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String Tension

Posted by Coppa Penny on March 18, 2013 at 3:14pm in Performances, How to Play, Lessons, Concerts

I am fitting out a short scale (17") CBG using phosphor bronze strings from Gitty, gauges 0.44., 034, .026. (GDg). I seem to have excessive tension and cannot tune to the correct note using a chromatic tuner. Maybe I am an octave to high?

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Slowpaw Steve T March 20, 2013 at 3:15am

44, 34 and 26 are very thick strings for GDg, try 32, 24 and 16 they'll tune up much easier, ordinary electric guitar strings will be fine (-:
The Phrygian Kid March 19, 2013 at 2:34am

Send it to me, I'll work it out I promise
- Coppa Penny > The Phrygian Kid March 19, 2013 at 4:01am
  
  all fixed, Thanks
Dan Sleep March 18, 2013 at 8:10pm

Sweet!
Dan Sleep March 18, 2013 at 5:33pm

You might be tuning it too high. Those are essentially the same gauges I use, and have no problems getting to GDg.
- Coppa Penny > Dan Sleep March 18, 2013 at 8:07pm
  
  You are Wright. I was too high. They must be good strings (Gitty) as I had a hell of a lot of tension on them. The Uke. tuners stood up very well

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