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A potted History of my music etc.

Posted by Tony Brown on March 8, 2013 at 7:20am

Started learning Guitar in about 1956 when based in Malta. Played in various types of bands. Jazz with the " Crescent City Jazzmen "..., a backup group to Aker Bilk and his Paramount Jazzmen, A session with Lonnie Donegan. Various Bands you will never have heard of.   Toured the Far East with "The Ravens" and  "The Dogstars" etc etc. Last few years  just with local groups as ones finger dexterity declines.

Last year I bought a couple of  Mountain Dulcimers but cannot seem to get much that is exciting out of them. No power chords etc. 

Recently heard about CBGs. Trolled UTube for playing examples and now own a "Black Punch" 4 string.

It is tuned to GDGB which seems OK unless anyone knows better ???

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  • Tony Brown March 9, 2013 at 12:12pm

    Thanks for that info

  • Ron "Oily" Sprague March 9, 2013 at 10:00am
    That open G will serve you well. But there are other 4-string tunings. Try ADF#B, one of Keni Lee Burgess' fave tunings, as it allows for movable chord shapes that you are familiar with on a regular 6-banger. Or get yerself a few different sets of strings, and experiment with string gauges and tunings. you will find a couple that cause your box to resonate particularly well, but if you sing, then you may need to transpose the tuning up or down; I have one of my 4-stringers tuned Bb-F-Bb-D, which suits my vocal range better, but leaves the chord shapes the same. 4-stringers also lend themselves to both ukelele and banjo tunings. There is a 4-string group here on CBN: http://www.cigarboxnation.com/group/four-string-cigar-box-guitars
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