I'll say again,, "GREAT"
Larry Strawn

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Fred Shannon · From: Rocking "S" Ranch, Comancheria, Texas, R.I.P.

Thank you Sir Larry of the land of rational people when it comes to keeping time stable on clocks. Ain't this Daylight Savings time a mess? Pat Waters it is. The cat has pretty good voice control, eh?

phred

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Larry Strawn · From: Golden Valley, Arizona, R.I.P.

phred,,

Ted e-mailed it to me out of the clear blue sky!! Hope some day to meet him, and hear him in person. I hadn't been on the Forum very long, and I'm quessing it was his way of saying Hi!! I thought that was pretty Classy on Ted's part. I quess we all do that same song, but it made me run out to the studio and fire up, see if I could capture some of his "style".

I thought Pat, and the rest of the band was doing fine, but the steel is what reached out and grabbed me!

I get thru your part of the country every now and then, don't be surprised if I show up where you're playin sometime! lol..

Larry

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Bill Bosler · From: Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, USA

Ted sent me that track a few months ago. It sure was good to hear his playing again after all these years.

John P. Phillips · From: Folkston, Ga. U.S.A., R.I.P.

Ted sent me a copy and it proudly has a place in my rotation. You think this ia a good cut, somebody needs to post his "Hag Attack". Boy, that'll flat knock yer socks off. Ted is another on my list of friends to meet !

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Jerry Roller · From: Van Buren, Arkansas USA

Thats beautiful playing Ted.
Jerry

Mark Metdker · From: North Central Texas, USA

No big deal....just another great Texas steel player!

I love Ted's playing too.

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Wade Branch · From: Weatherford, Texas, USA

I was at Ted's house last night taking a lesson from him...wow !! what player and a good patient teacher too !!! Not to mention a really nice guy. He is giving lessons in his home right now if anyone is interested in taking them.I highly recommend it,he will go over and over something with you until you get it and then he will make you a copy of the lesson on tape so you can work on it at home.Very cool !!!!! I kind of lucked out Ted lives the next town over west from me and Gary Carpentar and Reese Anderson live the next town over east from me,hows that for centrally located.

Mark Metdker · From: North Central Texas, USA

Wade, he would have to be a patient teacher with you over there!

HA! You know I love you bro

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Wade Branch · From: Weatherford, Texas, USA

Thats it Mark !!! the next time you play with us Iam setting you up behind the drummer and Iam going to hide your steel guitar legs from you,so you have to play it as a lap steel !!! that'll learn ya !! haha
no I am teasing ( not about the legs though)

Ken Lang · From: Simi Valley, Ca

Wow. Tasty mellow playing that knocked my socks off. For myself, a new hero has arrived.

Gary Walker · From: Morro Bay, CA

Ted has been kind and sent me several bits of the great Pat Waters band he plays steel for and Ted is a fine player. His Carter and Webb sing from his heart and I appreciate his fine talent, thanks Ted.

Danny Naccarato · From: Burleson, Texas

I've known Ted nearly 20 yrs now. He's one of the finest players around these parts. You ought to hear some of his lightning fast picking. His fingers fly across the strings.

A great guy & friend.

Bill Simmons · From: Keller, Texas/Birmingham, AL, R.I.P.

Ted! You did it again...Ted is truly a steel player who plays with heart and tasty interpretation. Thanks for the past CD's of your playing...let's get together soon...great job Ted...Bill
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Ted Solesky · From: Mineral Wells, Texas, USA

Again, thank you all for the kind compliments. I sincerely do appreciate them.

Kevin Hatton · From: Buffalo, N.Y.

Ted was also quite a salesman for ZB Custom steel guitars in the sixties. Ted maybe you could share that here.

Ted Solesky · From: Mineral Wells, Texas, USA

I was learning on a Fender 1000 at the time and my uncle showed me a picture of Tom Brumley using a ZB. It had Zane's phone # and address on the back. I contacted Zane and without playing a ZB before, I ordered one from Zane. I was quite impressed by it's appearance and tone. Zane made me sort of a dealer in my area. He wanted me to promote the guitar for him. Thru out the time that I was selling the guitars, Zane and I became good personal friends. He was a super guy and a super picker. He knew his stuff when it came to chords. I used to get him upset at times. Guys would come into the club on a Fri and told me he like 'that' guitar. I told them I could get them a new ZB! The next night, they would start counting $100 bills and laying them on my guitar and say, 'I want 'this' guitar.'. So, Zane would have to scramble and get a another guitar to me. It took him over a month. In the meantime, I was borrowing guitars left and right - where ever there was a loose one to borrow. Zane invited me to his some a few times. He liked my licks and wanted to interject them into his pop/jazz style. When Zane sold his company, I was in touch with the great Tom Brumley. What an honor! Tom was involved in constructing the guitars. He told me that according to the records he saw, I sold 54 guitars not counting the one he was building for me. Tom was super to work with. Later, Zane started building BMI's and I bought one of them. He sent me extra pickups because he knew I was very particular. He bent over backwards for me or for any of my past customers. He was super fair about satisfaction. I used the BMI until after he passed away. My doctor said that I have to change my lifestyle because of my bad back. So, reluctantly, I changed over to another brand which is doing fine for me. Zane told me and interesting story. He said that when 'Slowly' came out, he put a pedal on his guitar and his band leader boss said he didn't like the pedal - get rid of it or else. Zane, being the sharp guy that he was, he put the pedal under his guitar to hid it from his boss. This means he was the first builder and the first musician to use a knee lever.

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