Brin Addison Beethovens Moonlight Sonata 15 string Harp Guitar

Brin Addison performing Ludwig Van Beethoven s Moonlight Sonata 1st movement, No. 14 in A minor Quasi una fantasia, Op. 27, No. 2 on a Hubert Heerbeck 1940 s Schrammelgitarre, also known as a Kontragitarre, a Harp guitar or Viennese guitar. The first 6 strings are tuned like a regular classical guitar, the 9 Subbass strings are traditionally tuned chromatically from D, down to G however I chose to tune them as follows: 7D, 8C, 9B, 10A, 11G, , 12G, 13F, , 14F, 15E, which I find more useful as it allows me to play down to an octave below the 6E of the regular fretted neck. This piece was very challenging to learn but I feel the subbass strings bring it closer to the piano s voice. Classical guitar has very little sustain, something which is needed in this sonata, however the bass notes sustain quite well which adds to the effect of playing piano without dampers. I hope you enjoy my performance. Check out Brin Addison s Power Trio Guilt Monkey