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| Author: | jsmith [ Wed May 12, 2010 9:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Baritone scales/strings/tensions |
So, you who build baritones, the following questions: What scale do you favor? What's do you consider the optimum "home" tuning for that scale? What gauge strings do you recommend for it, and finally, if you know it, what approximate tension do the strings exert at that tuning? Lotsa questions, lotsa gratitude in advance. J |
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| Author: | Foster [ Wed May 12, 2010 9:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Baritone scales/strings/tensions |
27" scale tuned to "D". Tension depends on what gauge strings you install. |
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| Author: | Mattia Valente [ Wed May 12, 2010 10:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Baritone scales/strings/tensions |
D tuning strikes me as 'merely' dropped; when someone says Baritone, I'm thinking A or B below standard low E, on a 28-29" scale, bottom strings about 0.070 or 0.080. |
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| Author: | jsmith [ Thu May 13, 2010 5:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Baritone scales/strings/tensions |
Anyone else out there building baritones? |
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| Author: | Jeff Highland [ Thu May 13, 2010 7:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Baritone scales/strings/tensions |
I just finished one 27.5" scale at the moment I just have mediums on it and tuned to B# (C) Its a little soft like that and I am waiting on some d'addario baritone strings so I can fit them and take it down to B. |
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| Author: | jsmith [ Sat May 15, 2010 5:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Baritone scales/strings/tensions |
Thanks to those who've already posted. Would any makers out there building baritones with scales 28"+ care to respond? |
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