What is your favorite slide?
How many do you have?
What slide material do you favor?
What material do you not like so much?
5. Do you have in slide technique advice?
Pinky finger: my fave, a tapered Dunlop brass. Ring Finger, 1B. A ceramic by Dave Lynas -which I like better on some songs. Badfinger a bottle neck from my friend, the Maddog. Pointer finger, a big socket HEAVY! Thumb- I really like a shot glass for a lap diddley.
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Nice slides and info, Marko. You make some nice bottlenecks.
Hi, seems I use same as most others as in slides and tone bars. I'm not too picky about the materials but more about the feel, fit and weight. I did have some bottle neck slides but gave them away with recent CBG's.
The brass one pictured [in the cigar box slide storage box] is one I made for myself about 6-7 years ago. I used a length of solid brass rod and drilled in from both ends with suitable size drills to get a tapered fit for the finger on the inside and straight sides on the outside.
For playing in the band at that time it was way too heavy on my pinky and was causing tendon issues. To get over this I drilled holes all over the slide [except the playing side] even down the ends, to lighten it. this is my favourite. And if it rolls off the table it does not smash into pieces.
Cheers Taff
Taffy that is a nice presentation and narrative. I do like that holey brass slide! This music playing thing can be tough on the hands.
That's good news to me since I have a brass and bone slide ordered from you!!!
Dunlop 215 glass is my favorite, always have 2 or 3 around, to account for potential drops.
Dunlop 232 tapered brass is go-to second choice.
19mm Craftsman deep socket is good, too.
Stevens tone bar for lap steel.
Don't like copper pipe slides. I think the pipe is too soft.
Grandpa! You make me want more slides! :)
LOL about the antique stores. Too bad about that overly aggressive banana. Nice collection of slides. The med bottles are cool. This is kind of stupid, but I find they make my finger sweat. .
My favorite is the stubby polished cooper. I also use a glass medicine bottle circa 1924 which I got at a rummage sale for $.25 . I have skinny fingers so I use self adhesive Velcro strips to size my slides
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