grumpyoldman
Active Member
how many musicians do we have on here ?
That’s what I could never get my head around, the crazy tunings pedal steels use.tuned to E9
I’m used to that from Appalachian banjo tunings - literally hundreds, some for playing a single tune, though for most banjo players, it comes down to four or five, mainly.well its worst than that , there are about 100 different tunings for them to pick from
I took lessons for close to two years, given by instructors with one of the pipe bands in St. Paul, Minnesota. They gave free lessons as a way of continuing the tradition, with the understanding that once you passed muster, you’d join the pipe band (at considerable personal expense) and tour around for festivals and parades and such.tasty; from what i have been told , those "bagpipes" you play are very much on par with learning the pedal steel , i have heard that it can take years to learn to play those