Re: Carl Kress
Bob,
Thanks for bringing up one of the early greats. Kress did tune his guitar in 5ths but early in his career the tuning was Bb-F-C-G-D-A. Later on when he was playing with George Barnes he changed it to Bb-F-D-G-A-D. The only guitarist i know of who is still active who uses this type of tuning is Marty Grosz who tunes Bb-F-C-G-B-D.
Thanks again,
Ryk
mandolin ~ guitar ~ banjo
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