String set/gauges for Leavitt tuning?

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David Stewart
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String set/gauges for Leavitt tuning?

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What would be a good string set or gauges for Leavitt tuning?
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Roy Thomson
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Post by Roy Thomson »

1. 015-D

2. 017-C

3. 022-Bb plain

4. 027-G

5. 030-E

6. 036-C#

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Stan Schober
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Post by Stan Schober »

Good choices from Roy there.
Pretty much ANY pre-sorted C6th/A6th/A7th set will work fine. I've got one of mine set up right now in Leavitt, and I just re-tuned my standard C6/Am7 set.

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(E) D  .015
(C) C  .017
(A) Bb .022p
(G) G  .026
(E) E  .030
(C) C# .038
Also, heres a gauge guide that our host b0b has set up

http://www.b0b.com/infoedu/gauges.htm
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