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Topic: Gauges for Weiss question... |
Chris Drew
From:
Bristol, UK
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Posted 11 Jun 2007 11:38 pm |
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Hi!
I'm currently in open D, using those Newtone "Aloha" strings. ( 15,17,26,36,46,56 )
What string gauges would you recommend for Open G on a "Weissenborn-style" guitar? ( 25" scale )
Also what about low-bass G?
Thanks!
Chris. |
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Fred Kinbom
From:
Berlin, Germany, via Stockholm, Sweden.
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Posted 12 Jun 2007 1:36 am
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Hi Chris,
I think the Newtone Alohas are pretty much designed for low bass G. I use Alohas for D, D minor, G and G minor (both low bass), but I substitute the .017 second string with a .018, as I found that the feel of the first and second string were not "matching" well in D tuning (the second string felt too slack in comparison to the first IMO).
As for "dobro" tuning, when I tried out that tuning, I used .015 .017 .026 .036 .041 .046 if I remember correctly.
Hope that helps!
Fred
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Steinar Gregertsen
From:
Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 12 Jun 2007 3:11 am
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My Teardrop weiss is tuned to "dobro-G" at the moment, and I use 015 to 050 for that (a bit on the heavy side, but it's what I had available). All you need to do is to use the fifth string for your sixth and find a string somewhere around 040-044 for the fifth string.
Steinar
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