[Rhodes22-list] Pedal Steel? Re: Mississippi River

[saldandrea at optonline.net]

Hi - I'am getting a ton of e-mails. How do I get off the list. Tank you Sal
----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Babb <joe.babb at comcast.net>
Date: Friday, May 16, 2008 8:13 am
Subject: [Rhodes22-list]  Pedal Steel? Re:   Mississippi River
To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org

> Hi Mary Lou,
> Both Sharon and I play pedal steel.  We've been taking lessons for 
> about 
> 4 or 5 years (I've lost track) from a local fellow.
> Sharon plays E9 which is usually associated with country music, and 
> I 
> play both E9 and C6 which is usually western swing or jazz.
> I call it a non-linear instrument because with certain pedal or 
> lever 
> positions, I can move the bar up the fretboard but have some
> tones drop in pitch.
> We had the good fortune to see and hear Winnie play at St. Louis 
> about a 
> year before he passed away.  He was a great player
> and one of the few that have made an analysis of the instrument.  
> We 
> started out with one of his books.
> Joe
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