Oscar Usman
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Houston, TX, USA
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Posted 28 Dec 2002 11:54 am |
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Gentlemen,
Reading over your comments about D-8's and T-8's. I was thinking of investing in a Remington Steel T-8 since the Fenders are hard to come by. I would be playing strickly Hawaiian music for solos and fill in background vocals. What tuning would be best for all 3 necks or can I get by with just a D-8?
Thanks,
Oscar |
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basilh
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 28 Dec 2002 6:06 pm
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Hi Oscar,
The general consensus of opinion for Hawaiian playing on a 3 neck guitar , would be .... C6, E13 and B11th.
exactly what versions of these tunings you use would be up to you , but if it was me I'd choose C6 with an "E" as the top note,
E13 with a "G#" on top, and B 11th in the following configuration, E, C#, A, F#, D#, B, A, B.
The arrangement of the tunings on the knecks (For me) would be, nearest neck E13, middle neck C6 and top neck B11th.
Hope this is of some use to you.
Baz. www.waikiki-islanders.com
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Jeff Strouse
From:
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
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Posted 29 Dec 2002 10:59 pm
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I have a Remington T-8...they are very fine guitars. Your right about the Fenders being more difficult to find. And you're investing in a custom built guitar, it wouldn't be much more to get Herb to make a 4 neck. I almost did, but only had enough $$ at the time for a triple. Now, I kind of wish I had splurged and went with 4. If you did, you'd probably have something very unique, as I don't think Herb's made many, if any at all.
By the way, I tune mine to:
Neck 1: E,C,A,G,E,C#,C,A (C6/A7th)
Neck 2: E,C#,A,F#,E,C#,A,G (A13)
Neck 3: E,C#,A,E,C#,A (A major) Sometimes I retune to E and E7th
The only drawback to a multi-neck guitar is they're not very portable...the T-8 is heavy enough, but a 4 neck weighs a ton. Even Herb said he used to hate to lug them around.
But since I have a lap steel also, It would be nice to have a 4 neck for a table steel.
 [This message was edited by Jeff Strouse on 29 December 2002 at 11:09 PM.] |
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