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Topic: I Am Nuts |
Dave Grothusen
From:
Scott City, Ks
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Posted 3 Jan 2018 2:56 pm |
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Yes steel nuts. It started when I was in high school in 1966. I was drawing pictures of pedal steel guitars on my note books and most anything else. Wooden guitars were so beautiful. Mica came along and for awhile were the popular ones. My first guitar was a black MSA. I still really liked the Domland wooden guitars that were so beautiful. Now days you can have all colors of wood with inlays. I wish I could afford one of each. I see the great work Mullen puts into their guitars and yes MSA also and many of the smaller builders. At the time I did not know about the Bigsby guitars. They are marvels of the wooden guitars along with some of the old ShoBud natural guitars.
I have lived through an era of pedal steel guitar that was the greatest ever. I do not play much anymore and that is OK. I now am no longer am torchered by the fact that I can't pick as fast as Doug Journigan or play as smooth as Herbie Wallace. I do not understand all the theory that Emmons used to make some of the best music of my time either. But I now am able to listen to all the greats that I have tried to emulate and that makes me happy.
I want to thank b0b for this site, as it makes my day to go here each day and see what is on the minds of others like me.
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Jerry Horch
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Alva, Florida, USA
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Posted 3 Jan 2018 3:14 pm
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Many thanks to Bob and this site. I enjoy it most everyday.It keeps steel alive and well.
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Franklin D10 /Walker Sterio Steel JBL's /DigiTech Quad4/ Korg Toneworks/ Dobro DM 1000 / Santa Cruz Guitar VA |
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Landon Evans
From:
The Republic of Texas
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Posted 3 Jan 2018 3:41 pm
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| What a beautiful post. It's not often we step back and take time to appreciate things like this in life - whether it be pedal steel guitar, baseball, smoking a good brisket, flyfishing, or whatever. Too often we get caught up in the pursuit of mastery, comparing ourselves to others, looking at what we can't do. Sometimes it's just nice to appreciate an art and the great artists. |
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