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Ken Braun

 

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Massachusetts, USA
Post  Posted 2 Mar 2008 11:34 am    
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Hi folks

I have a GFI U12 tuned as follows (rounded).
Is this OK or am I tunning it an octave too low?

1 F#4 - 370Hz
2 D#4 - 311Hz
3 G#4 - 415Hz
4 E4 - 330Hz
5 B3 - 247Hz
6 G#3 - 208Hz
7 F#3 - 185Hz
8 E3 - 165Hz
9 B2 - 123Hz
10 G#2 - 104Hz
11 E2 - 82Hz
12 B1 - 62Hz

TIA
-- Ken --
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Henry Brooks

 

From:
Los Gatos, California, USA
Post  Posted 2 Mar 2008 1:38 pm    
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Short answer yes. The fourth string E is the same pitch as the first string E on a guitar.
Henry
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