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Topic: Pua Almeida tunings? |
Mike Anderson
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British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 8 Jan 2013 11:40 am |
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| Hoping someone (Jeff A. H., hint hint?) might know the tunings Pua Almeida used with his two Rick frypans. TIA! |
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Jeff Au Hoy
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Honolulu, Hawai'i
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Posted 8 Jan 2013 2:33 pm
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As far as I can tell from listening, Pua had a C6 or Am7 "lead" tuning (high to low):
E
C
A
G
E
low G
and a G11 (?) "strum" tuning:
E
C
A
F
D
B
...which functions sort of like a B11 with an extra interval on top. I believe David Keli'i and Lovey Lui also used this tuning.
Beats me as to which was the outside neck and which was the inside! |
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Mike Anderson
From:
British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 8 Jan 2013 3:27 pm
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Thanks a million Jeff! The duck recipe looks good too. 
I might add that the first time I heard his intro to "I Am Hawaii" from those tapes I posted, tears came to my eyes. |
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 8 Jan 2013 4:59 pm
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| Mike Anderson wrote: |
Thanks a million Jeff! The duck recipe looks good too.
I might add that the first time I heard his intro to "I Am Hawaii" from those tapes I posted, tears came to my eyes. |
Just think about the ducks when they heard the end of Aloha Oe... |
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Mike Anderson
From:
British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 8 Jan 2013 5:57 pm
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| Ron Whitfield wrote: |
| Mike Anderson wrote: |
Thanks a million Jeff! The duck recipe looks good too.
I might add that the first time I heard his intro to "I Am Hawaii" from those tapes I posted, tears came to my eyes. |
Just think about the ducks when they heard the end of Aloha Oe... |
Is that the last thing a duck hears before it's turned into A L'Orange?  |
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Jeff Au Hoy
From:
Honolulu, Hawai'i
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Posted 8 Jan 2013 9:56 pm
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| Classic Barney Isaacs intro for sure! |
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Mike Anderson
From:
British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 9 Jan 2013 9:53 am
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| Jeff Au Hoy wrote: |
| Classic Barney Isaacs intro for sure! |
Ah, so it was Barney playing and Pua singing? Does anyone know if he ever accompanied himself on steel? |
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Jeff Au Hoy
From:
Honolulu, Hawai'i
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Posted 9 Jan 2013 1:55 pm
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| Yep, the tape is all Barney Isaacs with the exception of a few numbers with Joe Custino instead. The only recordings I can think of with Pua accompanying himself are the Waikiki Records LPs... even then, you have to listen for his single note style to differentiate from the other steel player on those albums, Billy Hew Len. |
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Mike Anderson
From:
British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 9 Jan 2013 2:26 pm
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| Jeff Au Hoy wrote: |
| Yep, the tape is all Barney Isaacs with the exception of a few numbers with Joe Custino instead. The only recordings I can think of with Pua accompanying himself are the Waikiki Records LPs... even then, you have to listen for his single note style to differentiate from the other steel player on those albums, Billy Hew Len. |
Wow, thanks Jeff. So that would be "My Son Pua", "Surf Rider" and?...any others I oughta look for? |
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Jeff Au Hoy
From:
Honolulu, Hawai'i
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Posted 9 Jan 2013 2:40 pm
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| That's all I can think of! The rest of his LPs feature Billy Hew Len on steel. |
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Mike Anderson
From:
British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 9 Jan 2013 2:46 pm
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| Jeff Au Hoy wrote: |
| That's all I can think of! The rest of his LPs feature Billy Hew Len on steel. |
Which are those (sorry for being a pest)? Feed my hungry brain!  |
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Jeff Au Hoy
From:
Honolulu, Hawai'i
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Posted 9 Jan 2013 3:21 pm
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Haha, I was just being careful not to insult your knowledge. I know we're both aficionados of this stuff!
By others, I meant "Poolside Music", "Dancing Under the Stars (with Pua Almeida)" and "Pua Almeida Sings". |
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Jeff Au Hoy
From:
Honolulu, Hawai'i
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Posted 9 Jan 2013 3:32 pm
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Btw, my latest Pua discovery has been an album that I've been listening to all these years without realizing it was him... "More Authentic Island Songs by Mahi (Beamer)"
There are two steel players listed on that jacket: Danny Stewart and Barney Isaacs.
It always puzzled me that there is no hint of Barney on any of the tracks. I can say without a doubt now that the second steel player is Pua Almeida, evident in the frying pan tone and C6 low G tuning. Anyway, his backing is sparse but quite exhilarating on that album. A must-hear!  |
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Mike Anderson
From:
British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 9 Jan 2013 4:44 pm
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YOU insult MY knowledge! Jeff, I am just an information hound (and now a Hawaiian steel junkie) with too much spare time on my hands...I blush to see these words coming from you.  So thanks for the input! |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 9 Jan 2013 5:49 pm
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I have an autographed copy of Surf Rider. Good record!
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Links to streaming music, websites, YouTube: Links |
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Mike Anderson
From:
British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 9 Jan 2013 6:24 pm
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Very cool Mike! I never cared about autographs until I started collecting Hawaiian vinyl...now I have Eddie Kekaula and - wait for it - the box set of "The Folk Music of Hawaii" by Sons of Hawaii with all the members' autographs in one of the books. Gabby, Eddie, Feet, Moe, Joe. It kind of blows me away every time I think about it.  |
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