--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Vaj <vajradh...@...> wrote: > > On Feb 18, 2010, at 7:16 PM, curtisdeltablues wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, cardemaister <no_reply@> > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > > > > > He also made another song with this guitar style that I play > > > > called "Hand Me Down My Walk'n Cane." Someone just posted a > > > > video of me playing that song last Summer in my outdoor show > > > > so you can see the guitar part. I'm playing in open Ab tuning > > > > > > Does that mean that e.g. the standard tuning E-strings > > > are two whole steps higher than normal? > > > > No, that would wreck your guitar. > > I'm looking to beta test for a new guitar synth, that unlike most > guitar synths, don't use pitch-to-MIDI conversion. It has string > actuators with zero time-lag as in pitch-to-MIDI synths. An advantage > is since it's not pitch based, you can store dozens of alternate > guitar tunings, none of which ever need tuning. You just call them > up. It has all the classics, the Michael Hedges tunings, and I > believe they are just adding all of Joni Mitchell's tunings. Should > be interesting, I'm just waiting for mine to arrive. The ability to > play any alternate tuning at the touch of a button is great for both > recording and playing live, esp. since you can emulate any > instrument, including various drum kits.
One fascinating advantage of such a setup for the avant-garde-minded would be that outrageous tunings impossible on a real guitar (because, as Curtis says they would either break the neck or the strings) are possible. Phil Lesh always used to dream of such a setup for his six-string bass. Have you ever heard of the Eigenharp? That's what I want: http://eigenlabs.com/
