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Topic: Lazy River weissenborn in GBDGBD – what gauge strings? |
Hans Henrik Rasmussen
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Denmark, Copenhagen
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Posted 26 Jan 2011 12:57 pm |
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Hi all,
I really want to try out the GBDGBD “dobro” tuning on my Lazy River weissenborn – but what gauge strings can I use without risking the instrument's good health?
I'm using .017-.020-.026-.035-.045-.056 for Open D.
Would it perhaps be better to go FACFAC and then use a capo?
And has anyone else tried this on a similar instrument?
Thanks,
Hans
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Steinar Gregertsen
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Posted 26 Jan 2011 2:51 pm
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Move the .045 to the 6th string and use a .040 for the fifth. That's what I do when I want to set my LR weiss up in that tuning, never had a problem with it.
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Michael Maddex
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Posted 26 Jan 2011 6:36 pm
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Without changing gauges from what you are using for open D, you could try out Spanish tuning (L2H: D G D G B D) which is similar to Dobro tuning. If you do go for Dobro tuning, I think that Steiner's suggestion is right on. HTH.
BTW, how would you capo a Weissenborn?
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Steinar Gregertsen
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Posted 26 Jan 2011 7:10 pm
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| Michael Maddex wrote: |
BTW, how would you capo a Weissenborn? |
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Michael Maddex
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Posted 26 Jan 2011 8:18 pm
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Steiner, thanks for the photo. I have seen that style of capo before. I guess because I'm not really a capo kind of guy, I didn't snap to its possible use with a Weissenborn. This little side discussion did remind me of this website:
http://www.sternercapo.se/Capomuseum/
which may or may not be interesting or useful.
Hans, sorry for the little hijack. We now return you to your regularly scheduled thread . . .
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Hans Henrik Rasmussen
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Denmark, Copenhagen
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Posted 27 Jan 2011 3:49 am
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Thanks Steinar! I'll do that. Could I also do it like that on my 1964 Gibson FJN or would that require even less tension?
And thanks Michael - I've got one of those Beard capos as well (I think that's the one in Steinar's picture). They work well when you've got no frets. But actually, on my converted FJN I use this home made thing (made after Kelly Joe Phelps'). It works really well:
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Steinar Gregertsen
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Posted 27 Jan 2011 4:34 am
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I would reduce tension on all strings on a round neck guitar, like the Gibson. On my Washburn parlor I start with a 012 set, replace the first string with a 013 and use a 036 for the B on the fifth string.
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Hans Henrik Rasmussen
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Denmark, Copenhagen
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Posted 27 Jan 2011 1:37 pm
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Thanks again, Steinar  |
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Danny Peters
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New York, USA
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Posted 27 Jan 2011 2:47 pm
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| Hans! |
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Hans Henrik Rasmussen
From:
Denmark, Copenhagen
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Posted 28 Jan 2011 1:10 am
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| Haha - Danny! No way Have you switched from uke to lap slide? And I'm waiting eagerly for a response to my last email - let me know how things are in NYC! |
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