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| Subject: | Re: [RESOGUIT-L] Tunings and re-tuning | | Date: | Tuesday, November 6, 2007 00:51:39 (+0000) | | From: | reso-man <reso-man @.......net>
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Dan.....u'r just having TOO MUCH FUN!!! (Ask me how I'm qualified to judge
this?)
Reso-rat!
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From: "D. Tannehill" <ephsmath-phys@cox.net>
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> From: "Thomas Thorpe"
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> I've been following this discussion about alternative tunings and found it
> very interesting and informative. However, performing 3-4 set gigs in a
> band keeps you moving pretty quickly from song to song, with little time in
> between to retune. Mandolin players do this by keeping two mandolins with
> them, with one having the alternative tuning. There are a couple of Monroe
> classics, e.g., Get Up John, that require the alternative tunings. So, we
> just might have to buy more than one reso ( oh, shucks!) in order to have
> one we can switch to quickly for the alternative tuning. I'm trying to back
> my way into justifying buying a Beard MA-6 or Benoit to keep my DeNeve
> company on stage...
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> Yep, I hear ya. I got Virginia (Tut Taylor Virginian) for gigs, and Hazel
> (OMI 60DS) for the alternate tunings. But let's not forget Lassie (GT Beard
> PBS) for outdoor jams and such and Regina (Regal RD-45MS) who has become my
> at work practice dobro and my autograph book.
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> Dan in RI
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