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New subject: retuning bass notes
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Tue, 5 Oct 1999 14:19:47 EDT
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Here's something I've been wondering for a while:

Is there any historical precedent for the habit some of us with small
instruments have of retuning our low C#'s and D"# to A and B respectively? Or
is this just a modern poor man's (or poor person's) excuse for split keys?

Thanks,
Rebecca

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