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Sonny Jenkins


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Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
Post  Posted 31 May 2018 1:10 pm    
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What is the (common) octave designation for 8 string C6 tuning,,(G3 etc)? What would a balanced string tension RANGE be?
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Fred Treece


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California, USA
Post  Posted 31 May 2018 5:00 pm    
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This page should help: https://www.hawaiiansteel.com/tunings/master.php

The low C in C6 tunings would be C3.

John Ely also has a list of suggested string gauges for individual pitches on that site, taking neck scale into account.

(So, what was your “dumb” question?)
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Sonny Jenkins


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Texas Masonic Retirement Center,,,Arlington Tx
Post  Posted 31 May 2018 5:45 pm    
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I thought I looked over John's page pretty good but didn't see that info. The little acoustic practice board I've built https://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=331791, I want to use acoustic strings, with as little tension on them as possible,,,and need this info to calculate the strings on the D'Addario web site.
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David Becker

 

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California, USA
Post  Posted 31 May 2018 7:17 pm    
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I don't know if this is what you are looking for, Sonny, but at the top of that John Ely page, click on Downloads. Then at the bottom of the page that comes up, click on String Gauge Chart. He has some potentially useful info in the text above the chart.
Good luck! -David
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Fred Treece


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California, USA
Post  Posted 31 May 2018 7:38 pm    
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Nice board, Sonny!
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Loyal McAvoy


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California, USA
Post  Posted 8 Jun 2018 6:33 am     Dumb question
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There are no "dumb" questions, only dumb answers.
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Bill Creller

 

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Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
Post  Posted 8 Jun 2018 7:46 pm    
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No, they are just "uninformed " questions, and I have a lot of 'em ! Very Happy
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Joe Elk


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Ohio, USA
Post  Posted 9 Jun 2018 8:08 am    
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As an old (emphasis is on the OLD) teacher, I always told my students the only dumb question it where you know the answer!
Joe Elk Central Ohio
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