[Harp-L] Bill Barrett

[Gary Lehmann]

Yep. 

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> On Jan 7, 2020, at 10:59 AM, Michael Rubin <michaelrubinharmonica at xxxxx> wrote:
> 
> 
> My understanding of Bebop tuyning is Gary's explanation, not including hole 12.
> 
>> On Tue, Jan 7, 2020 at 12:53 PM George Miklas <harmonicat at xxxxx> wrote:
>> Gary, you are tuning to the Dominant 7th (m7) tuning. I believe Bebop
>> tuning lowers 4 and 8 to "A" to create the Major 6th chord. (4 & 8 button
>> in Bb). I have a customer that has had me tune all of his CX-12s in all
>> keys to Bebop M6 tuning.
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>> On Mon, Jan 6, 2020 at 2:50 AM Gary Lehmann <gnarlyheman at xxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> > Bebop tuning makes a lot of sense, Bb is the first flat—and who needs
>> > three C notes all in the same place?
>> > It’s an easy retune too.
>> > Sent from my iPad
>> >
>> > > On Jan 5, 2020, at 11:36 PM, Rick Dempster <rickdempster33 at xxxxx>
>> > wrote:
>> > >
>> > > 
>> > > Thanks very much for all that, Gary. I have heard Bill play standard
>> > tuned chrom, and diatonic.
>> > > I can see he is a highly skilled and imaginative musician.
>> > > But I think I know my way around the solo tuned chrom (just enough) to
>> > assume he's in a different tuning
>> > > I'll have to think about all that!
>> > > Thanks, Michael Rubin for your reply, too.
>> > > RD
>> > >
>> > >> On Mon, 6 Jan 2020 at 14:08, Gary Lehmann <gnarlyheman at xxxxx>
>> > wrote:
>> > >> I have done some work for him—he tunes blow 4 and 8 to Bb, and slide 4
>> > and 8 to B—then he tunes hole 12 to B blow, C blow button, C# draw and D
>> > draw button.
>> > >> And I like the tuning, I adopted it years ago and have been promoting
>> > the tuning for quite some time (and have made some converts).
>> > >> But the reason he sounds so good is a result of all the time he has put
>> > in studying and practicing the harmonica. The tuning helps, but it’s not
>> > the reason.
>> > >> BTW, I do the same thing except I use a 12 hole in G and retune to
>> > Orchestra. Hole 12 for me is E blow, F blow button, F# draw, and G draw
>> > button. But I don’t play that hole much!
>> > >>
>> > >> Sent from my iPad
>> > >>
>> > >> > On Jan 5, 2020, at 6:31 PM, Michael Rubin <
>> > michaelrubinharmonica at xxxxx> wrote:
>> > >> >
>> > >> > He likes Bebop tuned chromes.  He may use double bebop tuning
>> > sometimes.
>> > >> >
>> > >> >> On Sun, Jan 5, 2020 at 8:22 PM Rick Dempster <
>> > rickdempster33 at xxxxx>
>> > >> >> wrote:
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> I've only just become aware of Bill Barrett, and I like what I hear.
>> > >> >> Does anyone have any idea what he is playing here in this Hohner
>> > promo? He
>> > >> >> plays at 2.10 and 6.50.
>> > >> >> Unless I'm completely tone deaf, that's no standard C chrom. I
>> > cannot work
>> > >> >> out how he is getting those double-stopp harmonies. I
>> > >> >> Is it a standard-tuned chrom? and if so, what key and position is he
>> > in.
>> > >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm_e2BZMbJM&t=413s
>> > >> >>
>> >