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Basil Henriques
Emmons D-10 1970
and
Emmons D-10 1970 "Anniversary"
1949 "Leilani"
1939 Dickerson
RICKENBACKER "Olde Uglie" Twin 8
"Fender 1000"
"Gibson 3x8 Electraharp"

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Steel players do it without fretting

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http://homepage.tinet.ie/~basilhenriques/

http://www.stax-a-trax.com/

More B-11th info from the Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association site:

From Alan Akaka:
The B11th tuning possesses a richness that no other tuning has. If you don't mind doing forward bar slants then this tuning would have endless possibilities. For starters, you can strum full 9th and dominant 7th chords as well as 11th chords (if you strum all strings except for the 5th). There are of course the 6th and minor chords - both straight and 2 fret slants over strings 2-4. There's a straight bar augmented played one fret below the tonic using strings 2,3 and 5. The list goes on. Along with "Sand" and "How D'ya Do" try "Mapuana" and "Hanalei Moon". Search for songs that has a 9th chord in the melody. What about "Moonglow" in Bb (Ebmb9: try strumming strings 2 to 5 with the bar on the first fret for the top 2 strings and leaving the other strings open; C9th: strum strings 2 to 5 on fret 1; F7th: pick string 2 with the bar on the 1st fret and open strings 3 and 5 - have fun!!!). With the B11th let your imagination and creativity go wild.

Weakness of the B11th: Cannot do a straight bar full chord octave gliss with the root or third at the top.

From John Ely:

Alan's description of this remarkable tuning pretty much says it all. Another potential weakness of this tuning is the lack of major triad inversions other than the one on strings 1, 2, and 3.

However, missing elements of this tuning are more than compensated for in the standard C6th. That's why the B11 is such a great tuning to use alongside the C6th. The B11th has a dimension and lushness that beautifully complements the C6th.

[This message was edited by Andy Volk on 02 March 2001 at 06:36 PM.]