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Glenn Demichele


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Post  Posted 15 Sep 2019 8:35 am    
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On my C6, rkr raises only string 4(A) 1/2 to Bb. Is this the "standard"? Does anybody raise the A on string 8 as well?
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Post  Posted 15 Sep 2019 8:54 am    
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Many people raise 8 as well, but Buddy Emmons didn't. A basic premise of jazz chords is to have different notes in each octave. Combined with P8, for example, it makes a 7b9 chord which can be very useful.
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Roger Rettig


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Post  Posted 15 Sep 2019 10:46 am    
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I think there's more freedom and more harmonic options with just the higher string being raised.

I had both strings raised on my RKR but Buck Reid, when he recently put another E9th pull on that 'knee' at my request, suggested losing the 8th string raise - partly for the musical benefits but partly to render my RKR a little 'lighter' in action.

It works in both respects.
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Ian Rae


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Redditch, England
Post  Posted 15 Sep 2019 3:38 pm    
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That's an interesting point that b0b raises, and it creates a slight conundrum for uni players. C6 (B6) doesn't like to move both octaves but E9 does. My left vertical lowers 5&9 (equivalent to 5&10) while the centre one does the equivalent of lowering 3 to B and actually raising 7 to C#.
As regards Glenn's original question, I raise and lower both those octaves.
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Glenn Demichele


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Post  Posted 15 Sep 2019 8:46 pm    
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Thanks for your comments
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scott murray


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Post  Posted 15 Sep 2019 11:25 pm    
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I have the raise on both strings, but I keep it disengaged on string 8 much of the time. I do like having the option though
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Al Evans


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Post  Posted 16 Sep 2019 4:56 am    
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b0b wrote:
Many people raise 8 as well, but Buddy Emmons didn't. A basic premise of jazz chords is to have different notes in each octave. Combined with P8, for example, it makes a 7b9 chord which can be very useful.


I had it on both As, but backed it out on the lower one for exactly that reason, wanted a convenient 7b9 chord and couldn't find one.

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John Swain


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Post  Posted 16 Sep 2019 5:04 am    
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I followed Doug Jernigan's lead and raise and lower 4+8. YMMV
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Ian Rae


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Post  Posted 16 Sep 2019 7:37 am    
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It depends whether you want a fully strummable version of the 7b5 and 7aug chords you get with P5. I do like John/Doug while realising that I am under no legal compulsion.
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