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Topic: Greetings from NJ! |
Jonathan Torgrimsen
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 18 Mar 2016 10:39 am |
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Hi all! Just wanted to say hello from here in New Jersey. I just got my first pedal steel a few days ago and discovered the forum. Very cool!
Again I just wanted to say hello and introduce myself.
Any other NJ steel players out there? Teachers?
www.jonathantorgrimsen.com |
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Joe Ribaudo
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 18 Mar 2016 12:32 pm
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Jonathan hi. Greetings from Bloomfield.
Let me know if you find anyone... I'm only a couple of months ahead of you and I'm looking too.
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Sho~Bud Super Pro, Fender Concert, NV400, Orange, (LP's, Tele's, Gretsch, Burns, etc...) |
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 19 Mar 2016 6:41 am
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Greetings, from South Texas and welcome to the Forum!
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Lee, from South Texas - Down On The Rio Grande
There are only two options as I see it.
Either I'm right, or there is a sinister conspiracy to conceal the fact that I'm right.
Williams Keyless S-10, BMI S-10, Evans FET-500LV, Fender Steel King, 2 Roland Cube 80XL's,
Sarno FreeLoader, Goodrich Passive Volume Pedals, Vintage ACE Pack-A-Seat |
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Charlie McDonald
From:
out of the blue
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Posted 20 Mar 2016 5:11 am
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Welcome, Jonathan. I see your GFI on your webpage.
Nice looking site, too; Bluebird sounds fine. |
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Jonathan Torgrimsen
From:
New Jersey, USA
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Posted 20 Mar 2016 5:59 pm
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Thanks for the warm welcome guys!
Joe I'll let you know if I find someone.
Thanks for the kind words Charlie. |
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Ben Lawson
From:
Brooksville Florida
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Posted 20 Mar 2016 11:10 pm
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| Hi Jonathan,welcome to the Steel Guitar Forum from Hillsborough N.J. |
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Matt Kukura
From:
Knoxville, TN
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Posted 25 Mar 2016 12:52 pm
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| Hi Jonathan,greetings from Knoxville, TN. Originally from Cranford, NJ |
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Frank De Vincenzo
From:
The Garden State
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Posted 25 Mar 2016 5:34 pm
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Hey Jonathan. Good to see another Garden State citizen join the ranks. Welcome and good luck with your new endeavor.
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Mark van Allen
From:
Watkinsville, Ga. USA
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Posted 25 Mar 2016 6:06 pm
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Welcome! In case you haven't found it, the forum includes a nice search function for a good start on any questions you might have. Many of them have been answered over the years. Some of them in six different ways. Have fun!
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Stop by the Steel Store at: www.markvanallen.com
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Craig Stock
From:
Westfield, NJ USA
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Posted 26 Mar 2016 1:02 pm
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Hey Jonathan, nice website!
I'm from Westfield, not much of a player but involved in promoting steel guitar and the history of it.
There is a lot of stuff happening in NJ these days and there are quite a few players out here.
Hey Matt, Cranford is right next door to me, I'm there all the time, great town, my daughter's boyfriend is from there over by the Dairy Queen. I used to work at Easy Rider Ski Center, my late father-in -law was a part owner.
Check out Jim Ryan at Loria Music in Rahway, he may teach or know someone who will.
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Regards, Craig
I cried because I had no shoes, then I met a man who had no feet.
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Matt Kukura
From:
Knoxville, TN
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Posted 27 Mar 2016 3:18 pm
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| Hey Craig, very familiar with Westfield and Loria Music. I took guitar lessons there in the 70's, Great place. The guy who gave me pedal steel lessons was Gordon Wells, not sure if he still gives lessons or not, but I know he still plays. Gordon was living in New Brunswick at the time and taught out of his apartment. If you can locate him he is a great teacher and player. |
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Pete Burak
From:
Portland, OR USA
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Posted 27 Mar 2016 4:38 pm
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Nice.
I am also from Cranford 
I bought my first electric from Loria music... An Ibanez Les Paul Black Beauty (3 pickups).
Took Steel lessons from Gordon also. He was living right by the Cranford/Westfield border at the time.
Small world!
Welcome! |
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Matt Kukura
From:
Knoxville, TN
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Posted 27 Mar 2016 5:41 pm
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| Hey Pete, did you go to Orange Ave Jr. High? I think I remember a talent show there back in the 70's that had a band playing in it with a steel player, your name sounds familiar. I still remember the show because there were not many if any steel players in Jr. High. I graduated CHS in 1982. You are correct it is a small world. |
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Pete Burak
From:
Portland, OR USA
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Posted 27 Mar 2016 6:48 pm
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I played a Talent show with The Highland Band at CHS in 80 or 81 on Steel, but I didn't have a Steel in Jr. High. I went to Orange Ave though.
I was CHS class of '81. |
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Bud Angelotti
From:
Larryville, NJ, USA
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Posted 30 Mar 2016 5:20 pm
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Howdy Jonathon-
Greetings from way down south in Mercer county. 
Gimme a hollar if I can help you out-just don't ask me to shovel your snow, rake your leaves etc. 
Cheers,
Bud
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Dan Robinson
From:
Colorado, USA
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Posted 1 Apr 2016 9:55 pm
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Hi Jonathon,
Welcome to the madness. It's a "nice little hobby." |
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Marc Muller
From:
Neptune,NJ USA
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Posted 4 Apr 2016 6:07 pm Steel way down south....
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| South NJ that is. Lessons in Monmouth Co Asbury Park area if you like. Drop a line anytime. |
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