Re: [Harp-L] Tunings

["dfwhoot" <dfwhoot@xxxxxxxxx>]

Robert , on the minor tuned with the raised 3 blow. Was that a natural or
harmonic minor?
 I never met Donny but listened to anything I could find . All of Waylons
stuff and of course Big River, and a few other groups he worked with.
Jerl
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Bonfiglio" <bon@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 5:35 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] Tunings


> The late Donny Brooks started studying chromatic with me in the early 70's
> and he and I used to cover for each other in the studio all the time.  If
> the date called for real good country diatonic, I would call Donny and
have
> him do the date.  If he saw a symphony and some tough sight-reading, he
> would call me to do the date.
>
> We both played CBH2016, 16 hole, since I taught him chromatic and we each
> had a set of minor tuned harps with the raised 3 blow and country tuned
> diatonics with a low F# and F plus a high G harp. We used Marine bands
that
> were first corked for air tightness and the had brass/chrome bodies made
by
> Leo Friedman for Marine band plates using cork and screw down plates.
This
> was before Hohner came out with screw down plates.
>
> I also used to tune the draw 7 down a half step, now the OB 7. Altered
> other instruments go back to Bach Suites and Partitas for Cello and Violin
> respectively and have to do with possibilities not because players
couldn't
> do play well.
>
> Donny Brooks was one of the sweetest harp players in the world both
> musically and as a person.  I do miss him!
>
> Harmonically yours,
>
> Robert Bonfiglio
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