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Vern Wall
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 14 May 2005 2:04 am |
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| I'm new here, although I've been lurking for a few weeks. I just bought a Fender resonator last month. I've been wanting one for thirty years, and I finally got it. Now I have to learn to play it. |
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Steinar Gregertsen
From:
Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 14 May 2005 3:44 am
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Welcome Vern!
This place is worth a thousand instructional DVDs and books, so I'm sure you'll find all the help you need to get started on your new resonator.
Steinar
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 14 May 2005 5:20 am
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| Double welcome. You're gonna have a blast,....whether you like it or not! ) |
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Paul Arntson
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 14 May 2005 8:55 am
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What they said!
Welcome to the party.
As you know, this forum is a great place to meet entertaining folks and get info.
(edited to add smiley)[This message was edited by Paul Arntson on 14 May 2005 at 09:56 AM.] |
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David L. Donald
From:
Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 14 May 2005 12:33 pm
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Very nice, welcome in.
What's your tuning so far? |
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Gary Boyett
From:
Colorado
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Posted 14 May 2005 7:50 pm
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Hide ho there neighbor...
welcome to the miss-fits club! |
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Vern Wall
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 16 May 2005 4:47 pm
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| Tuning? I'm still trying to learn "Wabash Cannonball"! |
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Andre Nizzari
From:
Bronx, NY
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Posted 16 May 2005 7:32 pm
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Into the blues? I'd tune that guitar to open D. Low to high D A D F# A D. 14 gauge strings will get you started.
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David L. Donald
From:
Koh Samui Island, Thailand
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Posted 16 May 2005 10:39 pm
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Well Vern you must be tuned to SOMETHING LOL. 
Classic bluegrass dobro GBD GBD maybe?
Experiment with tunings ASAP, it opens up a huge world for you,
Check out Brad's page of steel for ideas. http://www.well.com/user/wellvis/steel.html
b0b's master tunings page
http://b0b.com/tunings/index.html
Each tuning will give you many ideas of what can work.
Try Wabash Cannon ball in 5 different tunings, and see the differences. |
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Vern Wall
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 16 May 2005 11:36 pm
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| Yes I'm using G because that's the way my book teaches it. I figured I would take a theory class so I can understand this tuning stuff. I haven't played any instrument in a long time, except for that bagpipe. I quit the bagpipe when I realized that in all the bands in town there weren't two people who liked each other. |
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Jeff Strouse
From:
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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Posted 17 May 2005 2:45 am
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| Welcome Vern! There are a lot of possibilities in G tuning. Jerry Douglas and other great Bluegrass players get a ton of great sounds out of it. And, a straight chord tuning was what the early Hawaiian players used, too. Resonators are great...needs no electricity! |
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Jan Hess
From:
Winnipeg,Manitoba,Can.
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Posted 17 May 2005 3:14 am
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Hi Vern! Welcome to the forum. As a newbie & ex-bagpipe player myself, double welcome. In the late 60's I was invited to play in Edinburgh Castle as part of a mass pipr band, which was a real honor. My parents couldn't afford to pay my way & the govt. was only sponsering 10 of the malitia band and I was in the cadet band.So I never did go. I still felt honored to have been asked. Not even the pipe major of the cadet band got invited.  As far as tunings go, same as above + LITERALLY PLAY AROUND! Soundhound. |
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 17 May 2005 4:38 am
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Welcome to this Great Forum Vern
this worldwide asylum runs round the clock, so yer in fer a treat
it don't get any better than this Thanx to the steel gang
make sure the warden don't catch ya' postin' bout' ******s
i'm more into blues & i like this tuning :
1 - 5 or 6 - 3 - 1 or dom7 - 5 - 1
F - C or D - A - F or Eb 7 - C - F
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