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Thanks! Would you know what tuning Margie Mays is using?

Some very nice playing at the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase at the just held (July 2022) Waikiki Steel Guitar Week and Festival 2022 which you can watch on Youtube. Not posting the link since there w ...

Thanks Jim and Jeff

That's interesting. I guess they were a part of the journey towards finding superiortunings.

Thanks for your reply Jeff - in the book the A7 tuning is (from the top) E C# A E C# G

Hi There

I came across a copy of Keoloha's Modern Harmony Method for Hawaiian Steel Guitar (1935) in David N White Gallery, collectables store in Wellington, New Zealand. I was curious to find out ...

Hi There

Does one use the same strings for lap steels in the C6 and A7 tunings or different ones. I have recently bought a second lap steel, originally intended to use as my primary C6 tuning guita ...

Thanks for all the great answers, each helpful in their own way.

Thanks for the replies. Yes, I think I is simply the Am chord played from the bottom up. I play it on the 24th fret on my C6. It is so simple and yet sounds so good. I had thought it was likely to be ...

Hi There

Something that has been confusing me for a while while I teach myself the C6 lapsteel is what straight bar chord positions are available to use when playing a Dominant 7 chord. When I key ...

Hi There

Can anyone tell me what are the first four notes played on the steel on Rambling Man by Hank Willians as played on a C6. According to my internet sources it is an A minor chord and seems t ...

Then on the other hand, maybe it's a crazy idea.
That's why I tend to sit on things for a while.

Hi Levi

Yes, I have been to the Wairarapa Country Music Festival (formerly Clareville till it changed locations) a few times. I write advertising features for the Wairarapa Times Age and Wairarapa ...

PS the trickiest thing is probably not finding other non-pedal steel players but guitarists, bass players and drummers who have a feel for Hawaiian and even country music. And in country, then you hav ...

Well, you kind of know me now Levi. I'm expect the non-pedal Hawaiian and country steel will be making a big comeback pretty soon as I (ahem) find that everything I get into tends to become popular fi ...

"One very effective method of learning is to take a specific tune and write out a succession of arpeggios to suit, paying attention to interesting voicings and ease movement between them."
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thanks! I'll check those out

I forgot to mention that I play a C6 lap.

Hi

Can anyone recommend resources for learning arpeggios to use for improvisation? I would like to learn some nice patterns to play over one or a series of chords!

thanks!

"If the touch isn't there, the tone will not be accurately represented."

So true! It's all in the touch with the lap steel.

And as much as I love musical instruments for their own intr ...

I've got to say, that is an absolutely beautiful piece of playing. Is it a non-pedal steel he is using?

Early on when I started learning the lap steel I realised you can't "fake" playing ...

Jerry played that song on his C diatonic tuning. I like his 1950's recording of the song. It's faster than this live one, more energy, and has a nice bakelite tone.

What album is the original from ...

Interesting what you say about mandolin David M Brown. Mandolin is a secondary instrument for me but I have a lovely sounding one. I was looking at different types of lessons online and eventually rea ...

Popped into my local music store in nearby Masterton, which has a very nice range of guitars etc, and they have three tube amps, at least one of which is a neo-vintage model so I'm going to take my la ...

Thanks Roman

Thanks for your replies. It's good to be different to all the rest! It has passed my mind that theoretically since this is a "steel guitar" forum there should be lots of blues steel players ...

