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Topic: Take your pad off for better Ergonomics!! |
Johnie King
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Tennessee, USA
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Posted 20 May 2023 4:28 pm |
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If you have a thick pad on your Sd 10 that’s even with strings you might like this set up better.
Last edited by Johnie King on 29 May 2023 5:32 am; edited 6 times in total |
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Larry Dering
From:
Missouri, USA
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Posted 20 May 2023 4:58 pm
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| Not if it's Doug Jernigan. Seen him play using both necks on a song he wrote years. |
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Carl Williams
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Oklahoma
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Posted 21 May 2023 5:15 am
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| Yes Larry…Doug J. playing Bonnie Marie…fine song and he could probably play it upside down and “bass-ackerds” as we use to say in Arkansas….right Johnnie? More power to ya…I’ll stay with trying to play one neck at a time… |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 21 May 2023 5:18 am
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Watch is on the wrong arm?
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Lee Baucum
From:
McAllen, Texas (Extreme South) The Final Frontier
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Posted 21 May 2023 9:21 am
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| Richard Sinkler wrote: |
| Watch is on the wrong arm? |
Whose arm should it be on?
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Bob Sigafoos
From:
San Clemente, Calif. , U.S.
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Posted 21 May 2023 10:01 am
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| Obviously this gent is proud of his new 10” long bar! |
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Jerry Overstreet
From:
Louisville Ky
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Bruce Derr
From:
Lee, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 21 May 2023 2:08 pm
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Johnie King
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 21 May 2023 9:31 pm
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Good guessing but it is wrist pain when I play a d10!.
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Johnie King
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 22 May 2023 4:19 pm
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Wrist pain solved!!!
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Bobby D. Jones
From:
West Virginia, USA
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Posted 22 May 2023 9:06 pm
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| With Mr. Tommy White ordering a new Mullens Steel with the E9th neck on the back. Steel Guitar neck lay out may never be the same. |
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Jim Sliff
From:
Lawndale California, USA
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Posted 23 May 2023 10:51 am
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| Richard Sinkler wrote: |
| Watch is on the wrong arm? |
I've always worn mine on the left wrist. So does every band member and friend I could find pics of. The only ones I know offhand that wear a watch on the right wrist are left handed!
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Johnie King
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 27 May 2023 4:42 am
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Funny Jim but this thread is about the space between top an back neck height.
not a watch.
Last edited by Johnie King on 27 May 2023 5:18 am; edited 2 times in total |
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Johnie King
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 27 May 2023 4:44 am
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| Jim Sliff wrote: |
| Richard Sinkler wrote: |
| Watch is on the wrong arm? |
I've always worn mine on the left wrist. So does every band member and friend I could find pics of. The only ones I know offhand that wear a watch on the right wrist are left handed! |
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Fred Treece
From:
California, USA
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Posted 27 May 2023 8:11 am
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Gotta watch watcha say aroun’ here!
The wrist pad on my Williams is the same height as the neck. Very sensible and much more comfortable than I thought it was going to be.
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Dave Mudgett
From:
Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 27 May 2023 9:17 am
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I believe this thread title was changed to discuss the pad - I recall the original thread was about playing both necks at the same time.
But now that it's about the pad - I actually like the slightly higher pad on my SD-10 because it reminds me to keep my wrists straight like this photo
I'm tall and sit fairly high. Even though I raise the steel, my arms are still angled down quite a bit. So there is a tendency to let my wrist bend like this, or even a little more extremely:
If I do that, I won't last long before I start to get some real wrist pain. Of course, not an issue on a D10 - the C6 strings digging into my wrists gives me that reminder to straighten out my wrists.
We're all different, ergo what passes for 'good' ergonomics is different. |
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Johnie King
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 27 May 2023 2:41 pm
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Just saying some Sd 10 steels pad is much too tall, some pads are same height as strings.
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Johnie King
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 28 May 2023 1:41 pm
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Ricky Davis
From:
Bertram, Texas USA
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Posted 29 May 2023 6:52 am
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Me being a physical therapist; I can tell you ergonomically, a bent wrist is BAD.. and ergonomically you really want your forearm parallel to the ground and elbow in straight below shoulder and you will get rid of a lot of tension of ligament and tendon fibers that eventually will cause lots of "repetitive motion" symptoms.
Ricky
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Ronald Sikes
From:
Corsicana, Tx
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Posted 29 May 2023 7:57 am
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Ricky , I didn’t know you were a P. T. My wife is a Physical Therapist (retired), and my daughter is graduating in August from UTMB Galveston with a Doctorate in PT.
Cheers my friend. Ron
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Ricky Davis
From:
Bertram, Texas USA
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Posted 29 May 2023 9:37 am
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Yeah Ronald; I was an Elite Gymnastics Coach pretty much through the 80's; so in college, being a gymnast; I knew I would eventually Teach gymnastics and athletics; but not wanting PT as carrer...so I just did Associate Degree; and after I had a kid make the 1988 Olympic Team to Korea; I dropped out of Teaching Athletics and became a Musician/Steel Player and taught Steel Guitar and also PGA Teaching Professional.. But now no more teaching of Any kind as I just turned 60; just play/produce/record music and restore Sho~bud's.
But yes; I can fix any physical prob. one may have....regular doctors still don't have a clue how the body moves and circulates...ha...(can you tell I don't care for Doctors...ha.....(ortho's are alright..ha...LOL)
Ricky
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Johnie King
From:
Tennessee, USA
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Posted 29 May 2023 9:53 am
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Ricky Sho Bud as a three quarter inch drop on back deck .
The later model name brand steels have a quarter inch drop on back neck.
Sho bud is the ideal steel for a pad.
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John Hyland
From:
South Australia
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Posted 29 May 2023 12:10 pm
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| Johnie King wrote: |
Ricky Sho Bud as a three quarter inch drop on back deck .
The later model name brand steels have a quarter inch drop on back neck.
Sho bud is the ideal steel for a pad.
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As a single neck player I haven’t really understood why a padded rest is needed. |
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Larry Allen
From:
Kapaa, Kauai,Hawaii
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Posted 29 May 2023 2:55 pm Pad
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Aloha Jonnie..here’s the pad I use on my S10,
 a computer wrist pad, $25 Amazon..just the right height for me! 
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Ricky Davis
From:
Bertram, Texas USA
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Posted 29 May 2023 5:28 pm
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Yes the back neck and/or pad and/or small ledge pad and/or no pad single-10; can ALL BE PLAYED ergonomically correct; by knowing and practicing those positions with arms and wrists I mentioned in my post above. NONE of the necks/pads/no pad should be any help in any way..as if your forearm is touching anything while you are moving side to side, will create a tension in playing and that is what we are all trying to overcome. Start with sitting height and the neck you play; are in position to have forearms parallel to the ground and on from there.
Ricky
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