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Stephen Gregory

 

Post  Posted 7 Sep 2005 10:16 am    
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Hopefully the topic is self explanatory. So, what has worked the best for all of you as far as placement, combinations etc?
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Nic du Toit


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Post  Posted 7 Sep 2005 12:57 pm    
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Stephen,
This is like asking: how long is a piece of string. Are you asking the question as a beginner? This may determine the kind of answers you make get. Actually, the jury is still out on your question.

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Bobby Lee


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Post  Posted 7 Sep 2005 2:11 pm    
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Stephen Gregory

 

Post  Posted 7 Sep 2005 3:28 pm    
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No, not a beginner, I just wondered how most people are "aligning" the knee levers ie LL LR RR RL,especially, in order to make sure the combinations can be used to the fullest. In others words the least amount of conflicts.

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Bobby Lee


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Post  Posted 7 Sep 2005 6:49 pm    
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What I posted above is Buddy Emmons' "standard" C6th.

I switched my C# lever to LKL because it's similar in function to the F lever on the E9th neck. I found it easier on the brain that way.

I have the Ab lever on LKV but I hardly ever use it.

I raise my middle E to F on RKR. It also raise my high D to Eb (an unusual change, I know).

This is what works best for me, after a few years of experimenting. I think that Buddy's standard is probably optimal, but my brain kept wanting to hit LKL to raise the root after 25 years of E9th. I came to the C6th late in life...

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Stephen Gregory

 

Post  Posted 8 Sep 2005 12:17 pm    
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Keep the ideas coming!!
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Stephen Gregory

 

Post  Posted 9 Sep 2005 2:27 pm    
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^^^^^^^^^
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Bob Kagy

 

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Post  Posted 9 Sep 2005 3:51 pm    
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Maybe you've seen these threads, but in case you haven't -

Here's what people think is Hal Rugg's C6th setup:
http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum5/HTML/010981.html

And here's Buck Reid's; imho an interesting variation of the Buddy Emmons setup posted above:
http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum5/HTML/010907.html

Hope this is useful.
BK

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Stephen Gregory

 

Post  Posted 9 Sep 2005 8:06 pm    
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Thanks Bob!!
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John Bechtel


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Post  Posted 9 Sep 2005 8:22 pm    
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Here we go again!

LL––LV––LR––4––5––6––7––8––RL––RR
--------C------------D#----------
--------Eb-----F-----------------
D---------------------------B----
B---B-------------Bb-------------
------------F#-----------------G#
--------F------Eb--------F-------
---------------------C#----------
----B-------------Bb-------------
------------F#-------E-----------
------------D--------A-----------
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

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[This message was edited by John Bechtel on 09 September 2005 at 09:26 PM.]

[This message was edited by b0b on 16 September 2005 at 11:26 AM.]

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Stephen Gregory

 

Post  Posted 16 Sep 2005 9:36 am    
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^^^^^^^^^
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