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Topic: Bruce Clarke Articles: Tuning/Steel's Future |
Andy Volk
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Posted 29 Oct 2004 12:31 pm |
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Bruce Clarke of Cumquat asked me to let people know about two new and thought-provoking articles on their website:
- Steel Guitar Tunings
- Steel Guitar and its Problematic Future
http://www.cumquatrecords.com.au
Note: Rick Aiello also posted a link in another thread but I wanted this to be easily findable in future searches.[This message was edited by Andy Volk on 29 October 2004 at 01:32 PM.] [This message was edited by Andy Volk on 29 October 2004 at 01:32 PM.] |
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Jerome Hawkes
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Posted 25 Mar 2014 2:57 pm
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i know i am resurrecting the long dead here - but did anyone get a copy of this, the link is now "dead"
Rick, Andy, Mike???
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 25 Mar 2014 4:14 pm
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I didn't even recall that this once existed.
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Rick Aiello
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Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 25 Mar 2014 5:25 pm
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I read them ... It wasn't very optimistic ...
He was an advocate of a "universally accepted" tuning , a proponent of reading music, Etc.
It's a shame that his son Dallas didn't "keep up" with the Hawaiian classics his dad was so passionate about ... Especially since Dallas did the "Lion's share" of the restorations under Bruce's guidance ...
Maybe he'll "come around" and get everything back up and available ...
I have many "talk tapes" he sent me back then ... Some very interesting albeit it 'controversial stuff' ... He even sent the last few talk tapes between him and Jerry Byrd before Jerry passed ... They were friends ... Sad stuff  |
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Jerome Hawkes
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Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 26 Mar 2014 7:15 am
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that was a good idea brad, unfortunately, didn't get anything...
oh well - thats the problem with saving links in your bookmarks
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Edward Meisse
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Santa Rosa, California, USA
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Posted 26 Mar 2014 8:29 am
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I would also like very much to see a universally accepted standard tuning for steel guitar. But we don't yet even have a universally accepted number of strings. I think we're a long way from it.
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Andy Volk
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Boston, MA
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Posted 26 Mar 2014 9:03 am
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Bruce was pessimistic about the steel gaining the respect in "legitimate" musical circles where reading is the norm and tunings are codified. With the exception of Emmons and Byrd, he was largely unimpressed with most of the post WWII steel guitarists. That said, he had a very critical ear for the nuances of the early greats and could talk about their attributes in great detail. His love and respect for pre-war steel is evidenced by the quality of his reissues. There are not that many folks who are world-class jazz guitarists, fine steel guitarists and experienced professional arranger/composers as Bruce was. He was a fascinating man to speak with.
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