Remembering Steinar Today

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Andy Volk
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Remembering Steinar Today

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Our late forum pal Steinar Gregertsen was a fine musician and and a wonderful person. Thinking of him and his catchphrase today .... "Play to express, not to impress." I sure miss his insightful comments here and our email exchanges.

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Me, too. I thought of him recently while recording and wished that I could have bounced it off of him.
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:cry:
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Post by Tom Pettingill »

"Play to express, not to impress."
I think of Steinar's wise words of wisdom often.
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A good friend to all of us.
I miss him.

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He was a top contributor to the forum's discussions and a great player.
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Like most of us, I never met him, but felt like I knew him. What a soulful player. I miss his music and his personality.
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Miss that guy! What a cool dude!
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Yep, missed but not forgotten.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU6oyo4o6U8
Was a good friend, and helped anyone who asked..
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Post by Ian McWee »

One of the greatest musicians ~ and most helpful, kindest guys i've ever had the pleasure of knowing - it says heaps to see how many folks' lives he touched...

R.I.P 'Brick'


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He was a great, humble guy....more than willing to give an in-depth answer when you asked him a question, either on The Forum or in a private message.
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Post by Steve Cunningham »

I was just watching the video of Steinar playing "Angel", on his Oahu Tonemaster...remember how psyched he was when he found that guitar, his "new voice"?
His presence is definitely missed.
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truly & sorely missed......
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Thank you Andy for running this Thread

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Steinar was a great Friend -- it is an Honor that he used my Instrument on his CD. :D :) 8)