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Topic: Jimmy Clark |
Bryan Bradfield
From: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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Posted 5 Jan 2007 9:42 am
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Bobbe's current newsletter brought Jimmy Clark to our attention.
Jimmy's current steel guitar is a 6 string with 3 pedals and 1 knee lever.
A search at the old forum brought up a report that he previously played a 6 string with 2 pedals.
Does anyone know what his tuning is, and his copedent (previous, current, or hopefully both)? |
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Bobbe Seymour
From: Hendersonville TN USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 6 Jan 2007 6:32 am
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Bryan,
I will do a full explaination in my next news letter as I have had many folks email me with this question. But a quick answer is, ?????????? Check the news letter, it's now a "D" major!. Emmons pedals, and lower the D's. Jimmy added the seventh string recently, the high Look for a complete write up on this guitar and tuning in my next "News Letter".
Bobbe
Last edited by Bobbe Seymour on 7 Jan 2007 7:20 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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Bryan Bradfield
From: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
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Posted 6 Jan 2007 8:37 am
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Thanks Bobbe. I'll try to be patient.
And while we're talking, I have to say that yesterday's newsletter is outstanding. Your summary of significant steel guitars in the history of steel guitars fills in the many gaps in my knowledge of the topic. Your essay is also very thought-provoking concerning both the past and the present. |
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Bobbe Seymour
From: Hendersonville TN USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 6 Jan 2007 9:36 am
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Educational and "Thought -provoking is what I try to be. (With humor)
Thank you for your nice comments Bryan,
Now, recheck my edited post above, it is a "D" major now.
No string breakage here!
Your buddy,
Bobbe |
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Bobbe Seymour
From: Hendersonville TN USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 7 Jan 2007 7:24 pm
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This tuning is now a "D" major! Dropped a step.
I am in the process of setting up a Fender 400 as second guitar for Jimmy now. It has to have a "D" because of string breakage. And he want's both guitars the same tuning.
More in thursdays news letter,
Bobbe, |
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Kevin Hatton
From: Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 7 Jan 2007 8:55 pm
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If you see Jimmy play you wonder how he gets so much out of his setup. I've seen him a number of times in Nashville. He is the kind of player that marches to his own beat. Sounds like a cross between Mooney and Brumley to me. He uses the instrument outside the bounds playing his own style. I couldn't believe he only had six strings when I saw him. He's a monster fiddle player and singer also. Great guy. |
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