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Topic: E9th Lapsteel as surrogate for practice |
Peter Goeden
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Aspen Hill, Maryland, USA
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Posted 25 Oct 2004 5:14 pm |
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| Guys, I have a couple of different "homes" and am tired of packing up the Emmons. There are the light psgs of course, but then it occured to me...what if I could use a lapsteel tuned to E9 for practice? Your opinion please. Obviously you're missing the pedals/levers, but is the right and left hand technique on one similar enough to help the other? |
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Cal Sharp
From:
the farm in Kornfield Kounty, TN
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mike nolan
From:
Forest Hills, NY USA
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Posted 26 Oct 2004 8:23 am
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| I have a 10 string E9 lap steel that I have been taking on short road trips for quite some time. It really opened up the tuning for me . It is also great because you get to practice bar slants, behind the bar bends, etc. that you often don't use (but should)on the pedal guitar. Go for it. |
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Peter Goeden
From:
Aspen Hill, Maryland, USA
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Posted 26 Oct 2004 11:24 am
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| Mike, do you play it in your lap? Is the right hand technique pretty much the same? |
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Peter Goeden
From:
Aspen Hill, Maryland, USA
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Posted 26 Oct 2004 11:25 am
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| Mike, what make of lapsteel do you use? Are 10 string laps rare? |
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mike nolan
From:
Forest Hills, NY USA
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Posted 26 Oct 2004 12:43 pm
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| I play an E-Harp.... If I am working on technique stuff I will put it on a stand at PSG height. Ten string lap steels are somewhat uncommon, but they are around. I think that there are some of our forum brothers making them. |
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Brian Henry
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Posted 27 Jun 2005 8:32 am
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Mike,
VCould you post some e9th non pedal slants please? Regards, brian |
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D Schubert
From:
Columbia, MO, USA
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Posted 27 Jun 2005 9:09 am
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| Peter, you can also retune you lap steel to A6th -- to mimic p1+p2 down -- by raising B and G# strings |
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Dave Grafe
From:
Hudson River Valley NY
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Posted 27 Jun 2005 2:18 pm
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From time to time - especially on the road - I just pull out the E9 PSG without the legs and pedals - it's great practice for the fundamental techniques of both hands.
Besides keeping the hands in shape a little bit of time spent playing in this basic configuration always helps me to play more intelligently when I do hook up the pedals.
[This message was edited by Dave Grafe on 27 June 2005 at 03:23 PM.] |
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Rick Garrett
From:
Tyler, Texas
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Posted 27 Jun 2005 2:31 pm
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I got a 1949 10 string Ricky with a bakelite body and cast iron neck but its tuned to C6th. Right now Im pretty much concentrating on E9th. I might learn that c6th neck someday though and if I do it'll be on this lap steel first.
Rick |
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mike nolan
From:
Forest Hills, NY USA
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Posted 27 Jun 2005 8:22 pm
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Brian,
The way that I think about slants on the 10 string e9 lap is to just imagine what your pedals and levers are doing and use a slant to get it....ie lower 4 or 8 which is usually on a knee lever.... just use the bar... practice pulling strings behind the bar for things like the first string whole tone raise that a lot of guys use....etc..... Good brain workout.[This message was edited by mike nolan on 27 June 2005 at 09:23 PM.] |
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