Any "Lefties"

Graham · Post by **Graham** » 17 Mar 2002 4:39 am

going to Chattanooga show?? If so, drop by the Fulawka room. Ed is taking my new lefty S-10, 4 and 5, with him to set up in his room. Ain't too often a lefty can sit down and try out a guitar at one of these shows.

So's you aren't caught unawares, both E's, raise and lower, are on the right knee, pedals are Emmons set-up, from left to right, sitting behind the guitar - 3,2,1,4

Thumb-picks NOT included!!

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Jerry Hayes · Post by **Jerry Hayes** » 17 Mar 2002 9:03 am

Mike Perlowin is a "Leftie"! But I guess not the kind you mean! (Just kiddin' Mike, I still luv you, bud)

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Keith DeLong · Post by **Keith DeLong** » 18 Mar 2002 4:38 pm

Great to know there are a few lefthanded steels around!If they had been available years ago, who knows whether Curly Chalker or Lloyd Green would have played that way. Some of us are more lefthanded than others, and unfortunately I was one of them.

Endecott single 10 w/pad 3 floor 4 knee,keyless, lefthanded

Bob Blair · Post by **Bob Blair** » 19 Mar 2002 12:55 pm

Graham, in the spring of 88 or thereabouts I overnighted in Kingston, Ont, and visited some old haunts from when I'd lived there. I met and shot the breeze with a southpaw steel player with a left-handed Sho-Bud that he said Bob Lucier had found for him. Was that you?

Graham · Post by **Graham** » 19 Mar 2002 8:03 pm

Bob:
Nope, sure wasn't me. Got my first steel a couple of years ago. Played drums all my life and in the 70's, played in a band with Paul Evans (steel player). He caught me in a weak moment a couple years ago and talked me into buying my first one, and he gives me lessons. He had tried teaching me on his when I was playing with him but it felt so awkward nothing came of it. I quickly lost interest, but never lost my love of the steel.

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wayne yakes md · Post by **wayne yakes md** » 26 Mar 2002 1:10 pm

A few "leftys" that play a "righty" steel include Buddy Emmons, Chuck Lettes, Lloyd Green, and Curly Chalker. For them it was "all wrong" but for us it was "all right"!!

Abe Stoklasa · Post by **Abe Stoklasa** » 26 Mar 2002 3:09 pm

I do everything left handed, except music. I thought it would be to my benefit to learn the way the majority of players had over the years.

Rich Weiss · Post by **Rich Weiss** » 26 Mar 2002 3:33 pm

One of the great creative steel players, Greg Leisz, is also left handed but plays right handed. I think lefties might have some kind of right-brain, left-brain synergy going on, which somehow works to their advantage, creatively. (just guessing)

Bobby Boggs · Post by **Bobby Boggs** » 26 Mar 2002 7:59 pm

Dr.Yakes I know about the others you mentioned.But are you sure Buddy Emmons is a lefty?I'm pretty sure he writes right handed.I think he even plays right handed.

Well when he's not showing off.

Another lefty!----bb

wayne yakes md · Post by **wayne yakes md** » 27 Mar 2002 3:57 pm

Buddy does everything right handed, but he began as "lefty" and his teachers in school forced him to do "right"! He told me that.