Andy Volk, the author of the great "Lap Steel Guitar" book is out with a new book where he has collected open tunings for bottleneck slide and lap steel. I took the liberty of copying his post from another forum, though it might interest some of you:
Slide Rules - my new book on lap steel tunings is finally done and at the printers!
It will be ready to ship on or about June 8th.
After 20 years of collecting tunings I had a huge collection of web page printouts, web BB posts, books, articles, yellowed mimeographs, personal letters, etc. that I wanted to consolidate in one place. As a player, I wanted all that info in one place and able to fit in a guitar case. As a designer, I didn't want to see more tables - I wanted to see the information displayed in a very graphic, visual, easy to understand manner. Hopefully, I've achieved it. I tried to incorporate the many good suggestions I received from both living room players and pros.
The book includes more than 70 tunings but not every single possible tuning or personal variation. I wanted to keep things manageable and practical for the largest number of musicians.
Price: $10.95 + $2 shipping to USA. Email for shipping to Canada, Europe, Asia, etc.
Here's my webpage about the book with sample pages & ordering info:
http://www.volkmedia.com/Volkmedia.com/Slide_Rules_Book.html
Thanks for looking!
Ought to be a handy reference. Anything written by Andy Volk would be worth having, IMO. I'll have to hop over there and place an order.
"A cheerful heart is good medicine."
thanks for the link. :note2:
I've never actually heard of Andy, but this book sounds like something I could use.
Steinar, here's a suggestion for you - you're a pretty experienced and accomplished slide player. If you're buying Andy's book, why not write a review of it for Guitarnoise? Your opinion carries a bit of weight around here, and I'm pretty sure a good balanced review from you might help those of us who NEED a book on slide tunings, etc, to decide whether this one's worth the money.
What do you think?
:D :D :D
Vic
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