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Topic: Hal Rugg's 6th Tuning |
Bruce Hamilton
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Vancouver BC Canada
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Posted 30 Nov 2003 10:42 am |
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| I just received the video of Hal Rugg and Buddy Emmons playing together which is absolutely fantastic!! On this tape Hal plays alot of what sounds like C6 however when you look up his tuning in Winnie Winston's book it indicates he uses a modified E9. Is that still the case or is he actually using a C6? |
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Jim Palenscar
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Oceanside, Calif, USA
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Posted 30 Nov 2003 10:46 am
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| I'm confident that Hal's C6th tuning has changed substantially since Winnie's book was published about 30 years ago |
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Paul King
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Gainesville, Texas, USA
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Posted 30 Nov 2003 11:02 am
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| Bruce, I do not know what exact tuning Hal has on his guitar but I do know the video has sure given me a lot of pleasure. I am watching it right now as I comment. I highly recommend the video to anyone, steel player or just a fan of the steel guitar. |
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Herb Steiner
From:
Briarcliff TX 78669, pop. 2,064
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Posted 30 Nov 2003 11:31 am
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I've seen several of Hal's copedents over the years, and though none specifically come to mind right now, I do recall being amazed at some of the unconventional open tunings and pedal changes the man had. It's no wonder he comes up with very original and hard-to-cop chops.
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C Dixon
From:
Duluth, GA USA
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Posted 30 Nov 2003 1:49 pm
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Hal did it his way. And as several have said, he has had some rather interesting changes over the years. I too have noted a number of changes every time I have ever seen his copedent.
His C6 tunings were always different than anyone else's. Hal is truly one of the all time greatest. It would be hard to imagine PSG without Hal.
May Jesus bless this dear man, and all of you,
carl |
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Dirk B
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Harrisburg, MO, USA
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Posted 1 Dec 2003 12:18 pm
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If I understand this correctly (my apologies if I get it wrong), Hal currently uses a fairly standard C6th copedant.
However, when the great album "Altered Egos" was made, he used an E6 tuning with an added 9th. Hal says that the copedant was great for certain jazz tunes, but "user unfriendly" for western swing and the other meat & potatoes stuff played on that neck.
If I understand correctly, Hal is currently adapting this E6 tuning with an added 9th to make it more user-friendly, by incorporating an extra lever or pair of levers that will allow him to put it back into a standard 6th copedant for western swing.
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Al Marcus
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Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)
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Posted 1 Dec 2003 9:41 pm
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I remember when Hal was the guest artist at Jeff Newmans school in Nashville in 1977. He explained his E6 tuning, wrote it out on the blackboard. He did have some unusual pulls.
I have spent more years using the E6 tuning than any other tuning. I First heard Alvino Rey use it. I always liked it because, also as a guitar player , based on E. Which incidently is the same tonic position as the E9 tuning of today. So the two go hand in hand with each other.......al 
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Bobby Boggs
From:
Upstate SC.
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Posted 1 Dec 2003 10:48 pm
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I almost bought Hal's Franklin.The E9 was standard except he tunes his 2nd string to D.His knee pedal placement was a little different.
His C6th was pretty much his own.It includes what we know as the 5th.6th,and 7th pedals.The 3rd string 1/2 tone lower and the 4th 1/2 tone raise. But the rest was not like anything I've seen.Wish I could remember more..................bb[This message was edited by Bobby Boggs on 01 December 2003 at 10:50 PM.] |
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Jay Ganz
From:
Out Behind The Barn
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Posted 2 Dec 2003 7:19 am
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I have his old blond Emmons from the early
70's. The set up chart is still in the case
with all stuff written in and additional notes
initialed by Fred Trogden. |
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