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Topic: Resonator Hammer ons |
Tom Gorr
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Three Hills, Alberta
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Posted 5 Sep 2016 8:05 pm |
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I am so new at this reso thing I don't even know the name associated with my bar shape...came with the reso I bought. Basically has a groove in each side and top for the fingers to squeeze and hold.
Wondering specifically about the use of bar hand finger to dampen string on a single string unison glide or hammer on ... i have been using my third finger right behind bar. .. is this standard op procedure? |
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Scott Duckworth
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Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Posted 6 Sep 2016 3:40 am
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Those bars are generally referred to as a "Stevens" style bar.
As for the dampening, if it works for you, do it. Some use a finger to dampen the "high"strings, and the thumb to dampen the "low" strings".
Myself, I play a non standard D6 tuning on dobro.
Low to high - A, B, D, F#, A, D.
Easy to play melodies or chords.
There are "traditional" ways to play instruments, and I believe beginners should learn them to understand the instrument. But, not everyone has to sound like a particular pro player. Make your sound your own, be it how you play, what you play, your tuning, etc.
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Jeff Garden
From:
Center Sandwich, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 6 Sep 2016 4:56 am
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Hey Tom, Jimmy Heffernan has some great dobro instruction available for all levels...and he's a great guy!
http://www.jimmyheffernan.com/ |
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Bob Blair
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 7 Sep 2016 5:55 am
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| Hi Tom, I'm trying to picture what you're describing and I think I understand. I tend to use my ring finger a little more for that particular function (as when the back of the bar is lifted it lines up fairly well with the tip of the bar), but the third and fifth fingers come into play behind the bar as well. You'll find, I think, that you have to be a tiny bit more aggressive with the behind-the-bar damping than on pedal steel. |
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Jana Lockaby
From:
Kaufman, TX
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Posted 7 Sep 2016 8:22 am
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Ditto to what Bob said. Being blind, I use my little, ring, and middle, fingers for a number of things. They are my eyes, so to speak.
For years, I used a bullet bar when playing dobro. With the bullet bar, I used my middle finger, for keeping my place, my orientation, damping for hammer ons, etc. A little over a year ago, I, with some urging, from other dobro players, sttarted using a typical "dobro" bar. It took some time to adjust, but, now, my ring finger seems to be mor reliable for damping, etc. The middle finger stays, mainly, on the bar.
I'm stille, a bit, clumsy with the dobro bar, have trouble with backward slants, and other things, that came much easier, for me, with a bullet bar. It just takes time to adjust. It's a new "feel", and that, really, has very little to do with, me, being blind, if anything at all.
You know what they say, "Practice. Practice. Practice." You'll get the hang of it. |
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Tom Gorr
From:
Three Hills, Alberta
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Posted 9 Sep 2016 9:06 pm
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Thanks all for your thoughts.
Hey Bob... we nearly could be considered neighbors... |
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Bob Blair
From:
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 10 Sep 2016 4:28 am
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| Tom, didn't we meet quite a few years ago? Did you come to my office in Edmonton and we talked steel for awhile? I still have a place in Edmonton and am there a good part of the time but my main home is now in Lethbridge. |
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Tom Gorr
From:
Three Hills, Alberta
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Posted 10 Sep 2016 6:08 am
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It is possible we met at a Doug Jernigan or Joe Wright seminar back when Harold Leach was alive and putting on events. I don't recall names or faces from that time. ...
I do know your name from the forum, but have never met you. ... I once met a few Edmonton area guys at the Phoenix show.. I think I recall your name on the roster that year.
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Bob Blair
From:
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Posted 10 Sep 2016 6:10 am
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| Sorry Tom, for some reason I had you confused with someone else! Let's keep an eye out for one another. |
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Charlie McDonald
From:
out of the blue
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Posted 10 Sep 2016 8:39 am
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I hadn't really picked up a Dobro ultil visiting my pickin' buddy Pete in Kerrville. He showed me the slants that give the cool chords.
A reso is a majestic kind of feel and sound in your lap. One could get used to it. Makes the music more visceral. |
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Tom Gorr
From:
Three Hills, Alberta
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Posted 10 Sep 2016 8:10 pm
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| Bob Blair wrote: |
| Sorry Tom, for some reason I had you confused with someone else! Let's keep an eye out for one another. |
for sure ! |
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Tom Gorr
From:
Three Hills, Alberta
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Posted 10 Sep 2016 8:23 pm
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| Charlie McDonald wrote: |
I hadn't really picked up a Dobro ultil visiting my pickin' buddy Pete in Kerrville. He showed me the slants that give the cool chords.
A reso is a majestic kind of feel and sound in your lap. One could get used to it. Makes the music more visceral. |
I recently bought a used 8 string reso... I am really quite liking it. Was looking for a change toward acoustic tones that still had some steel guitar mojo. It is both simpler and more difficult than PSG. There's that signature vocal quality to a dobro that just can't be found anywhere else. |
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