Re: [Harp-L] George Winston Solo Harmonica

[Burke Trieschmann <burket@xxxxxxx>]

 Thanks for sharing Ryan and nice follow up by Rick!  These are great tracks and performances.  The liner notes are really detailed.  Harp used, key, tuning, and positions.  Inspired use of drones with melody playing too.  

Many all of the songs use the same tuning:
"holes 5 & 9 draw tuned up one half step, and hole 10 (blow) tuned down one half step, in second position"
Is there another "official" name for this tuning?  Country or major seventh tuning /// variation with the 10 blow down a half step.

Curious if anyone else has worked out with this tuning or knows of any other recordings. 


Burke T.
www.opendoorharmonicas.com

PS- But there is some reverb/ room tone on the tracks Rick!  Wonder what the room/ hall size, pre delay, eq., reverb and decay settings are ?  :) 


Message: 6

Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2016 19:30:53 +1100
From: Rick Dempster <rickdempster33@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] George Winston Solo Harmonica
To: Ryan Hartt <rhartt1234@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Hmm...no backing trax, no mics, amps, patches, loops, pedals etc. etc.
Just lips, tongue, epiglottis and lungs. This is still HARP-L, thanks
goodness.   Nice one George; and thanks, Ryan.- RD

On 14 January 2016 at 11:30, Ryan Hartt <rhartt1234@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> To my surprise today I discovered that famed pianist George Winston
> recorded a CD of solo harmonica and it's quite good.
> You can listen to clips and read about his tunings here:
>
> http://www.georgewinston.com/recordings/harmonica-solos-1/