Strings for C6 lap tuning with a 25" scale

Dan Beller-McKenna · From: Durham, New Hampshire, USA

I just picked up my first lap steel, Gold Tone LS-8. Seems like a great little guitar, and I'm loving it with one exception. It was shipped strung up for F6 tuning (D-F-A-C-D-F-A-C), a fifth below the C6 tuning--which seems awfully low. I want to restring it and tune it to C6, but I'm wondering if the 25" scale, which seems a little long to me, might require slightly lighter strings than usual.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Dan

Mike Neer · From: NJ

Hi Dan. Have a look at this thread I started on this very topic: http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=192581
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Dan Beller-McKenna · From: Durham, New Hampshire, USA

Thanks Mike, very informative!

Dan

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