Following up on last month’s E9-inspired lap steel Certano bender experiment. Here’s an example of what this setup can do, playing to “Henry & Sam” by Colter Wall. I’ve been searching for a portable pedal-steel alternative that keeps core E9 vocabulary while staying compact and travel-friendly and think I’m getting close. Absolutely loving it so far. The F# really opens up the pentatonic scale and unlocks useful chord voicings and movement. Next steps: • Roller nut & bridge — current nut/bridge

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