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Topic: Is the pedal steel guitar a contraption? |
Terry Barnett
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Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada
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Posted 27 Feb 2010 10:10 am |
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After working on my steels over the last little while I've started to think of them as contraptions so I looked up the definition...
"a device or contrivance, esp one considered strange, unnecessarily intricate, or improvised"
I don't think that quite describes it for me but I love the word. Believe me I don't think of the term as derogatory, just thought I'd put it out there for the forumites to chew on. I'm sure there are a few more fitting definitions. Cheers all.  |
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Rick Collins
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Claremont , CA USA
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Posted 27 Feb 2010 10:21 am Re: Is the pedal steel guitar a contraption?
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| Terry Barnett wrote: |
After working on my steels over the last little while I've started to think of them as contraptions so I looked up the definition...
"a device or contrivance, esp one considered strange, unnecessarily intricate, or improvised"
I don't think that quite describes it for me but I love the word. Believe me I don't think of the term as derogatory, just thought I'd put it out there for the forumites to chew on. I'm sure there are a few more fitting definitions. Cheers all. |
...far from it. I would call it a "cantankerous hybrid".
But then, "cantankerous" would depend on your own point of view.
It's not troublesome if your expended time is worth the "reward" you get.
I believe to most players, it is. |
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Bob Bowden
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Vancouver, BC, Canada * R.I.P.
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Posted 27 Feb 2010 11:30 am
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| I always thought of it as a thingamajig. |
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Bo Legg
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Posted 27 Feb 2010 11:40 am
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| Terry, I love it. Instead of just simply a steel player I now have the title of contraptionist. |
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Danny Hall
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Nevada, USA
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Posted 27 Feb 2010 1:36 pm
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| Bo Legg wrote: |
| Terry, I love it. Instead of just simply a steel player I now have the title of contraptionist. |
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Danny Bates
From:
Fresno, CA. USA
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Posted 27 Feb 2010 1:38 pm
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Bobbe Seymour's bathroom...
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Jason Hull
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Posted 27 Feb 2010 3:11 pm
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It's not unnecessarily intricate or improvised, but it is strange  |
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Jim Lindsey (Louisiana)
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Greenwell Springs, Louisiana (deceased)
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Posted 27 Feb 2010 4:02 pm
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Reminds me of a quote from an old article called "Steel Appeal" ...
"... typically seen as some weird Rube Goldberg contraption that few people recognize as a musical instrument until they hear it ..."
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Rick Abbott
From:
Indiana, USA
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Posted 27 Feb 2010 5:44 pm
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Go get a pre-production Sho~Bud Crossover, Mr. Hull, you may change your mind  .........no, really!
It qualifies as a contraption, trust me.
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Ben Elder
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La Crescenta, California, USA
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Posted 27 Feb 2010 6:19 pm Phonetically, it's perfect
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Con
is the expectation that yes, you too can play just like Buddy, Curley or Weldon, which leads to the
trap
of spending 150 per cent of annual gross income on amps, accessories and flipping instruments, a pheomenon you know you should
shun,
but are powerless to tame.
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Terry Barnett
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Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada
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Posted 27 Feb 2010 8:48 pm
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There you go...At my age "cantankerous contraptionist" is a title that fits like a glove.  |
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Ned McIntosh
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New South Wales, Australia
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Posted 28 Feb 2010 1:02 am
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It's a musical implement.
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Scott Howard
From:
Georgetown, TN, USA
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Posted 28 Feb 2010 5:17 am
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Mine is headed that way .
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Rich Peterson
From:
Moorhead, MN
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Posted 28 Feb 2010 7:44 am
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Ben, that got my day started off right!
The intricacy is seldom unnecessary, but there is considerable improvisation. Bradshaw's inserts, Perlowin's wrist lever, Crawford clusters, and a lot of variety in copedents.
It's not brain science, but I consider myself a Rocket Surgeon. |
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