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Topic: Fiddling steeler? |
George McLellan
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Duluth, MN USA
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Posted 4 Nov 2005 3:27 am |
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I know some of you steelers out there play fiddle as well as steel. Someone asked me what is the tuning on one. I never tried to play one so I don't have a clue. Is the fiddle tuned the same as a bass ~ E-A-D-G?
Thanks for any help.
Geo |
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Chris Forbes
From:
Beltsville, MD, USA
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Posted 4 Nov 2005 3:48 am
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| Nope, G D A E just think about the fat four strings of a guitar and flip 'em upside down!! |
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Chris Lasher
From:
Blacksburg, VA
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Posted 4 Nov 2005 5:20 am
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Darn. And here I thought this thread was going to be about the pedal steel guitar's equivalent to Jimmy Page...
Has anybody tried that on a PSG, anyways? I'll bet it sounds terrible!  |
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Joey Ace
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 4 Nov 2005 5:32 am
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Yes, there is a picture of Gary Morse bowing a PSG in an circa 1980 Pedal Steel Guitarist mag.
He was into avent garde music at the time.
I doublt he uses that techniique t=with Brooks and Dunn.  |
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George McLellan
From:
Duluth, MN USA
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Posted 5 Nov 2005 9:28 am
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Thank you for the help.
Geo |
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Stu Schulman
From:
Ulster Park New Yawk (deceased)
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Posted 5 Nov 2005 12:08 pm
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| Gary Morse played in a band called "Phantom Herd"in the early 80's in Southern California and used the violin bow on at least one song that I can remember.He had very good control of it,and it sounded great,I always wanted to ask him if the rosin was a problem. |
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