[Harp-L] Magic Dick Tunings

["Ryan Hartt" <rhartt1234@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I pulled out "Bluestime" for the first time in a while and tonight on a whim 
I decided to try making one of Magic dick's tunings, the Big Band in 
particular.
The archives were pretty scant on the subject when the two Bluestime records 
came out in 94ish and 96. So...
What tunes does Dick use his special tunings?
What keys?
And what positions are they usually played in?

The notes to both CDs give a little info but no definitive answers.

I made a Big Band with a C harp even though I didn't think it is used on any 
of the Bluestime CDs. I just had it laying around so that's the one I 
picked. And I thought second position would be the most common for these 
altered tunings but with the Big Band at least it's played in third, I 
think? So is a Big Band in C played in 3rd position (D) what Dick uses on 
"Full Court Press"?

Ryan

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