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Anglo Re-tuning...california


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Hi there,

Can anyone recommend someone in the San Francisco area of California who could do some work re-tuning my anglo to the south african tuning? I know what the tuning needs to be, I just need someone with the expertise to do it....

 

 

thanks!

Dave

 

can you tell the rest of us more about south african tuning? is it a different temperament? or is it just the arrangement of the notes that's different?

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thanks, I've been meaning to get over there and check out his shop.

 

The squashbox tuning according to Harry Scurfield (for Eb/Bb):

 

LEFT

Push-Eb Bb Eb G Bb

Pull-Bb D F Ab C

 

RIGHT

Push-D F Ab C D

Pull-Eb G Bb D G

 

 

LEFT

Push-F A C Eb G

Push-Bb F Bb D F

 

 

RIGHT

Push- Bb D F Bb D

Push- A C Eb G A

 

 

Two of the reed blocks are reversed and one note re-tuned. (does that make sense?)

 

 

thanks,

Dave

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Here's a link to a field recording made by David Rycroft:

http://sounds.bl.uk/View.aspx?item=025M-C0...13XX-0200V0.xml

 

I'm not positive that the concertina used here is the exact tuning I listed, but this is the general effect.

(note-the recording seems to be slowed down, imagine it faster!)

 

Dave

 

You have to be a member of something and log on to listen to the recording. Can you copy and post recording for the rest of us? I'm not sure I want to be a member of everything.

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