Turns out I really did buy this:
It's
an MSA Classic pedal steel, I guess from the Seventies. Bought very
speculatively in an online auction that only had one photo. Thankfully
it seems to be in reasonably good shape as far as I can tell.
I
have already learned two important lessons. One, that taking a pedal
steel through London on public transport is not for the faint-hearted.
Two, that if the auction listing doesn't mention a case, it's a mistake
to assume that there's going to be a case. Yesterday was a fun day!
Awaiting
the arrival of a new set of strings, then I'm going to give it a good
clean-up and see if I can figure out what everything does!
Comments
I’d love to have a go on one of those, but I believe you need a brain the size of a planet to play one.
Both lovely instruments but to be perfectly honest, the learning curve was too steep.
Did you knit the rug it stands on, while playing it?
On the flip-side, it’s home now, you can enjoy the swathes of pedal steel loveliness and let them wash over you.
Happy new pedal steel day.
2 necks - One for Country and one for Western
My guitar Teacher is one of the top session players in UK along with Sarah Jory and Jerry Hogan
I've had a quick lesson and talk through out of curiosity ......Wow , Good luck with that
“Theory is something that is written down after the music has been made so we can explain it to others”– Levi Clay
*steelie - player of the pedal steel guitar