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Topic: Waikiki Steel Guitar Week and Festival 2022
David Famularo Replies: 5 Views: 1337	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 3 Feb 2023 5:02 pm Subject: Waikiki Steel Guitar Week and Festival 2022
David Famularo Replies: 5 Views: 1337	Thanks! Would you know what tuning Margie Mays is using?
Topic: Waikiki Steel Guitar Week and Festival 2022
David Famularo Replies: 5 Views: 1337	Forum Section: Steel on the Web Posted: 25 Jul 2022 11:26 pm Subject: Waikiki Steel Guitar Week and Festival 2022
David Famularo Replies: 5 Views: 1337	Some very nice playing at the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Showcase at the just held (July 2022) Waikiki Steel Guitar Week and Festival 2022 which you can watch on Youtube. Not posting the link since there w ...
Topic: Strings for C6 versus A7 tuning
David Famularo Replies: 6 Views: 1531	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Nov 2017 1:55 pm Subject: Strings for C6 versus A7 tuning
David Famularo Replies: 6 Views: 1531	Thanks Jim and Jeff
Topic: Keoloha's Modern Harmony Method for Hawaiian Steel Guitar
David Famularo Replies: 2 Views: 729	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 Nov 2017 1:42 pm Subject: Keoloha's Modern Harmony Method for Hawaiian Steel Guitar
David Famularo Replies: 2 Views: 729	That's interesting. I guess they were a part of the journey towards finding superiortunings.
Topic: Strings for C6 versus A7 tuning
David Famularo Replies: 6 Views: 1531	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 Nov 2017 1:41 pm Subject: Strings for C6 versus A7 tuning
David Famularo Replies: 6 Views: 1531	Thanks for your reply Jeff - in the book the A7 tuning is (from the top) E C# A E C# G
Topic: Keoloha's Modern Harmony Method for Hawaiian Steel Guitar
David Famularo Replies: 2 Views: 729	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 Nov 2017 11:39 am Subject: Keoloha's Modern Harmony Method for Hawaiian Steel Guitar
David Famularo Replies: 2 Views: 729	Hi There I came across a copy of Keoloha's Modern Harmony Method for Hawaiian Steel Guitar (1935) in David N White Gallery, collectables store in Wellington, New Zealand. I was curious to find out ...
Topic: Strings for C6 versus A7 tuning
David Famularo Replies: 6 Views: 1531	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 24 Nov 2017 11:35 am Subject: Strings for C6 versus A7 tuning
David Famularo Replies: 6 Views: 1531	Hi There Does one use the same strings for lap steels in the C6 and A7 tunings or different ones. I have recently bought a second lap steel, originally intended to use as my primary C6 tuning guita ...
Topic: Straight bar Dominant 7 chord positions on the C6
David Famularo Replies: 14 Views: 3972	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Jun 2017 1:32 pm Subject: Straight bar Dominant 7 chord positions on the C6
David Famularo Replies: 14 Views: 3972	Thanks for all the great answers, each helpful in their own way.
Topic: First four steel notes on Rambling Man by Hank Williams
David Famularo Replies: 3 Views: 1597	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Jun 2017 1:17 pm Subject: First four steel notes on Rambling Man by Hank Williams
David Famularo Replies: 3 Views: 1597	Thanks for the replies. Yes, I think I is simply the Am chord played from the bottom up. I play it on the 24th fret on my C6. It is so simple and yet sounds so good. I had thought it was likely to be ...
Topic: Straight bar Dominant 7 chord positions on the C6
David Famularo Replies: 14 Views: 3972	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Jun 2017 1:46 am Subject: Straight bar Dominant 7 chord positions on the C6
David Famularo Replies: 14 Views: 3972	Hi There Something that has been confusing me for a while while I teach myself the C6 lapsteel is what straight bar chord positions are available to use when playing a Dominant 7 chord. When I key ...
Topic: First four steel notes on Rambling Man by Hank Williams
David Famularo Replies: 3 Views: 1597	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Jun 2017 1:01 am Subject: First four steel notes on Rambling Man by Hank Williams
David Famularo Replies: 3 Views: 1597	Hi There Can anyone tell me what are the first four notes played on the steel on Rambling Man by Hank Willians as played on a C6. According to my internet sources it is an A minor chord and seems t ...
Topic: Non-pedal steelers in New Zealand
David Famularo Replies: 20 Views: 8651	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Apr 2017 12:21 am Subject: Non-pedal steelers in New Zealand
David Famularo Replies: 20 Views: 8651	Then on the other hand, maybe it's a crazy idea. That's why I tend to sit on things for a while.
Topic: Non-pedal steelers in New Zealand
David Famularo Replies: 20 Views: 8651	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 12 Apr 2017 5:16 pm Subject: Non-pedal steelers in New Zealand
