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John Michael Meehan
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- Bellingham, WA
- United States
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John Michael Meehan's Groups
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Big Band Guitar
2 members
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Gypsy Jazz
19 members
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Acoustic Archtops
41 members
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Fingerstyle Jazz
104 members
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Manouche Jazz Guitar
33 members
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Michael S. Jackson commented on John Michael Meehan's group Tenor Guitar"It might take me some time. I've never written this down. I'll send when I can.
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Michael S. Jackson commented on John Michael Meehan's group Tenor Guitar"I don't know how to record it, but I'll try to tab it out if you like. Also works on the guitar if you tune the first string down to a D and just play the first four strings.
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Edward Sparks commented on John Michael Meehan's group Tenor Guitar"Michael, I would be very interested in hearing your version of "somewhere over the rainbow!""
Jim Yates commented on John Michael Meehan's group Tenor Guitar"Aha, The same as my open G, except I named the strings from bass to treble. There doesn't seem to be an accepted order for naming guitar or 4 string banjo strings. Fiddle players always go from treble to bass and DADGAD guitar…"
Michael S. Jackson commented on John Michael Meehan's group Tenor Guitar"I plumb forgot about plastic strings! And the term "Banjolele."
Open G tuning for my tenor guitar is: DBGD (from higest tone on the first string to lowest on the fourth string). I arranged an outstanding rendition of "Somewhere Over…"
Jim Yates commented on John Michael Meehan's group Tenor Guitar"Michael, I'm not sure what you mean by "G tuning" or "C tuning". Is that an open G or C chord?
I think the use of nylon strings would also identify a banjolele."C tuning" or "G tuning".
I have a…"
Profile Information
- Which one of the following describes your involvement in music? (Check all that apply)
- Amateur or recreational musician, Music teacher, Guitar student
- How many years have you been playing guitar?
- More than 30 years
- Which of these instruments do you own or play?
- Flattop steel-string acoustic guitar, Nylon-string guitar, Archtop guitar, Electric guitar, Mandolin, Lap-style slide guitar, Banjo, Resonator guitar, Travel guitar, Bass guitar, Ukulele
- The make and model of your guitar(s) and/or other instruments and gear.
- Shelley Park Montmarte
Heritage Golden Eagle
Eastman 7 string archtop
Martin HD-28
Aria FA70
Ibanez AF105
Tacoma Archtop
Washburn Mandolin
etc etc etc
- What is your website address?
- http://faculty.cs.wwu.edu/meehan
- What type of music do you like to play?
- Jazz
Gypsy Jazz
- Do you subscribe to or regularly read Acoustic Guitar?
- I subscribe
Comment Wall (1 comment)
- At 5:45am on January 26, 2009, Edward Sparks said…
- Hi John,
Welcome to the Community. I saw that you are interested in and play various intsrtuments including the octave mandolin. I am primarily an acoustic guitar player, but I play a little mandolin as well and have been wanting an octave mandolin ever since I played one at a little music store near Washington DC. It was an Eastman "F" style and the sound was incredible. I have built a few instruments and have an octave mandolin on my drawing board right now. It will look similar to a guitar but be an octave mando. A long time ago I built an 8 string guitar which resembles an octave mando but is tuned like a 12 string guitar without the tow lower strings and their octaves. I tried stringing it with octave mando strings but it didn't work...the scale is just too long. So I drew up plans for a true octave mandolin and jhope to start it next after I finish the lapsteel I have been trying to get time to work on for four years! Anyway, here is the address to my website and to the photo/description page for my 8 string guitar. If you get a chance to visit, please feel free to sign the Guestbook!
Thanks, Edward
http://mysite.verizon.net/emsparks/index.htm
http://mysite.verizon.net/emsparks/photo_gallery/guitar/theguitars/Sparks8.htm
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