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Mike Meadors
From:
Florida, USA
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Posted 11 May 2008 5:21 pm |
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This may sound idiotic, but I don't know the answer.
If I have a 10 string guitar, is there some reason I couldn't or wouldn't want to set up, for example, an open E tuning on 5 of the strings and a C6th on the other 5 (leaving out a bass string on each, of course). Would the string tensions and diameters throw off something or create too much tension somewhere, or are there other obvious reasons why I wouldn't even want to bother trying such a thing?
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Papa Joe Pollick
From:
Swanton, Ohio
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Posted 11 May 2008 5:39 pm
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Mike,are you talkin about a PSG or lap steel?
On a PSG you might have a problem getting pedals and knee levers working right.Dunno..PJ |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Mike Meadors
From:
Florida, USA
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Posted 11 May 2008 6:23 pm
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I just bought a 1940 Rick 10-string lap steel (B model I believe), Bakelite, etc. and am wondering
if I could split the strings like I explained in my earlier post. I don't want to go around with 2 guitars and would like to use a C6th and also an open E tuning on the same guitar, if possible, because both have good things to offer, but it was just a crazy thought and I thought I'd throw it out to the group to see if I'm nuts or not. |
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Eddie Cunningham
From:
Massachusetts, USA
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Posted 11 May 2008 6:25 pm 1947 Tuning = 4 - 4 string chords ?? !!!
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| Hi Mike & Doug , Back in 1947 when I bought my first National D-8 console steel Valco included a tuning chart for 8 string tunings and one was a special tuning some radio-recording star from Chicago used that had a 4 string major and a 4 string 7th chord on one neck and then diminished and augmented 4 string chords on the other neck. There was a minor chord mixed in there also somehow ?? It didn't make any sense to me then and still doesn't !! But I guess you could split a 10 string neck into two 5 string non-pedal tunings if you wanted ??!! It would be possible !! Eddie "C" ( the old non-pedal geezer ) |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 11 May 2008 8:12 pm
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| What the heck, give it a try. You have nothing to lose but a bit of time. Then you will know if it's a usable set up, or not. |
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Charles Davidson
From:
Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 12 May 2008 12:13 am
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Seems that would work on a 12 string,would have two six string tunings at your finger tips.DYKBC.
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Michael Johnstone
From:
Sylmar,Ca. USA
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Posted 12 May 2008 4:56 am
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| E13 will probably give you the most bang for the buck.It has all the intervals as a C6 and then some.Plus you can play any tuning in any key so chose a comfortable root key like E, A or C and go with a 13th tuning.Max intervallic combinations is what you want.If you stick with it long enough you'll figure that out for yourself anyhow. |
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