David Famularo Replies: 20 Views: 8651	Hi Levi Yes, I have been to the Wairarapa Country Music Festival (formerly Clareville till it changed locations) a few times. I write advertising features for the Wairarapa Times Age and Wairarapa ...
Topic: Non-pedal steelers in New Zealand
David Famularo Replies: 20 Views: 8651	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Apr 2017 9:41 pm Subject: Non-pedal steelers in New Zealand
David Famularo Replies: 20 Views: 8651	PS the trickiest thing is probably not finding other non-pedal steel players but guitarists, bass players and drummers who have a feel for Hawaiian and even country music. And in country, then you hav ...
Topic: Non-pedal steelers in New Zealand
David Famularo Replies: 20 Views: 8651	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Apr 2017 9:18 pm Subject: Hawaiian steel comback
David Famularo Replies: 20 Views: 8651	Well, you kind of know me now Levi. I'm expect the non-pedal Hawaiian and country steel will be making a big comeback pretty soon as I (ahem) find that everything I get into tends to become popular fi ...
Topic: arpeggios for improvisation
David Famularo Replies: 8 Views: 3296	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Apr 2017 1:37 am Subject: arpeggios for improvisation
David Famularo Replies: 8 Views: 3296	"One very effective method of learning is to take a specific tune and write out a succession of arpeggios to suit, paying attention to interesting voicings and ease movement between them." ...
Topic: arpeggios for improvisation
David Famularo Replies: 8 Views: 3296	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 30 Mar 2017 9:57 am Subject: arpeggios for improvisation
David Famularo Replies: 8 Views: 3296	thanks! I'll check those out I forgot to mention that I play a C6 lap.
Topic: arpeggios for improvisation
David Famularo Replies: 8 Views: 3296	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 30 Mar 2017 1:53 am Subject: arpeggios for improvisation
David Famularo Replies: 8 Views: 3296	Hi Can anyone recommend resources for learning arpeggios to use for improvisation? I would like to learn some nice patterns to play over one or a series of chords! thanks!
Topic: Lap steel demostrations always bluesy
David Famularo Replies: 40 Views: 9995	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 28 Mar 2017 2:49 am Subject: Lap steel demostrations always bluesy
David Famularo Replies: 40 Views: 9995	"If the touch isn't there, the tone will not be accurately represented." So true! It's all in the touch with the lap steel. And as much as I love musical instruments for their own intr ...
Topic: Jerry Byrd live ... "come a little closer"
David Famularo Replies: 15 Views: 4066	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Mar 2017 10:09 pm Subject: Beautiful
David Famularo Replies: 15 Views: 4066	I've got to say, that is an absolutely beautiful piece of playing. Is it a non-pedal steel he is using? Early on when I started learning the lap steel I realised you can't "fake" playing ...
Topic: Jerry Byrd live ... "come a little closer"
David Famularo Replies: 15 Views: 4066	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 26 Mar 2017 9:56 pm Subject: 1950s version
David Famularo Replies: 15 Views: 4066	Jerry played that song on his C diatonic tuning. I like his 1950's recording of the song. It's faster than this live one, more energy, and has a nice bakelite tone. What album is the original from ...
Topic: Lap steel demostrations always bluesy
David Famularo Replies: 40 Views: 9995	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Mar 2017 1:34 am Subject: Lap steel demostrations always bluesy
David Famularo Replies: 40 Views: 9995	Interesting what you say about mandolin David M Brown. Mandolin is a secondary instrument for me but I have a lovely sounding one. I was looking at different types of lessons online and eventually rea ...
Topic: What types of lap steels best capture 1940s/1950s sound
David Famularo Replies: 29 Views: 9944	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Mar 2017 1:18 am Subject: What types of lap steels best capture 1940s/1950s sound
David Famularo Replies: 29 Views: 9944	Popped into my local music store in nearby Masterton, which has a very nice range of guitars etc, and they have three tube amps, at least one of which is a neo-vintage model so I'm going to take my la ...
Topic: What types of lap steels best capture 1940s/1950s sound
David Famularo Replies: 29 Views: 9944	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Mar 2017 12:42 am Subject: What types of lap steels best capture 1940s/1950s sound
David Famularo Replies: 29 Views: 9944	Thanks Roman
Topic: Lap steel demostrations always bluesy
David Famularo Replies: 40 Views: 9995	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Mar 2017 12:40 am Subject: Lap steel demostrations always bluesy
David Famularo Replies: 40 Views: 9995	Thanks for your replies. It's good to be different to all the rest! It has passed my mind that theoretically since this is a "steel guitar" forum there should be lots of blues steel players ...