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Topic: Tuning for Oahu Tonemaster |
Bruce Hilton
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Berwick, Maine, USA
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Posted 18 Oct 2013 10:49 am |
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Local shop has a 50's Oahu Tonemaster that sounds great, but I really want to do some C6 work on a lap steel. Is this tuning doable with this guitar, in regards to tension? Or is an A6 more appropriate? What are the options?
-Bruce
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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Posted 18 Oct 2013 11:36 am
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C6th tuning will be fine on that guitar as long as you use the appropriate string gauges.
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Frank James Pracher
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 18 Oct 2013 2:48 pm
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I have been using mine in C6th lately and I love it. I always thought of it more suited for open E, but it sounds great! I use a standard C6th set but I use a .014 for the high E, .017 for the C, and a .020 for the A. The wound strings are the standard sizes that come with a C6th set (.024,.030, and .036 I believe)
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