Re: [Harp-L] Does Bill Barrett play altered tunings?

[Arthur Jennings <timeistight@xxxxxxxxx>]

Actually, bebop tuning replaces one of the duplicated blow hole tonics of
solo-tuning with the b7 of the scale. On a C harp, for example you'd tune
blow holes 4 and 8 to Bb (slide out) and B (slide in).

On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 9:55 AM, Bob McGraw <harpbob@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I think he plays bebop tuning, which replaces the B#s ( draw Cs) with Bb. I
> would gues u heard him playing a diminished scale, something jazz plaers
> often do.
> WVa Bob
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
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> On Jun 4, 2010, at 12:38 PM, Gene Pool <subdomaintain@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>  Does anyone know if Bill plays altered tunings?  It sounded to me like the
>> video on his myspace might be a C diminished chromatic.
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>> http://www.myspace.com/billbarrett23
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