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I will second the suggestions about using transcription software. I recommend the "Amazing SlowDowner" by RoniMusic. It makes transcribing a breeze. You can change the pitch and speed of a ...

Come on Guys, we all know this is what happens when you can't get along with other musicians?...

Wow, nice job all away around. That put a smile on my face. I use my bare fingers to pick steel as well...

Hi Rick, that whammy bar is a pretty cool way of overcoming your nerve issue in your hand/wrist and got me thinking. Jeff Beck uses a floating Whammy bar so he can not only go down in pitch, but up in ...

Nice photo Andy. I didn't know they made Bullet Bars out of Bakelite. I'm always paranoid my Ric Panda is going to drop and break because it's made of Bakelite. Another reason why I love Magnatone Lap ...

I was thinking what else I do to force myself to try and remember chord progressions. I guess if you really want to get good at memorizing the chords (and this takes work and a lot of repetition), all ...

Being mostly a self taught musician when it comes to steel, upright bass, alto sax and guitar, I realized I had developed a bad habit in my youth of memorizing written music lead lines on clarinet in ...

I've been enjoying watching Herbert Hanawahine perform at the "Oct 8th 2021 HSGA Festival 2" and was wondering if anybody knows what tuning he was using? He was known to play a triple neck s ...

OK, reread your first reply Mike and I understand that the Panda steel Ian Ufton gave you that Sol used to own and was tuned low to high...BDEG#C#E...is probable the tuning Ian Ufton was using on 6 st ...

Man, that's cool he gave you Sol's old Panda. Mike, I edited my previous post with another question I thought of.

Thanks Mike, that's what I was thinking after reading he was influenced by Sol and was given one of his Panda's by Sol's wife. Great style, very relaxing and reminiscent of what soldiers probable hear ...

I really like Ian Ufton's relaxed style of Hawaiian lap steel playing. Does anyone know what tuning he uses and where you can buy his Hawaiian Music CD's? Thanks...

Sounds great. My girl was listening as she did the dishes and asked if it was Pink Floyd because it sounded spacey lol...I think that's some legit jazz...Good job

That's a nice looking Magnatone. I still have 4 that are all tuned to different tunings and made of different woods. I use the heaviest string gauges I can for each particular tuning which gives you a ...

I have this book and think it's a good jazz book. It basically uses three basic outlines that use the guide tones "b7 of the previous chord resolving to the 3rd of the next chord". The outli ...

That was really great...Thanks for posting Andy

Levi, thanks for posting this. That G11 tuning sounded pretty hip that Jeff was playing at 1.05.3 of the video.
Reminded me of a 1940's style glamorous movie sound track. I guess it's similar to B11 ...

That's impressive, great tone and very in-tune playing. I think that's the best jazz tune I've heard on non peddle steel for being in-tune and sounding like a typical straight ahead jazz performance p ...

To the best of my knowledge, Sleepwalk used this particular C#min7 tuning...low to high...E,G#,B,C#,E,G#,C#,E. I first learned it in C#min7 tuning on a 6 string lap and then relearned it on C6 tuning. ...

I really like the vintage sound of Sol's C#min7 tuning, low to high EBEG#C#E. After a few years of frustrating myself to death trying to play Jazz on C6 tuning as a way to help learn steel, I finally ...

Thanks for posting this Andy...Reminds me of why I love playing and studying steel guitar. Sounds like an acoustic guitar and I've also heard Bennie use a metal Reso as well. Probable a Ric Fry Pan to ...

While looking up some King Benny after Andy's great post, I stumbled across this great gem of a live performance from 1927...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmN3E2tqOvU

Hi Rick, good to hear your still playing. I really love the sound of the 25.5 Tenor, reminds me of Dick McIntire's tone. The vibrato on the single string video is very nice. I've been fooling around o ...

There are different variations of the C#min tuning that seem very popular. Sebastian's tuning on his long scale Fry Pan is the first time I've seen that particular version, he sounds great. I use the ...

Even though I have a nice Ric Panda with the wide shoes, my favorite lap steels are three mother of toilet seat Magnatones with heavy strings tuned C6, E6 and C#min7 (Sol Hoopii). I leave them off to ...

