[Harp-L] Re: Harp-L Digest, Vol 93, Issue 62

[JWilliam Thompson <landcommentary@xxxxxxxxx>]

Alternate tunings for bluegrass?

I play mostly  bluegrass and fiddle tunes nowadays. I agree with Crazy
Bob that for non-blues genres of music like these, alternate tunings
are very useful. For example, Bill Monroe's Jerusalem Ridge lies
beautifully on a Paddy Richter but is extremely awkward on a std.
Richter . But I don't agree with you, Crazy Bob, that the std. Richter
doesn't lend itself to melodic playing. My specialty is melody, and I
can attest that std. Richters lend themselves beautifully to melodic
bluegrass playing. Depends on the tune whether Paddy or standard R.
works better for a given melody.

Bill in DC