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Jory Simmons
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Posted 19 Jul 2015 12:26 pm |
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If Anyone can tell me ....why I thought this....https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedal_steel_guitar..... was Interesting....I will email you one free TAB from My Catalog
(its in the For Sale Sec here on the Forum....)
First correct answer gets the Tab....
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Carl Kilmer
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Posted 19 Jul 2015 2:03 pm
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I guess you found it interesting for the same reason I did Jory.
There is sure a lot of good info explaining how the pedal steel
got started and pretty much how it evolved to what it is now. 
Carl "Lucky" Kilmer
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Jory Simmons
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Elkhorn, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 19 Jul 2015 2:25 pm nope!!!!!!!!!!!!
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WELL...THATS TRUE...BUT ITS NOT THE ANSWER.....SORRY!!!
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Jason Putnam
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Tennessee, USA
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Posted 20 Jul 2015 11:16 am
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In country music, where the pedal steel guitar is most commonly heard
thats my guess. not really true now.
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Jory Simmons
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Elkhorn, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 20 Jul 2015 1:57 pm
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Gettin' warmer, Close but no cigar
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Keith Davidson
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Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 20 Jul 2015 8:52 pm
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Jory, I'd put my money on this quote:
A pedal steel guitar is typically rectangular in shape, and
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| has no specific resonant chamber or conventional guitar body |
but only one or more guitar necks.
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Jory Simmons
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Elkhorn, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 20 Jul 2015 9:36 pm Nope!!!
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Sorry...nobodys gotten it yet...really look at the Post and see if you can see why I (or anyone) would think..."well gee...Thats interesting".....ha ha ha ha !!!!! Come on ...sombodys got to see what I see???
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Randy D Ellen
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Texas, USA
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Posted 21 Jul 2015 7:05 am
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| I find it interesting that "alternative country" supposedly brought the pedal steel a wider audience. |
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Jory Simmons
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Elkhorn, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 21 Jul 2015 8:10 am Sorry..not a winner!
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Thats a laugh! I agree..not Much pedal-Steel in Alternative Country!! If Its There..its way back in the Mix...But Thats not The answer to My Contest, sorry!!!
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b0b
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Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Posted 21 Jul 2015 8:18 am
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Bands like Son Volt, Uncle Tupelo and Wilco were at the forefront of the "alt country" wave in the 1990's. Much of their music featured pedal steel and yes, it did inspire many young players to take up the instrument.
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Joachim Kettner
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Germany
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Posted 21 Jul 2015 8:46 am
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bOb I agree with you,
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Brint Hannay
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Maryland, USA
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Posted 21 Jul 2015 8:57 am
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| Randy D Ellen wrote: |
| I find it interesting that "alternative country" supposedly brought the pedal steel a wider audience. |
I confess I'm not familiar with "alt-country", butI find it more interesting that "jazz and blues" are said to be areas where pedal steel is "coveted by modern musicians".
Not saying that PSG doesn't fit in those genres, and of course we here know of pedal steel players who do play in those genres, but if the general world of self-identified jazz or blues musicians are hungry for pedal steel, I'm unaware of it till now. |
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William Polka
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Chicago, Illinois
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Posted 21 Jul 2015 9:13 am
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Because the instrument originated in Hawaii in 19th century, was being built in USA in mid-Fifities, and was synonymous with American Country well before Hawaii joined us in 1959?
My guess. |
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Brint Hannay
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Maryland, USA
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Posted 21 Jul 2015 9:23 am
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| It's a bit odd to include that strings are played by plucking them "or vibrating them with a mechanical device". True, steel can be played with an E-bow, and has been, but that's like including in a general description of the electric guitar that it's plucked "or played with a bow" because Jimmy Page did that sometimes. |
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Jack Goodson
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Posted 21 Jul 2015 9:30 am interesting?
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| two things i noticed that got my attention was the part about shot jackson being responsible for the pedals and zane beck the knee levers. also the part about playing earlier versions with a knife or bottle....thanks jack |
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Zeke Cory
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Hinsdale, New York USA
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Posted 21 Jul 2015 10:45 am The sound is the most distinctive feature of a PSG.
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| I get that "so thats a slide guitar" question all the time on jobs. I just have to laugh. But it beats the "your the piano player" thing anyhow. I do think, however, the most "distinctive feature" of a pedal steel is the sound, rather than the mechanics (the pedals and knee levers) that help to produce it. Many people unfamiliar with a PSG recognize it only after hearing it rather than just seeing it set up. imho. |
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Jason Putnam
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Tennessee, USA
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Posted 21 Jul 2015 11:34 am
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The player changes the pitch of one or more strings by sliding a metal bar (a steel) from one position to another
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Omar Oyoque
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Texas, USA
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Posted 21 Jul 2015 3:11 pm
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| While reading, I thought to myself... "what the heck is juju music?" Hahahaha! That seems pretty interesting hahaha |
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Michael Haselman
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St. Paul
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Posted 21 Jul 2015 5:16 pm
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This kinda stuck out to me:
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| A prominent technique is to eliminate the attack of the string. The player plucks a string with the volume pedal in the off position, then quickly rocks the pedal forward to create a smooth violin-like sound. |
I believe that's one of the first techniques that you "unlearn."
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b0b
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Craig Baker
From:
Eatonton, Georgia, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 21 Jul 2015 6:55 pm
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Jory,
Is this it?
"vibrating them with a mechanical device."
That's a new one to me. I've never seen anyone vibrate the strings with a mechanical device. Perhaps and Ebow once in a great while, but that's an electrical device.
Craig
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Brint Hannay
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Maryland, USA
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Posted 21 Jul 2015 7:00 pm
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| Craig, see my post above. Perhaps an "electro-mechanical" device, but still...? |
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Craig Baker
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Eatonton, Georgia, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 21 Jul 2015 7:48 pm
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Brint,
Thanks for pointing me up. I think we're on the same page. . . and apparently neither one of us has won.
Craig
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Doug Clark
From:
Maine, USA
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Posted 21 Jul 2015 8:38 pm
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Seems like a pretty extensive article, for having only three references. (From 2 consecutive pages of the same book.)
But whoever's in charge wanted "additional citations for verification." Kinda surprising that no one has chimed in with more, over a year-and-a-half later.
SGF made it into the external links.  |
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