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Author: Sara
Date: 2001-07-10 00:34
I know this is not a guitar site, but I was hoping some one might be able to help me. I found two 6 string guitars my mom had in storage, I told her it was not a good idea to store them in the heat (with temps over 100 in a closed building). I now have them in my room and I wanted to try to play them, but I do not know what to tune each string to.
I guess my question is what note should each string be tuned to? I assume I tune it the same way I do my fiddle.
Thanks,
Sara
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Author: joevacc
Date: 2001-07-10 01:05
From top string to bottom string, tune to your tuner...
E A D G B E
-=[Joe Vacc]=-
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Author: David
Date: 2001-07-10 02:47
It's like a violin, only backwards and upside-down. You tune in fourths instead of fifths, the lowest string being an E, the next lowest being an A, etc. etc. Boy, having a guitar and mandolin player around comes in handy
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Author: David
Date: 2001-07-10 03:32
Oh, yeah, the interval b/w sstrings 4 and 5 is a major third, not a fourth. Sorry. It goes from G to B to E, not G to C to F. That would sound awful. oops!
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Author: Eileen Pahl
Date: 2001-07-13 04:09
If those guitars have been sitting in a closet for a while, you might want to take them to a guitar shop for a set-up. The neck can bow from the pressure of the strings if they were not loosened for storage. When that happens, it raises the action so the strings are much more difficult to hold down. You should also buy some new strings since old strings will result in a dead sound and are difficult to tune. Are the guitars solid wood or laminate? If either one is solid wood, you might want to buy a Dampit humidifier and keep the guitar in its case when not in use.
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