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Topic: Need to Put Together Strings for D8 |
Nicholas Dedring
From:
Beacon, New York, USA
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Posted 11 Apr 2013 9:19 am |
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I had a write-up somewhere before moving of the gauges I had used for my Homeless Man's Stringmaster D8 (Bruno Conqueror, looks like a guyatone knock-off, which is a bit like a downmarket stringmaster...)
What I've had as to tunings to this point was:
E
B
G#
E
D
B
G#
E
and
G
E
C
A
G
E
C
A
I can't for the life of me figure out what the best way is to manage this from regular string sets, as I've unpacked it for a practice session this weekend and the strings are relatively shot... no idea what I bought last time around.
What is the quickest/dirtiest/easiest way to cobble this together based on regular guitar store stringsets?? |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Nicholas Dedring
From:
Beacon, New York, USA
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Posted 11 Apr 2013 9:55 am
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I was trying to find a cheaper way of accomplishing it, but just got all the single strings I needed. Thanks for the link to the gauge chart, I had something similar somewhere, long lost to time now.
Not the least expensive string change ever, but at least I can get it done. |
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Ralph Czitrom
From:
Ringwood, New Jersey
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Posted 11 Apr 2013 2:18 pm
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| Doug - I know this has been discussed here before, but what is your approach to string gauges for long scale (say 24 1/2") vs. short scale guitars? |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Jean-Sebastien Gauthier
From:
Quebec, Canada
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Posted 11 Apr 2013 3:46 pm
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| Hi Nicholas, I used the same tuning on a D8 and the best way I founded was to buy a C6 and a E7 string set + a single .012 for the G on juststrings.com |
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Nicholas Dedring
From:
Beacon, New York, USA
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Posted 12 Apr 2013 6:24 am
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I was trying to find a cheaper way of accomplishing it, but just got all the single strings I needed. Thanks for the link to the gauge chart, I had something similar somewhere, long lost to time now.
Not the least expensive string change ever, but at least I can get it done. |
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Jack Aldrich
From:
Washington, USA
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Posted 13 Apr 2013 11:00 pm
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I agree with Doug - I've never bought strings form my steels and resonator guitars by the set. I know what gauge to use for a particular note, and I use that string whenever the tuning calls for that note. It's the result of a lot of trial and error over the years. - Jack
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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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Stephen Cowell
From:
Round Rock, Texas, USA
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Posted 14 Apr 2013 7:14 am
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Here are recommended tools for a steel guitar player:
1.) Dyke cutters
2.) Needle-nose pliers
3.) Digital calipers or micrometer
4.) Electric string-winder
5.) Digital volt-ohm-meter
Note #3... you would know *exactly* what you bought last time, because you can mic' it and know. I bought a Kobalt digital caliper from Lowe's hardware... about $25, and has multiple uses beyond just telling string gauge. Use the flat, not the knife-edge, when mic'ing wound strings!
BTW, I've had good luck piecing together 8string sets by using normal 12string guitar sets... often the 12string sets are available in extra-light, light, medium, etc... you should be able to patch together whatever you need from these. Very useful for acoustic, you'll find most store's phosphor-bronze single-string selection limited at best.
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Too much junk to list... always getting more. |
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Nicholas Dedring
From:
Beacon, New York, USA
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Posted 15 Apr 2013 6:38 am
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This is for a solid body D8, so the phosphor bronze would probably be a bit ineffective... the 12-string suggestion is brilliant. I think I've got the rest of all of those things BUT for the micrometer, which I've yearned for for no good reason for a very, very long time.
Here's how I sell it to the wife  |
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