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Topic: How do you go about learning a tune by ear?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 32 Views: 4232	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Mar 2023 4:09 pm Subject: How do you go about learning a tune by ear?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 32 Views: 4232	I will second the suggestions about using transcription software. I recommend the "Amazing SlowDowner" by RoniMusic. It makes transcribing a breeze. You can change the pitch and speed of a ...
Topic: Most needlessly complicated? The Pencilina
Jesse Pearson Replies: 11 Views: 2028	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 6 Sep 2022 12:44 pm Subject: Most needlessly complicated? The Pencilina
Jesse Pearson Replies: 11 Views: 2028	Come on Guys, we all know this is what happens when you can't get along with other musicians?...
Topic: VIDEO-Old Joe Clark
Jesse Pearson Replies: 12 Views: 1631	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 22 Aug 2022 7:27 pm Subject: VIDEO-Old Joe Clark
Jesse Pearson Replies: 12 Views: 1631	Wow, nice job all away around. That put a smile on my face. I use my bare fingers to pick steel as well...
Topic: Paradise Isle
Jesse Pearson Replies: 13 Views: 1370	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Aug 2022 6:03 pm Subject: Paradise Isle
Jesse Pearson Replies: 13 Views: 1370	Hi Rick, that whammy bar is a pretty cool way of overcoming your nerve issue in your hand/wrist and got me thinking. Jeff Beck uses a floating Whammy bar so he can not only go down in pitch, but up in ...
Topic: Nice vintage photo - kid with Gibson EH lap steel
Jesse Pearson Replies: 6 Views: 1727	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Aug 2022 3:31 pm Subject: Nice vintage photo - kid with Gibson EH lap steel
Jesse Pearson Replies: 6 Views: 1727	Nice photo Andy. I didn't know they made Bullet Bars out of Bakelite. I'm always paranoid my Ric Panda is going to drop and break because it's made of Bakelite. Another reason why I love Magnatone Lap ...
Topic: Remembering the changes.
Jesse Pearson Replies: 50 Views: 8119	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 8 Aug 2022 3:21 pm Subject: Remembering the changes.
Jesse Pearson Replies: 50 Views: 8119	I was thinking what else I do to force myself to try and remember chord progressions. I guess if you really want to get good at memorizing the chords (and this takes work and a lot of repetition), all ...
Topic: Remembering the changes.
Jesse Pearson Replies: 50 Views: 8119	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Aug 2022 9:42 am Subject: Remembering the changes.
Jesse Pearson Replies: 50 Views: 8119	Being mostly a self taught musician when it comes to steel, upright bass, alto sax and guitar, I realized I had developed a bad habit in my youth of memorizing written music lead lines on clarinet in ...
Topic: Herbert Hanawahine 7 string Ric Panda tuning?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 2 Views: 940	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 31 Jul 2022 4:03 pm Subject: Herbert Hanawahine 7 string Ric Panda tuning?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 2 Views: 940	I've been enjoying watching Herbert Hanawahine perform at the "Oct 8th 2021 HSGA Festival 2" and was wondering if anybody knows what tuning he was using? He was known to play a triple neck s ...
Topic: What is Ian Ufton's lap steel tuning?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 6 Views: 1112	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Jul 2022 10:56 am Subject: What is Ian Ufton's lap steel tuning?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 6 Views: 1112	OK, reread your first reply Mike and I understand that the Panda steel Ian Ufton gave you that Sol used to own and was tuned low to high...BDEG#C#E...is probable the tuning Ian Ufton was using on 6 st ...
Topic: What is Ian Ufton's lap steel tuning?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 6 Views: 1112	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Jul 2022 9:21 am Subject: What is Ian Ufton's lap steel tuning?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 6 Views: 1112	Man, that's cool he gave you Sol's old Panda. Mike, I edited my previous post with another question I thought of.
Topic: What is Ian Ufton's lap steel tuning?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 6 Views: 1112	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 20 Jul 2022 8:53 am Subject: What is Ian Ufton's lap steel tuning?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 6 Views: 1112	Thanks Mike, that's what I was thinking after reading he was influenced by Sol and was given one of his Panda's by Sol's wife. Great style, very relaxing and reminiscent of what soldiers probable hear ...
Topic: What is Ian Ufton's lap steel tuning?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 6 Views: 1112	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 19 Jul 2022 9:08 pm Subject: What is Ian Ufton's lap steel tuning?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 6 Views: 1112	I really like Ian Ufton's relaxed style of Hawaiian lap steel playing. Does anyone know what tuning he uses and where you can buy his Hawaiian Music CD's? Thanks...
Topic: New possibilities for creating music
Jesse Pearson Replies: 16 Views: 2259	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 7 Jun 2022 2:58 pm Subject: New possibilities for creating music
