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Darryl Hattenhauer Member From: Phoenix, Arizona, USA |
posted 22 December 2006 07:02 PM
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Sorry Bill (and everybody). I completely misunderstood your point. I shouldn't be trying to play on the same bandstand with real musicians. I need to get back in the audience. Now I'll close my mouth and open my ears. But I appreciate learning more and more here. The possibility of different tension on unwrapped strings is very important. ------------------ |
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Bill Hankey Member From: Pittsfield, MA, USA |
posted 23 December 2006 04:12 PM
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Darryl, I was taken aback by your pronouncement that you don't belong on the same stage with us weekend warriors. Let's not be remotely silly in regard to stage presence and the steel guitar. Many players in the beginning would switch instruments, until they became more adept at playing steel throughout the entire gig. Your interest in the steel guitar overshadows any encumbrances imagined as a deterrent to making your way to the stage. |
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Doug Beaumier Member From: Northampton, MA |
posted 23 December 2006 05:01 PM
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I agree. Playing on stage with a band is the absolute best teacher of all! The musicians on stage will appeciate having a pedal steel in the band. The crowd will enjoy hearing your steel. The audience is Not full of pedal steel players. The audience hears the Total sound; vocals in particular. Simple slides and chords work fine. Good tone and good intonation. That's where it's at. ------------------ [This message was edited by Doug Beaumier on 23 December 2006 at 05:08 PM.] |
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Bill Hankey Member From: Pittsfield, MA, USA |
posted 24 December 2006 03:34 AM
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Doug, there will never be any contentious rumblings on the practice issues. I know that you've paid your "dues" ten times over. Massachusetts has been the starting point for many remarkable steel guitarists; including yourself. With the New Year approaching, I'd say, grab for the gusto in playing the steel guitar with added enthusiasm. New ideas that "reach" another player's interests, would be a good route to follow in the New Year. Your latest tabulated book is a significant means of building the cornerstones of incentives. A player who desires to build a repertoire of instrumentals, will have taken the first steps to improve, by selecting your book, which should hasten the goal to fruition. The book should identify you as one of the most outstanding promoters to the art of playing steel guitar. Good luck in the New Year. [This message was edited by Bill Hankey on 24 December 2006 at 03:38 AM.] |
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Doug Beaumier Member From: Northampton, MA |
posted 24 December 2006 08:15 AM
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Thank you Bill, have a Happy New Year. ------------------ |
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