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Topic: string gages for A6 tuning?
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Jim Case
New Member From: Lubbock, Texas, USA
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posted 09 November 2006 01:56 PM
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I recently purchased a 1940's Ricky B6 bakelite lap steel, and I want to tune it to A6. Does anyone know what string gages to use? Also, I would like to be able to switch between A6 & E13 tunings. It seems possible, because 2 strings would be the same, and the rest would only be a half or whole step apart. From high to low, A6- C#EF#AC#E E13-DF#G#BC#E Thanks, Jim------------------
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Jude Reinhardt
Member From: Ironton, Ohio, USA
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posted 09 November 2006 02:45 PM
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Scroll to the top of the page and click on STRINGS, you'll find a set of lap steel C6/A6 JagWires with string guages listed. Or click here-
http://pedalsteelmusic.com/strings.html |
Lynn Oliver
Member From: Redmond, Washington, USA
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posted 09 November 2006 03:06 PM
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Try this reference:
http://www.hawaiiansteel.com/learning/gauges.html ------------------
Lynn Oliver
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Ray Minich
Member From: Limestone, New York, USA
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posted 09 November 2006 05:22 PM
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Got my vintage 1939 Leed's book somewhere. I'll see vat eeet says... |
Blake Hawkins
Member From: Land O'Lakes, Florida
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posted 09 November 2006 07:34 PM
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Jim,
I've sent you an e mail with my lap steel
set and the 6 tunings I use with it. |
Ray Montee
Member From: Portland, OR, USA
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posted 11 November 2006 09:23 AM
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WHY NOT go to the Jerry Byrd Fan Club site and check out what JERRY BYRD used. He regularly tuned up and down for various tunings, depending on what song he was planning on playing. That small amount of change should not be significant and would not adversely affect your stings. I'm still using the Spanish Guitar string set-up Jerry Byrd used back in the 1950's.
Works great for all of my needs. |
Bobby Lee
Sysop From: Cloverdale, North California, USA
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posted 12 November 2006 08:44 AM
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I can't find Jerry Byrd's string gauges anywhere on your site, Ray. Here are the gauges I would use, Jim:
A6 E13
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E E .015p
C# C# .018p
A B .020p
F# G# .024w
E F# .028w
C# D .034w
You can assemble a set like this from the Singles Page of the Forum catalog. ------------------
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Al Marcus
Member From: Cedar Springs,MI USA
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posted 13 November 2006 04:36 PM
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The gauges that Bobby Lee printed out above would work real good for both tunings, as I remember in the old days...al  ------------------
My Website..... www.cmedic.net/~almarcus/
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