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Topic: Andy Iona's Tunings? |
David Cook
From:
Florida, USA
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Posted 19 Nov 2006 4:57 pm |
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| Hi, It sounds to me like Andy mostly used an E tuning or E7th tuning with the root on top. Love those "in tune" single note leads that jump around. |
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Roger Shackelton
From:
MINNESOTA (deceased)
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Posted 19 Nov 2006 5:29 pm
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| I don't know for sure, but I thought Andy used the C#m tuning. ??? |
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George Keoki Lake
From:
Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 21 Nov 2006 9:40 pm
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| A lot of his stuff was done in the (old) A major tuning. |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 21 Nov 2006 10:04 pm
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| Almost all some variation of E7 with some later C6 (very few) that I've heard. One of the E7 tunings I've heard is E B G# E D E. |
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Kevin Bullat
From:
Huntington Beach, CA
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Posted 23 Nov 2006 7:37 pm
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We play with an ukulele player every Friday night, he's a fellow named Bill Tapia.
He's 98 years old, a fantastic player, and he talks story about the old days to the people before he plays some tunes with us.
Last Friday he talked about playing with the best Hawaiian musician ever - Andy Iona - early in his career on the islands. Bill played steel during the 40's and 50's. I'll ask him tommorow night if he knows what tuning Andy used. |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 24 Nov 2006 3:05 pm
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| Bill Tapia is a familiar name, i'm sure the Hawaiian guys on this forum know about him. |
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 25 Nov 2006 11:45 am
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Bill is still an unearthed treasure in the islands, but not completely unknown, as he was 1 of 2 very special guest performers at a Makana concert a couple of years back at the beautifully restored Hawaii Theatre in downtown Honolulu.
He, along with the legendary Tau Moe performed short sets and drew standing ovations, both seperately and again when they teamed up with Makana for an encore.
A spectacular event, for sure.
Sadly, this was Tau's final show, after an incredible lifetime of presenting the steel guitar and Hawaiian music around the world.
But to see him perform in this setting and at his age was truly a night to remember.
For Bill, it was a 'full circle' moment, having been one of the performers at this very theatre the night it opened in 1921.
He also opened The Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki, in 1927.
To say the least, the guy has been around!
His evening ended with him sauntering off stage having neglected to unplug his amplified uke, and Makana while still seated, deftly grabs the cord and pulled it out from 15 feet away without Bill even noticing it. Thus preventing a potentially embarrassing moment, making it look planned, and maybe it was.
The crowd roared, and Bill turned around and took yet another bow.
What an entertainer.
As they all were that night. |
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Andy Volk
From:
Boston, MA
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Posted 25 Nov 2006 1:53 pm
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| Bill is amazing guy who's had an incredible career. He may well be the oldest, continually gigging profesional musican in America. I did an interview with Bill that's slated to appear in the next issue of The Fretboard Journal. |
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