Originally posted by darvlayThats certainly a possiblity. I wonder if that would throw off the tension balance of the neck doing that, you know, having more tension on those bass strings than you would have with regular strings on it. I guess for short time use it wouldn't make much differance though.
I wouldn't doubt if they were all the same string gauge.
I once heard a piece for cello in which the C string had to be tuned one octave lower. It was very slack and sounded rather strange. It had to be tuned like that only in parts of the piece, and since it would have been impossible to change the tuning several times during the piece, the player used two cellos.
Originally posted by NordlysSounds like the composer was right pain the bum.
I once heard a piece for cello in which the C string had to be tuned one octave lower. It was very slack and sounded rather strange. It had to be tuned like that only in parts of the piece, and since it would have been impossible to change the tuning several times during the piece, the player used two cellos.
Originally posted by NordlysBron-y-aur by Jimmy Page is tuned to CGCGCD which is pretty weird. I love using alternate tunings, Nick Drake and Jimmy Page are masters of it and I actually have a book which lists a lot of the altrenate tunings and the chord shape you can use within them.
I once heard a piece for cello in which the C string had to be tuned one octave lower. It was very slack and sounded rather strange. It had to be tuned like that only in parts of the piece, and since it would have been impossible to change the tuning several times during the piece, the player used two cellos.
Originally posted by StarrmanNo. Sonic Youth are the master of them. Didn't you look at my link? ðŸ˜
Bron-y-aur by Jimmy Page is tuned to CGCGCD which is pretty weird. I love using alternate tunings, Nick Drake and Jimmy Page are masters of it and I actually have a book which lists a lot of the altrenate tunings and the chord shape you can use within them.
Originally posted by NordlysTa very much Noodles.
Ahem... Back to topic. Congratulations to all the other winners!
Before I say something about my piece, I'd like to thank rhb for transferring my entry to mp3, and I also promised him he'd get post mastering production credits for cutting off some seconds at the beginning and the end of the recording. 🙂 I would also like to thank Starrman for running the ...[text shortened]... to use that somewhere. It's the melody which emerges from the long notes in the beginning.
Well done to everyone - esp Gatecrasher who scooped the most prestigious of the awards available 🙂
Originally posted by StarrmanI tuned my ex-balalaika to EGB so that I needed a maximum of two fingers to play any major or minor chords, but I have no idea how one is supposed to tune a balalaika.
Bron-y-aur by Jimmy Page is tuned to CGCGCD which is pretty weird. I love using alternate tunings, Nick Drake and Jimmy Page are masters of it and I actually have a book which lists a lot of the altrenate tunings and the chord shape you can use within them.
How does one tune a harpoon?
Originally posted by royalchickenOn a balalaika you usually have two strings which are tuned to the same pitch.
I tuned my ex-balalaika to EGB so that I needed a maximum of two fingers to play any major or minor chords, but I have no idea how one is supposed to tune a balalaika.
How does one tune a harpoon?
Harpoons are always out of tune. I think it's a deliberate attempt to destroy the Faith Whale Song.