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Topic: Leonard T Zinn |
norm mcdaniel
From:
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Posted 24 Jun 2007 4:57 am |
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Does any one know what tunings Mr Zinn primaraly uses on his stand up steel? What kind of steel does he play? I kinda thought it was an old Epiphone, Im probably wrong. Any way any info on Mr Zinn would be appreciated. Does anyone know his e-mail address? Thanks in advance
Norm McDaniel Making my own in Waco Sierra U-12 & Desert Rose SD-10 and all kinds of Peavey stuff |
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Philip Bender
From:
Palmetto FL USA (deceased)
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Posted 24 Jun 2007 5:21 am LT Zinn
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Aloha Norm,
I am looking at a sheet of LT's "Maui". He lists his C6 tuning as;
Top to Bottom
E
C
A
G
E
C
Bb
G
JohnEly's string chart will tell you what gauges to use.
Aloha,
PHIL |
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Mark White
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 24 Jun 2007 5:22 am
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| I saw him at a steel show about a year ago. He was playing a D8 Epiphone but I'm not sure what tunings he was using. Great player. |
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norm mcdaniel
From:
waco tx
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Posted 24 Jun 2007 10:45 am
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Thanks for the info guys. This helps, and if anyone has any pics of his guitar Id appreciat one or two.
Thanks again
Norm in Waco Tx |
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Mel Taylor
From:
Alabama, USA
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Posted 24 Jun 2007 10:47 am
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I got to meet and hear Mr. Zinn this past December at the DSSGA show in Gulfport, Mississippi and not only is he a great player but he is a fantastic person. I bought one of his books of tab titled Songs Of The Islands and on the front cover it reads 25 C6 Lap Steel Guitar Arrangements. I went through the book looking at the tuning that he used and it agrees with Phil Benders reply above. I wished that I would have asked him about his guitar he played that day but unfortunately I didn't.
Mel Taylor |
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Mark White
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 24 Jun 2007 12:17 pm
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Michael Lee Allen
From:
Portage Park / Irving Park, Chicago, Illinois
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Posted 24 Jun 2007 12:38 pm
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REMOVED
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"Wisdom does not always come with age. Many times age arrives alone."
Last edited by Michael Lee Allen on 28 Feb 2011 11:49 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Howard Tate
From:
Leesville, Louisiana, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 24 Jun 2007 2:19 pm
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| Leonard T Zinn is probably the most inspirational person I've ever met. His playing is beautiful, he is always smiling, whether playing his steel or backing others on rhythm guitar. He's a real pleasure to visit with. |
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Drew Howard
From:
48854
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Jody Carver
From:
KNIGHT OF FENDER TWEED
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Posted 25 Jun 2007 11:42 am Great Player
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| Leonard is not only a "GREAT" steel player, but a Wonderful Human being as well. |
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norm mcdaniel
From:
waco tx
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Posted 27 Jun 2007 5:05 am for Jody Carver
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Mr Carver Ive heard the same statements made about you as well
Have a great Day
Norm McDaniel
Waco Tx |
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Jody Carver
From:
KNIGHT OF FENDER TWEED
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Posted 29 Jun 2007 8:18 am
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Mr.McDaniel, thank you for your nice complimets, I do
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Best to you
Jody |
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Dan Sawyer
From:
Studio City, California, USA
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Posted 29 Jun 2007 12:40 pm
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| He does have "modern" pickups of some kind replacing the originals. |
That's the deal with most old Epiphone steels. They're great guitars, just had lousy pickups. He was smart to replace them. |
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Evelyn Whitney
From:
Muskegon, MI 49441 USA
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 5 Aug 2012 2:15 am
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I remember Leonard from the 101 Ranch Boys days and when they were on the York Pa radio station. I've also seen them at live appearances in central Pa, including Valley View Park in Hellam (not far from York).
I've also played at Carl Zinn's Club 355 in Frederick Md. Carl is a relative. |
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Evelyn Whitney
From:
Muskegon, MI 49441 USA
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Posted 5 Aug 2012 6:58 am L T
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Leonard also has a web page, where you can hear some of the old 101 Ranch Boys recordings..
That site is at......LTZINN.COM
A very nice page set up and maintained by Danny Hammers.
As of today, L T is 87 years old and will turn 88 in Dec...he just played a show in Richmond IN this weekend and is on his way back here now. He will be at the Steel Guitar Convention this Labor Day weekend.
There are three remaining Ranch boys....Smoky Roberts who lives in Lancaster PA and Rocky Ridel..who is now a pastor of a church near Lancaster. and L T..Smoky was an undersea cinema-photogher(sp) Many of his shoot's were shown on public TV. All really nice people today as they always were. |
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Eugene Cole
From:
near Washington Grove, MD, USA
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Evelyn Whitney
From:
Muskegon, MI 49441 USA
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Posted 5 Aug 2012 10:03 am
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| Eugene, that is correct, for the moment...he also has a fb page at Leonard T Zinn which he prefers...We will be merging those real soon...He does not like leaving his T. out. lol |
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Evelyn Whitney
From:
Muskegon, MI 49441 USA
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Posted 5 Aug 2012 10:05 am
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| I just checked and your link took me to the page he prefers...so it's all a go. |
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Jeff Au Hoy
From:
Honolulu, Hawai'i
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Posted 17 Aug 2012 8:12 am
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What a wonderful human being! When I met him in Joliet, he gave me the shirt right off his back! Literally!!!  |
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