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Phillip Tinnin


From:
Oklahoma, USA
Post  Posted 17 Oct 2008 7:51 pm    
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Hi I'm Phillip Tinnin i am new to the forum as well as to the pedal steel i'm finding it very hard to learn but i love the steel so i keep trying i'm really having a time tuning the guitar.
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Brick Spieth

 

From:
San Jose, California, USA
Post  Posted 17 Oct 2008 8:22 pm    
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Newbie to newbie, two words: Strobo Flip

Tuning will get a bunch easier with one of these tuners.
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Charles Davidson

 

From:
Phenix City Alabama, USA
Post  Posted 17 Oct 2008 8:24 pm    
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Welcome Phillip,from Alabama,If I can ever help you in any way let me know.DYKBC.
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Donny Hinson

 

From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
Post  Posted 18 Oct 2008 4:23 am    
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This is a hard instrument to learn on your own. Find a teacher and get a lesson or two. Contact some of these guys who are nearby and see if any of them will help you get started...

http://www.onlinesteelers.com/stateslist.php?cmnStates=OK
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Chuck Thompson

 

From:
Illinois, USA
Post  Posted 18 Oct 2008 6:28 am    
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hi Phillip! welcome to the forum! this place has a great wealth of information and there are alot of great people happy and willing to help those of us learning the pedal steel Smile
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Jack Mattison

 

From:
North Bend, Wa
Post  Posted 18 Oct 2008 7:55 am     hard to learn
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Hey Phil ....... Like Donny said, this is a hard instrument to learn. I have only been at it for about a year, and things are just now comming together. [sort of Smile ]. I live in the Seattle area and what few steel players are around would like to teach me one on one but there are time constraints and millage factors. So I learn from good home study courses like "Jeff Newmans" Up From The Top series. Plus there is a wealth of information I have recieved from the guys on this forum that really know what they are doing and have been doing it for years. They are all ready to help, and give of there expertise. But as Jeff Newman said "Practise, practise,practise. And have fun with it. Like Duane Becker told me........ "Keep Picking"
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Phillip Tinnin


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Oklahoma, USA
Post  Posted 18 Oct 2008 8:55 am     Playing
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Thank You all For The Encouragement i needed that Phil
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Brick Spieth

 

From:
San Jose, California, USA
Post  Posted 18 Oct 2008 12:09 pm    
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I agree about the good teacher part. And the practice practice practice part. I guess I'm four months in now, and every once in a while, I actually play something that sounds ok and that keeps me going.
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Scott Kamp

 

From:
Columbia,Tennessee, USA
Post  Posted 18 Oct 2008 3:11 pm    
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Check with Fran Newman. Look under Jeff Newman on the internet. His cd's, dvd's, etc. will take you from beginner to advanced. He was a great teacher.
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