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Posted by rylan131 on June 25, 2006, 1:14 pm, in reply to "Re: great big mystery (and it sure is worrying me)"
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.....Hi
I've read this post and thinking about this while playing a slotted headstock guitar I discovered that is really easy to raise the pitch of the B string to C pressing hard middle way between the peg and the nut. This because there is more space that allow my finger to push down .The guitar is a Lakewood M32. Maybe Blind Blake played a slotted headstock guitar ??
--Previous Message--
: I think the line is "You caused me to be
: blue." In any case, I think he's
: pressing hard on the second string between
: the nut and the peg that the string is wound
: around, raising the pitch from B to C. This
: hurts alot on any guitar I've used and yet
: doesn't raise the pitch sufficiently, so I
: don't recommend doing this. (Perhaps his
: setup allowed this, or maybe he had stronger
: and more calloused fingers than I do.) You
: may be able to achieve a sufficiently
: similar effect by using vibrato on the first
: fret of the second string, or by sliding up
: to the fifth fret on the third string.
:
: --Previous Message--
: Hello Ari,
:
: You guessed it: this is again a question
: about the playing of Blind Blake.
: Apart from the mystery how he can play like
: that in the first place, here's my specific
: question: somtimes BB seems to use a slide
: (maybe a ring he wears? You will hear this
: slided C-note for instance in Black Dog
: Blues: Black Dog, Black Dog, you caused me
: to weep and moan... and there it comes.
: Have you any idea how he does that??
:
: thanks,
:
: Peer van der Burgh.
:
:
:
:
:

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Re: great big mystery (and it sure is worrying me) - Ari Eisinger June 25, 2006, 10:09 pm

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--Previous Message-- : .....Hi : I've read this post and thinking about this : while playing a slotted headstock guitar : I discovered that is really easy to raise : the pitch of the B string to C pressing : hard middle way between the peg and the nut. : This because there is more space that allow : my finger to push down .The guitar is a : Lakewood M32. Maybe Blind Blake played a : slotted headstock guitar ?? : : : : --Previous Message-- : I think the line is "You caused me to : be : blue." In any case, I think he's : pressing hard on the second string between : the nut and the peg that the string is wound : around, raising the pitch from B to C. This : hurts alot on any guitar I've used and yet : doesn't raise the pitch sufficiently, so I : don't recommend doing this. (Perhaps his : setup allowed this, or maybe he had stronger : and more calloused fingers than I do.) You : may be able to achieve a sufficiently : similar effect by using vibrato on the first : fret of the second string, or by sliding up : to the fifth fret on the third string. : : --Previous Message-- : Hello Ari, : : You guessed it: this is again a question : about the playing of Blind Blake. : Apart from the mystery how he can play like : that in the first place, here's my specific : question: somtimes BB seems to use a slide : (maybe a ring he wears? You will hear this : slided C-note for instance in Black Dog : Blues: Black Dog, Black Dog, you caused me : to weep and moan... and there it comes. : Have you any idea how he does that?? : : thanks, : : Peer van der Burgh. : : : : : : :

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