Tales of Confusion

Tim Tweedale · Post by **Tim Tweedale** » 20 Jun 2003 9:17 pm

Today at a rehearsal, the bass player had never seen a dobro before. He pointed to the soundhole screens and said "Are those speakers?"

What are some of the amusing or confusing things people have commented on or asked you about your steel guitar?

-Tim

Emmett Roch · Post by **Emmett Roch** » 22 Jun 2003 1:42 pm

"Cool keyboard, dude"
"Can you do buttonholes on that sewing machine?"
"Is this a Hawaiian guitar?"
"You play that table guit-tar?"
"Electric cheese grader"

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Chuck McGill · Post by **Chuck McGill** » 23 Jun 2003 4:46 am

Hey Piano picker. Play last eight.
so I did

Larry Bell · Post by **Larry Bell** » 23 Jun 2003 5:40 am

"My wife has an organ at home JUST LIKE THAT ONE"

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Larry Bell - email: larry@larrybell.org - gigs - Home Page
2003 Fessenden S/D-12 8x8, 1969 Emmons S-12 6x6, 1971 Dobro, Standel and Peavey Amps

John Cox · Post by **John Cox** » 23 Jun 2003 6:37 am

Someone asked me "Do those three pedals do the same thing as my piano?".

J.C.

Randy Pettit · Post by **Randy Pettit** » 23 Jun 2003 6:42 am

"Didn't realize the strings were THAT thick!" (looking at undercarriage in case)

Jesse Harris · Post by **Jesse Harris** » 23 Jun 2003 12:27 pm

I was playing a bluegrass gig with this young assassin on the mandolin, some guy in the audience was really diggin his playing, at the set break he came over to where the kid and I were talking and says,

"man you play the heck out of that crazy little guitar"

I thought that was hilarious.

Jim Eaton · Post by **Jim Eaton** » 23 Jun 2003 2:08 pm

(Comment from a sweet little old lady)
"you must be very good friends with the musicians in the band, they let you sit at that little table up there on the stage.!
JE:-)>
Cocktail's...........

Frank Parish · Post by **Frank Parish** » 23 Jun 2003 2:35 pm

Had a beautiful darling come up one night to the steel guitar and say, "What do the pedals do"? I just looked up and said "They'll give you an O****M. I won't say what was said after that. True story!

I've had it called a piano, an electric ironing board, and of course the most popular, Hawaiian Pineapple Machine.

As for the previous story it never went any farther than the bandstand but was an enchanting moment and still fun to recall.
[This message was edited by Frank Parish on 23 June 2003 at 03:36 PM.]

Larry Bell · Post by **Larry Bell** » 23 Jun 2003 4:58 pm

Parish, you're a crazy man! I can just imagine the REST of the story.

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Larry Bell - email: larry@larrybell.org - gigs - Home Page
2003 Fessenden S/D-12 8x8, 1969 Emmons S-12 6x6, 1971 Dobro, Standel and Peavey Amps