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Re: OT: Moog lap steel
On 7/22/64 11:59 AM, William Walker wrote:
> When I was in at NAMM in January I was introduced to the A and R guy
> for Moog who gave me a brief introduction to the new moog lap steel.
> By coincidence I was due to be in Asheville NC,where Moog is
> based, for a week in March with my wife Nancy to care for her 86
> year old mother while Nancy's sister was away, and I was invited to
> the factory to further check out the new lap steel and shoot some
> video of it. I was accompanied by my new good friend and LD member
> Andy Owens, and we had a blast , visiting the factory and meeting
> nearly everyone who worked there:-)and I had about an hour to check
> out the the instrument which they edited down in to this video. It is
> really another experience altogether the way this instrument handles
> the infinite sustain thing, having owned an ebow forever and tried
> various sustainer devices. This seems capable of the same kind of
> mayhem, but also more control and subtlety as well. The most
> interesting thing for me was being able to sweep from one chord
> position to another without having to generate sustain by creating a
> physically driven vibrato by shaking the bar, or even striking the
> strings with my fingers. I might get some grief from Randy Jackson for
> being pitchy in places but I went in a sceptic and left wondering how
> I could get the money together to buy one. amazing. Enjoy
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HSmHE0OIrI
Wow, Bill................this video is amazing. They should
endorse you!!!!!!!
Really impressive.........I've heard you play for almost 40 years and
you never cease to amaze me.
Wow!!!!