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Permalink Reply by BrianQ. on April 20, 2019 at 6:47am

Not stepping on any toes, you’re not the 1st nor last to use that configuration, but definitely a good tone for a cbg?  Also good for DAD tuning? Thanx for sharing, may the blues be with you :)

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Permalink Reply by Korrigan on April 20, 2019 at 3:47pm

At 82lbs total, that's way too much tension for my taste. I'm more of a 15lbs per string kind of guy. But if it's comfortable for your playing style and your neck isn't warping then more power to ya.  :-)

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Permalink Reply by Bruce Young on April 21, 2019 at 1:44am

Aye, they are some big strings.  I don’t know how to calculate the tension. When I got involved with cbg, I bought the LMM GDG strings and simply went blissfully on my way, never giving them further thought. So when they were not available, chose a near perfect replacement, that without looking, I think is an exact match on the low and middle strings, and .002 smaller on the high string.   Without bailing on the LMM GDG tuning, I don’t suppose there is any magic that will lessen the tension. I did pick up a set with the high G  a plain .009 string, LMH, which would give less overall tension, but it’s of course a different voice I’m not sure I’m gonna like. I’d be interested in knowing the total tension of the LMM blues blaster LMM set I started with, vs the LMH modal blues set Gitty sells. I’d really be interested in how string tension can be calculated, or is it something pulled from a table of measurements?

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Permalink Reply by Korrigan on April 21, 2019 at 9:37am

These are the calculators I use:

Guitar String Diameter Calculator - to determine what gauge string to use for a desired pitch and tension.

Guitar String Tension Calculator - to find the tension of a string of known diameter at a given pitch.

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Permalink Reply by JL on April 21, 2019 at 11:07pm

www.daddario.com/upload/tension_chart_13934.pdf

my go-to reference on string gauges, tension, and tuning...

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Permalink Reply by Bruce Young on April 22, 2019 at 3:34am

Thanks guys. Having the ability to play with the numbers rather than blindly poke and try is good. 

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