Re: [Harp-L] B-thing tuning Carlos del Junco
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- Subject: Re: [Harp-L] B-thing tuning Carlos del Junco
- From: Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:54:27 -0400 (EDT)
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- Reply-to: Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
"Ben Bouman" wrote:
<Demoing the tuning as used by Carlos del Junco on his B-thing song... played
<on a beta-harp in E
<hole 1 blow tuned down 2 semi-tones, hole 1 draw tuned up 3 semi-tones and
<hole 7 draw tuned down a semi-tone.
Note that this tuning was invented by Lee Oskar, and is used by him in his stage performances--I don't know which of his recordings, if any, use this tuning.
Regards, Richard Hunter
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