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Topic: Lap steel string guages |
Cody Angel
From:
Nashville, Tn
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Posted 22 Apr 2011 7:47 am |
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| What gauge would you recommend for open E, D, and G dobro tunings? |
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 22 Apr 2011 7:52 am
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download StringGauge.pdf
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Tuning------------------Notes----------------Gauges
6 string :
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A Major Low Bass-----E C# A E A E-----------.015 .017 .022 .030 .044 .056
A Major High Bass-----E C# A E C# A --------.015 .017 .022 .030 .034 .042
A6th --------------------E C# A F# E C---------.015 .017 .022 .026 .030 .036
B11---------------------E C# A F# D# C#------.015 .017 .022 .026 .030 .036
E Major-----------------E B G# E B E------------.015 .020 .024 .030 .038 .056
E7th ------------------- E B G# E D E or B---------015 .020 .024 .030 .036 .056 or (B=.038)
C#minor ---------------E C# G# E B E----------.015 .017 .024 .030 .036 .056
C#minor 7--------------E C# G# E D B or E ---.015 .017 .024 .030 .036 .038 or (E=.056)
C6-----------------------E C A G E C--------------015 .018 .022 .024 .030 .038
C6/A7-------------------E C A G E C#------------015 .018 .022 .024 .030 .036
D9-----------------------E C A F# E C#----------.015 .018 .022 .026 .030 .036
8 strings :
A6--------------E C# A F# E C# A F#-------015 .017 .022 .026 .030 .036 .042 .050
B11-------------E C# A F# D# B F# B------.015 .017 .022 .026 .032 .038 .050 .056
C6th/A7E ------C A G E C# C A-------------015 .018 .022 .024 .030 .034 .036 .042
C13-------------E C A G E C Bb G or C------015 .018 .022 .024 .030 .036 .040 .048 or (C=.060)
C#m9-----------E C# G# F# E D B G#------015 .017 .024 .026 .030 .034 .038 .046
D9---------------E C A F# E C# A G ----------015 .018 .022 .026 .030 .034 .042 .048
E7---------------E B G# E D B G# E-----------015 .020 .024 .030 .034 .038 .046 .056
E9----------------E B G# F# D B G# E--------015 .020 .024 .026 .034 .038 .046 .056
E9----------------E B G# F# E D B G#---------015 .020 .024 .026 .030 .034 .038 .046-
E13---------------E C# B G# E D B G#--------015 .017 .020 .024 .030 .034 .038 .046
F#9--------------E C# G# E A# F# C# G#-----015 .017 .024 .030 .040 .050 .062 .068 |
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Lynn Oliver
From:
Redmond, Washington USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 22 Apr 2011 11:57 am
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For standard G tuning on dobro I use the D'Addario EJ42 set,
hi2lo: .016, .018, .026w, .035w, .045w, .056w
I use the same strings for E tuning, and for D tuning I increase the low string to .058 or .059, depending on which works best with the slot in the bridge insert. |
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Barney Roach
From:
Del Mar, California, USA
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Posted 23 Apr 2011 8:46 am
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Talk about a small world-
Hey Cody,
It was a blast jamming with you at 'The Bone'
in Dallas last weekend.
Buy a copy of Andy Volk's book- Slide Rules.
It will tell you everything, and you will refer to
it for years.
Barney ( Bass that night ) |
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