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Topic: melobar powerslide 88 tuning/ |
Ryan Lunenfeld
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Posted 18 Jan 2022 8:45 am |
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thank for the info! I reached out to Ted and he sent me some of the original literature on tuning. I'd put it up here, but I'm not sure if that's ok with him.
Last edited by Ryan Lunenfeld on 18 Jan 2022 5:36 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Peter Jacobs
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Northern Virginia
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Ryan Lunenfeld
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Colorado, USA
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Posted 18 Jan 2022 5:40 pm
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| Peter Jacobs wrote: |
Hey, Ryan -- you can probably just reach out to "Melobar Ted" Smith, whose dad invented the Melobar. Ted ran the company and built the instruments for many years, and he's a nice guy, too. melobarted@gmail.com
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Thank you! he sent me some info on the original tuning for it...broke 2 strings, but I guess it is what it is! ...
1 E
2 G
3 D
4 B
5 G
6 D
7 C or b#
8 G
9.C
10 E
I hope that's right, the image was a little blurry. |
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Ted Smith
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Idaho - shot of Jeff Peterson, Ted and Smith Curry "Nothing but the taillights tour"
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Posted 2 Feb 2022 11:19 am
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All good, it actually was an interesting tuning with the ability to play 7ths 4ths etc with few moves of the bar but remember it was for a chording instrument and a joint venture Dad had with Roy Clark using Roy's big note song books...the inside strings were looked at like a keyboard...if you're not confused you're a better man than I am 
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