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| Subject: | Re: [RESOGUIT-L] Tunings ?? | | Date: | Thursday, January 3, 2008 20:53:19 (-0500) | | From: | D. Tannehill <ephsmath-phys @...net>
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6th tunings are popular in not only Hank Williams songs, but also Western
Swing. I've been using a modified G6 tuning on Hazel the Dobro for songs
with a fair amount of both major and minor keys such as Wayfaring Stranger.
Regards,
Dan in RI
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hal Laurent" <hal@hallaurent.com>
To: <resoguit-l@elistas.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2008 7:19 PM
Subject: RE: [RESOGUIT-L] Tunings ??
> Hugh Ashton [mailto:resonator@j-views.com] said:
>>
>> Just so that we're clear, which string is the "thin" string? 1 or 6?
>> Different people I know have different ways of numbering strings (yes, I
>> have some weird friends).
>>
>> > 1 G#
>> > 2 E
>> > 3 C#
>> > 4 B
>> > 5 G#
>> > 6 E
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> The highest pitch (thin) string would be 1, and the lowest pitch (thick)
> string would be 6.
>
>> So what gauge strings would you use for this E6 tuning on a reso?
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> I've never done it on a reso myself, just on a lap steel.
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> --
> Hal Laurent
> Baltimore
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