[Harp-L] what tuning is this?

[Michael Rubin]

Correct.

bends take a note that is built into the harp and make it go lower in
pitch.

Bends create notes or sounds that are in between the blow note and the draw
note.
Michael

On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 7:14 PM Shuffling <shuffling at xxxxx> wrote:

> Michael,
>
> Would appreciate your clarifying your last point: "The real trip is the
> bends in 1 draw are Gb, F, E, Eb, D and Db."
>
> Are you saying that with this tuning, you can bend the 1 draw down 6
> half-steps???
>
> David
>
>
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> *From:* Michael Rubin <michaelrubinharmonica at xxxxx>
> *To:* The Iceman <icemanle at xxxxx>
> *Cc:* harp-l <harp-l at xxxxx>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 24, 2017 7:27 AM
>
> *Subject:* Re: [Harp-L] what tuning is this?
>
> This is only different from standard tuning in hole 1 and 7 draw.  7 draw
> has been lowered one half step, giving us the flat 3rd in cross harp, a
> handy blues note, the flat 7th in straight, also a handy blues note and the
> flat 6th in third, very handy for most types of minor music.
>
> 1 draw is now G, the flat seventh in cross, very handy, the fourth in
> first, no real big help and the flat third in third, real handy.
>
> 1 blow is C, the same note as 7 draw.
>
> The real trip is the bends in 1 draw are Gb, F, E, Eb, D and Db.
>
> This tuning has great possibilities.
> Michael Rubin
> michaelrubinharmonica.com
>
> On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 5:37 AM, The Iceman via Harp-L <harp-l at xxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> > The story behind this tuning is that Kit Gamble created it, Lee Oskar
> used
> > it for that one tune - Carlos loved the sound, found a recording of Lee
> > playing what is called "B-Thing tuning", learned the tuning scheme from
> > Lee, and also plays it on his CD. I don't know if Lee recorded it on a
> CD,
> > but there are live recordings of his floating around.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Venky Ramakrishna <jazzyvenky at xxxxx>
> > To: Gary Lehmann <gnarlyheman at xxxxx>
> > Cc: Harp-l at xxxxx <harp-l at xxxxx>
> > Sent: Tue, Oct 24, 2017 12:07 am
> > Subject: Re: [Harp-L] what tuning is this?
> >
> > Carlos del Junco has a nice tune recorded on one of his CDs and is
> probably
> > on YouTube.
> >
> > On Oct 23, 2017 10:57 PM, "Gary Lehmann" <gnarlyheman at xxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > That's funny--I just did a repair on a Lee Oskar and was going thru my
> > > inventory of plates and parts--I have all my used LO harps in the same
> > > place, and had just rediscovered this harp.
> > > I tuned it by ear, from a live recording on YouTube. As I understand
> it,
> > > this is the B-thing Tuning. I think this is the recording--
> > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3vJ1c55g5c
> > > Kit did a lot of the LO tunings (according to him, and I have no reason
> > to
> > > mistrust him). I think this tuning is widely believed to his.
> > > The one I did is from a G harp, but is the same tuning--check the
> chords
> > at
> > > 7:38--so it's designed to be played in 2nd position.
> >
> >
>
>
>