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Topic: Norse steeler says hello |
Steinar Gregertsen
From:
Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 19 Feb 2003 4:47 pm |
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Hello everybody!
I stumbled across this forum a while back, and while I've been reading it daily and picked up many a good tip here, I haven't gotten around to registering until now.
I am impressed by the wealth of good information on this forum, the wide span of playing styles and experiences, plus the general "good vibe" I got from lurking around here.
I've played the guitar (incl. slide) and bass (mostly fretless) for some 30 years now, and got my first lap steel the summer of '99,- an ugly but very sweet sounding Supro.
Currently my only steel is an early '30s Oahu Tonemaster, but I'm awaiting a Melobar, a Chandler, and an acoustic Superior Hawaiian (once again,- thanks Russ!).
These days the lap steel has become almost an obsession of mine, seems like once you get into it, there's no looking back. Freelancing as a guitarist and composer/producer with my own studio means I can't "forget" about the guitar alltogether, but I try to sneak in the lap steel whenever I get a chance 
Beeing a relative "newbie" on this beautiful instrument I feel both humbled and proud to be able to hang around here and pick up advice from such seasoned players like you, and who knows,- one day I might be able to offer some advice too....
Steinar Gregertsen
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"I don't play fast. I'm from Norway." |
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R. L. Jones
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Lake Charles, Louisiana, USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2003 6:09 pm
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Welcome, Norway, from southwest Louisiana, in the good ole U S of A. Glad to see you come aboerd. The sun has been shining here. I went down by the swamps this A. M., the maples are red with buds, the willows are citron green . The trees here are budding out. Spring is nere
I know you will spend lots of time on this ole puter, and enjoy every minute of it
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Russ Young
From:
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 20 Feb 2003 11:23 am
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Oensk velkommen til No Peddlers, Steinar! (Now that we've exhausted my Norwegian, let's go back to English ...)
I haven't been with the Forum that long myself, but I'll share a few simple tips for making the experience even more enjoyable:
1) Enter any and all discussions of "real" Hawaiian music or "Hawaiian-ness" at your own risk;
2) Do your homework before challenging Rick Aiello on matters of metallurgy or physics;
3) Recognize Carl Dixon, Jody Carver and Ray Montee for their knowledge, wisdom and generosity;
4) Keep it to yourself if you don't like the sound of a pre-war Bakelite Rick;
5) If/when you're ready to buy a vintage National, contact Paul Warnik;
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6) Understand that not all of Howard R's puns will make any sense when translated into Norwegian. Luckily, his pictures are worth thousands of words ...
Jeg er glad De De' forbundet ve oss.
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Steinar Gregertsen
From:
Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 20 Feb 2003 12:22 pm
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Thanks, L.R. and Russ -
your Norwegian is about the same level as my steel playing..., and tips are printed out and hung on my wall.
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RB Jones
From:
Burlingame, California, USA
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Posted 20 Feb 2003 3:03 pm
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Welcome Steinar,
I'm fairly new here, too. I'll add one more to the list. Don't ever say anything in the least negative about Jerry Byrd, like that he may actually be a mortal and not a god.
As you've observed, there is an enormous amount of great information on this forum. It's one of the best I've ever seen and has a number of legends who contribute regularly.
I recently got a lap steel and have been learning some of Lindley's licks from old Jackson Browne albums. I think Lindley did a lot to make steel guitar a central part of a musician's sound. Sort of like what Little Roy Wiggins did with Eddy Arnold a generation before.
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 21 Feb 2003 1:44 pm
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Welcome to this Great Forum Steinar from the Pyrenees in France
Glad to see more of you guys from the Cold Front comin on in !
where were you during the night of Dec13 and Jan9 ? |
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George Rout
From:
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 21 Feb 2003 5:34 pm
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| Welcome Steinar from this crochety old lap steel and Dobro player in Canada, not very far from Niagara Falls. I took "Hawaiian" guitar lessons in Halifax Nova Scotia in 1948 learning on an acoustic Stella and kept at it ever since, and still can't play that well!!! But, I enjoy it. |
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