From lap to pedal steel

Instruments, mechanical issues, copedents, techniques, etc.

Moderator: Dave Mudgett

Pete Cormier
Posts: 78
Joined: 15 Mar 2006 1:01 am
Location: Eunice, Louisiana, USA
State/Province: Louisiana
Country: United States

From lap to pedal steel

Post by Pete Cormier »

Went over and met with Roy Thomas the Pedal Master builder the other day. Roy was good enough to give me a few parts for this wild idea i have about putting a pedal on my lap
steel.---Fellows its been a long time since i have had the benefit of meeting a more honest and upstanding gentlemen.---After sitting down in front of one of Roy's double 8 string pedal steels the urge to buy that steel was all consuming.--Now i am just a rough lap steel player and i was wanting input if it would be wise to jump to a steel such as a double 8 even though i can hardly play my lap steel.

------------------
SUPRO---MAN
49&51 SUPRO SINGLE NECKS
54 DOUBLE NECK SUPRO
Top
Wayne D. Clark
Posts: 714
Joined: 10 Jan 2006 1:01 am
Location: Montello Wisconsin, USA
State/Province: Wisconsin
Country: United States

Post by Wayne D. Clark »

Pete, Take the JUMP, think of it a Bungy jumping or Hang gliding one you do it you will love it. I played lap top since I was 12, and I made the Jump about a year ago and you don't want to know my age. If you love Steelin, this will be an experience you will not regret. Whether you go S10 D10, go for it!!!!!!!!!!

Wayne
MSA D10 8/2
Top
Ron !
Posts: 3860
Joined: 11 Aug 2004 12:01 am
State/Province: -
Country: United States

Post by Ron ! »

Pete if you want to stick with a lapsteel and want to use pedals,might I suggest trying one of Wayne Link's pedal lapsteels.

Here's the link for their website. http://www.mts.net/~linkon

here is a picture of the lapsteel
http://www.mts.net/~linkon/steel_images.html

Ron
Top

Return to “Pedal Steel”