| Subject: | Re: [RESOGUIT-L] Tunings and re-tuning | | Date: | Sunday, November 4, 2007 02:23:30 (+0000) | | From: | reso-man <reso-man @.......net>
|
Well Adriel,
It depends on what kind of music you are playing I guess,? You certainly don't
want that "cooler" sound in the usual bluegrass tune now, do you? However if
it's a tune like "Lovesick Blues" that our lady bass-gal does from time to time,
I may play it "regular", or.....I may decide while the ojnab or the mando are
doing their "thing," to raise that fourth string quickly from D up to E for that
G6th "cooler" sound for my second break. Depends on circumstances....the "whim
of the moment" you might say. No big thing, I just kinda wander towards the back
of the stage and "do it".
None of my Sho-Bros, with their old fashioned larger solid peg heads will
tolerate this, however. They'll snap that 4th string more often than not, if
they get half a chance. The way their peg heads are made, the strings leave the
nut at a greater angle, towards the tuning machines, than on the newer styled
DeNeve. The DeNeve also enjoys Dick's unique inner bracing system....I dunno
why.....but "Blackie" DeNeve just TOLERATES whatever I tell her to do. "Blackie"
will crank that fourth string up and down all day if I ask her to. And cheapo
me, uses the same guage strings on all my guitars. I have in my little
"collection", those that I consider "working" guitars....ones that I take on
gigs.....two sq. neck Sho-Bros, my wonderful black DeNeve, and lately I've been
trusting myself to *think* about taking "Dolly" my '75 OMI 8 string, and the only
"real" Dobro I own out. One of my New Years resolutions (remember them?)
was to try and get "Dolly" out of the house more often. You
'd LOVE "Dolly", Adriel. I keep her tuned regular G6th. with the 4th and 8th
strings tuned E. This from lo to hi comes EGBDEGBD. Hit those E strings at the
wrong time, and you're playing with Bob Wills.......ahhhhh hawwwwww!!!
Twangs,
Richie
www.pinehillramblers.com
-------------- Original message --------------
From: AJ Azure <azure.music@verizon.net>
> Aaaahhh changing! Why would you do THAT?! G6 is cooler ;)
>
> Although you know evenin my days of changing tunings heavily I never snapped
> a string. Odd
>
>
> > From:
> > Reply-To:
> > Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2007 03:37:45 +0000
> > To:
> > Subject: Re: [RESOGUIT-L] Tunings and re-tuning
> >
> > Yes Adriel, but I'm talking about changing.....raising.....that 4th D up a
> > whole tone to E. You don't do it carefully and "boingggg" it'll getcha!!
> > Especially if it's been in service awhile. You probably put it on brand new
> > and tune it to E, and it's good to go, correct?
> >
> > Richie
> >
> > -------------- Original message --------------
> > From: AJ Azure
> >
> >> Hmm I use .038 for an E consistently with never a snappage.
> >>
> >> I tune DGEGBD (low to hi)
> >>
> >> _A
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >>> I like the tab. I could even play it! Wow! Lately, I've been leaning
> >>> towards taking more than one guitar to a gig. I'm just to lazy....(that
> >>> sounds so much better than "I'm to old")....to haul the extra guitar around.
> >>> You neglected to mention that cranking that 4th string up, from D to E can
> >>> result in the string going "snap" when you'd least expect it.....O;-(
> >>>
> >>> My DeNeve is very forgiving regarding breaking that 4th string, but my
> >>> Sho-Bros....oboy....they'll "get ya" as often as not!! I'm using a ..035
> >>> phosphor bronze for a fourth string, so someone who's thinking of changing
> >>> from normal G tuning, to that "faux G 6th" might want to go with a lighter
> >>> string, maybe even a .032 ? (Or buy one of Dick DeNeve's guitars....O;-))
> >>> Hey, usual disclaimers etc. apply!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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