Jesse Pearson Replies: 16 Views: 2259	Sounds great. My girl was listening as she did the dishes and asked if it was Pink Floyd because it sounded spacey lol...I think that's some legit jazz...Good job
Topic: Magnatone...? lap steel
Jesse Pearson Replies: 30 Views: 6873	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 30 May 2022 6:53 pm Subject: Magnatone...? lap steel
Jesse Pearson Replies: 30 Views: 6873	That's a nice looking Magnatone. I still have 4 that are all tuned to different tunings and made of different woods. I use the heaviest string gauges I can for each particular tuning which gives you a ...
Topic: Connecting Chords with Linear Harmony - Bert Ligon
Jesse Pearson Replies: 44 Views: 8301	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 3 Apr 2022 9:46 pm Subject: Connecting Chords with Linear Harmony - Bert Ligon
Jesse Pearson Replies: 44 Views: 8301	I have this book and think it's a good jazz book. It basically uses three basic outlines that use the guide tones "b7 of the previous chord resolving to the 3rd of the next chord". The outli ...
Topic: Leon McAuliffe radio broadcast, April 1948
Jesse Pearson Replies: 5 Views: 1901	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 27 Jun 2021 8:38 pm Subject: Leon McAuliffe radio broadcast, April 1948
Jesse Pearson Replies: 5 Views: 1901	That was really great...Thanks for posting Andy
Topic: Interview with Jeff Au Hoy
Jesse Pearson Replies: 8 Views: 2293	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Jan 2021 10:44 pm Subject: Interview with Jeff Au Hoy
Jesse Pearson Replies: 8 Views: 2293	Levi, thanks for posting this. That G11 tuning sounded pretty hip that Jeff was playing at 1.05.3 of the video. Reminded me of a 1940's style glamorous movie sound track. I guess it's similar to B11 ...
Topic: Recording of Sol Hoopii Rickenbacher playing some jazz
Jesse Pearson Replies: 30 Views: 6237	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Jan 2021 2:23 pm Subject: Recording of Sol Hoopii Rickenbacher playing some jazz
Jesse Pearson Replies: 30 Views: 6237	That's impressive, great tone and very in-tune playing. I think that's the best jazz tune I've heard on non peddle steel for being in-tune and sounding like a typical straight ahead jazz performance p ...
Topic: Whatâ€™s Wrong with C#m7?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 17 Views: 5274	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 17 Dec 2020 5:38 pm Subject: Whatâ€™s Wrong with C#m7?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 17 Views: 5274	To the best of my knowledge, Sleepwalk used this particular C#min7 tuning...low to high...E,G#,B,C#,E,G#,C#,E. I first learned it in C#min7 tuning on a 6 string lap and then relearned it on C6 tuning. ...
Topic: Whatâ€™s Wrong with C#m7?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 17 Views: 5274	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 15 Dec 2020 2:17 pm Subject: Whatâ€™s Wrong with C#m7?
Jesse Pearson Replies: 17 Views: 5274	I really like the vintage sound of Sol's C#min7 tuning, low to high EBEG#C#E. After a few years of frustrating myself to death trying to play Jazz on C6 tuning as a way to help learn steel, I finally ...
Topic: King Benny Nawahi Island Lords Transcriptions
Jesse Pearson Replies: 5 Views: 1491	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 30 Nov 2020 6:27 pm Subject: King Benny Nawahi Island Lords Transcriptions
Jesse Pearson Replies: 5 Views: 1491	Thanks for posting this Andy...Reminds me of why I love playing and studying steel guitar. Sounds like an acoustic guitar and I've also heard Bennie use a metal Reso as well. Probable a Ric Fry Pan to ...
Topic: Kalama's Quartet, with Mike Hanapi (lead steel) circa 1927
Jesse Pearson Replies: 6 Views: 2232	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Nov 2020 7:46 pm Subject: Kalama's Quartet, with Mike Hanapi (lead steel) circa 1927
Jesse Pearson Replies: 6 Views: 2232	While looking up some King Benny after Andy's great post, I stumbled across this great gem of a live performance from 1927... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmN3E2tqOvU
Topic: Kawohikukapulani
Jesse Pearson Replies: 21 Views: 3345	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 29 Nov 2020 6:55 pm Subject: Kawohikukapulani
Jesse Pearson Replies: 21 Views: 3345	Hi Rick, good to hear your still playing. I really love the sound of the 25.5 Tenor, reminds me of Dick McIntire's tone. The vibrato on the single string video is very nice. I've been fooling around o ...
Topic: Who still play C#m
Jesse Pearson Replies: 7 Views: 2576	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Nov 2020 8:56 am Subject: Who still play C#m
Jesse Pearson Replies: 7 Views: 2576	There are different variations of the C#min tuning that seem very popular. Sebastian's tuning on his long scale Fry Pan is the first time I've seen that particular version, he sounds great. I use the ...
Topic: Your favorite steel and why? Vintage or New
Jesse Pearson Replies: 24 Views: 6149	Forum Section: Steel Without Pedals Posted: 18 Nov 2020 8:30 am Subject: Your favorite steel and why? Vintage or New
Jesse Pearson Replies: 24 Views: 6149	Even though I have a nice Ric Panda with the wide shoes, my favorite lap steels are three mother of toilet seat Magnatones with heavy strings tuned C6, E6 and C#min7 (Sol Hoopii). I leave them off to ...