On the Alamo and Santo Farina and Ralph Mooney

[Ethan Shaw]

The August episode of Raising the Bar debuts this Friday, 8/2@3pm CT on Raising the Bar on Steel Radio. This one has a feature on Santo Farina of Santo and Johnny and lots of other great music, including a new segment on Ralph Mooney. Check it out at steelradio.org, and you can check out the "live in the studio" song here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r2PfzqF28U

[Miles Lang]

That’s really nice, Ethan. I remember trying to learn that from Brisbane Bop, but my Stringmaster tuning was too different from Vance Terry’s PSG. I’d love to know how you put it together.

[Ethan Shaw]

Thanks Miles! I used A6, but I have a reentrant D# on the bottom, so that really helps get a lot of those voicings.

[Miles Lang]

Thanks Miles! I used A6, but I have a reentrant D# on the bottom, so that really helps get a lot of those voicings.

What’s the rest of the tuning?

[Ethan Shaw]

H-L E C# A F# E C# A d#

[Jeremy DeHart]

Any chance this show was recorded? I'm searching steelradio.org but cannot find it. TIA!

[Ethan Shaw]

It broadcasts three times a week for the whole month, so you should have another chance to catch it. I think it's (Central Time) 3pm Fridays, 10 pm Saturdays, and 11 am Tuesdays. Thanks for checking it out!