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Topic: Can C6 String Gauges Be Used For Other Tunings? |
Ron Yarboro
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Posted 25 Jul 2010 5:08 pm |
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I brought a pedal steel set and tried to get as close as possible to the recommended gauges for C6 which are high to low, 014, 017 020, 024, 030, 036
Can this set be used for any other tuning(s)? Thanks for any help.
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Stan Schober
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Cahokia, Illinois, USA
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Steinar Gregertsen
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Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 25 Jul 2010 5:34 pm
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C6, A6 and E6 are all pretty close in tension:
C6 - C E G A C E
A6 - C# E F# A C# E
E6 - C# E G# B C# E
No more than a whole step difference for any of the strings, so the same gauges will work fine for these tunings.
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David Venzke
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SE Michigan, USA
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Posted 25 Jul 2010 5:47 pm
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I've used C6 strings for the Leavitt tuning:
C#, E, G, Bb, C, D |
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Ron Yarboro
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USA
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Posted 25 Jul 2010 6:01 pm
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| Hi Stan, David and Steiner. Thanks for your quick responses. I'm just getting started with my first electric so your help is appreciated, thanks. |
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Andy Sandoval
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Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 25 Jul 2010 7:03 pm
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B11 too.  |
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Ron Yarboro
From:
USA
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Posted 25 Jul 2010 7:11 pm
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thanks Andy
ron |
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John Bechtel
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Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 31 Jul 2010 8:41 pm
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Ga. C6___D9___A6___B11___E9___C6/A7
.014_E____E____E____E_____E____E___
.017_C____C____C#___C#____B____C___
.020_A____A____A____A_____G#___A___
.024_G____F#___F#___F#____F#___G___
.030_E____E____E____D#____E____E___
.036_C____C#___C#___C#____D____C#__
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Ron Yarboro
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USA
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Posted 1 Aug 2010 6:45 am
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Hi John,
Thanks for posting the chart, I'm sure It will come in handy.
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Tom Pettingill
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California, USA (deceased)
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Posted 1 Aug 2010 8:19 am
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A good resource to have on hand is Andy Volk's book Slide Rules. It covers lots of tunings and the string gauge chart is easy to read and nice to have handy.
http://www.volkmedia.com/Volkmedia.com/Slide_Rules_Book.html
From Andys site;
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Designed to fit in your guitar case, Slide Rules includes over 70 of the most popular and useful tunings for acoustic & electric lap steel guitar, bottleneck slide guitar, resophonic guitar, Weissenborn® and Hindustani slide guitar as used by the greatest players of the past and present. The book features tunings & string gauges for Rock, Blues, Country, Hawaiian, Western Swing, Folk, Celtic, Bluegrass, Jazz, Pop, Cajun, Ambient, Classical, Raga and every genre in between.
Presented in an easy-to-read, graphic manner, the strings, notes, & musical intervals for each tuning are shown along with comments about the tuning; its uses, advantages and the players who’ve used it. A string gauge chart helps you set-up each tuning with the proper gauge strings.
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Ron Yarboro
From:
USA
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Posted 1 Aug 2010 10:39 am
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Hi Tom,
I wasn't aware of Andy's book, thanks for bringing It to my attention.
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