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Topic: C6 tuning for 10-string lap steel recommendations |
Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 15 Jan 2015 6:55 am |
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I recently acquired a 10-string, 22.5" scale lap steel. Have been playing 6-string with an E on top for about a year.
I am leaning toward setting it up with the standard E-C-A-G-E-C (high to low) on the middle six strings, and installing a D first, G second, A ninth, and F tenth string. I believe Billy Robinson uses a similar tuning.
Would be interested in any arguments for or against that tuning, and any and all alternatives. |
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Jerome Hawkes
From:
Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 15 Jan 2015 7:34 am
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that is what i would do - pretty standard 10 string C6 set up
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Aaron Jennings
From:
Montana, USA
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Posted 15 Jan 2015 8:52 am
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I went on a similar quest awhile ago, here are some tunings taken directly from forum posts. Apologies for poor formatting.
Tom Morell e13
1. G# (high)
2. F#
3. E
4. C#
5. B
6. G#
7. F#
8. E
9. D
10. E
B0b rockabilly tuning
E G# B D E G# B C# E G# (high)
Mike Neer e13
E
C#
B
G#
F#
E
D
B
G#
E
David Cook
LO to HI
B C#(D) E G# B C# E G# D# F#
Jimmy Douglas
D,B,E,C,A,G,E,C,A,F
Tom Betchells Tunings
#3. E9/13 - E~B~D~E~F#~G#~B~C#~E~G#
#2. C-Dia. - C~E~F~G~A~B~C~E~d~f
#1. C6/A7 - Lo-A~C~C#~E~G~A~C~E~b~d
There are of course, many more, and some interesting threads in the forum archives.. |
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Steve Green
From:
Gulfport, MS, USA
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Posted 15 Jan 2015 10:17 am
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On six-string, I always loved having the E on top. I also loved tuning the low string to C# on occasion. So when I got a 10 string non-pedal, I tune it:
1. E (high)
2. C
3. A
4. G
5. E
6. C#
7. C
8. A
9. F
10. D (low)
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Jack Aldrich
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 16 Jan 2015 12:55 pm
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From bottom to top, I'd recommend: C G Bb C E G A C E G. The low C is an .072. This is a combination of most of the 6 and 8 string C6 tunings.
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Jack Aldrich
Carter & ShoBud D10's
D8 & T8 Stringmaster
Rickenbacher B6
3 Resonator guitars
Asher Alan Akaka Special SN 6
Canopus D8 |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 16 Jan 2015 3:44 pm
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Thanks, guys, for your replies. Excellent suggestions, all.
Hope to have the disintegrated plastic tuner buttons replaced by the end of the weekend; looking forward to stringing it up and experimenting. |
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Jean-Sebastien Gauthier
From:
Quebec, Canada
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Posted 17 Jan 2015 7:05 am
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| You should look also the the 2 Mike Neer's tuning, he is a great player and have a nice D10 Clinesmith with 2 variations of C6 tuning. |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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