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"Thanks to all! I promise I will look at the resources and learn more about the theor…" Barry Lampke replied Nov 30, 2010 to Looking for Am in DADF#	5	Dec 1, 2010 Reply by Bluesdog
"So you think it is ok to up the string gauges on all the strings? The guy that built…" Barry Lampke replied Nov 26, 2010 to Changed Tuning From DADF# to GDAE - Now Strings Bend Notes and Change Pitch	15	Feb 4, 2017 Reply by Taffy Evans
"Uncle John - What tuning do you use for these strings?" Barry Lampke replied Nov 24, 2010 to Changed Tuning From DADF# to GDAE - Now Strings Bend Notes and Change Pitch	15	Feb 4, 2017 Reply by Taffy Evans
"The gauges listed above also changed the pitch on CBG #1 - that's why I changed it t…" Barry Lampke replied Nov 24, 2010 to Changed Tuning From DADF# to GDAE - Now Strings Bend Notes and Change Pitch	15	Feb 4, 2017 Reply by Taffy Evans
"It's all good - no problem at all. There's nowhere else I can get the thoughtful and…" Barry Lampke replied Nov 6, 2010 to 4-String - Best Open Tuning?	24	Jul 21, 2015 Reply by emlas
"I am trying these in DADF#. Am I way off?" Barry Lampke replied Nov 6, 2010 to 4-String - Best Open Tuning?	24	Jul 21, 2015 Reply by emlas
"Thanks for chord suggestions! I have managed a C chord by using - 1st finger on sec…" Barry Lampke replied Nov 5, 2010 to 4-String - Best Open Tuning?	24	Jul 21, 2015 Reply by emlas
"Hmmm, i think you can tune DGBE like a reg guitar and just change the high E to a D…" Barry Lampke replied Nov 4, 2010 to 4-String - Best Open Tuning?	24	Jul 21, 2015 Reply by emlas
"With my 4-string tuned to DADF#, I am finding most of the chords I want using barre…" Barry Lampke replied Nov 4, 2010 to 4-String - Best Open Tuning?	24	Jul 21, 2015 Reply by emlas
"Or cut this out in a circle, spray adhesive it to a circular-shaped copper disk... S…" Barry Lampke replied Aug 17, 2010 to No CBG Yet, But Need Ideas for Top of My Case!	10	Aug 17, 2010 Reply by Barry Lampke

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Barry Lampke's Discussions (40)

"Thanks to all! I promise I will look at the resources and learn more about the theor…"

"So you think it is ok to up the string gauges on all the strings? The guy that built…"

"Uncle John - What tuning do you use for these strings?"

"The gauges listed above also changed the pitch on CBG #1 - that's why I changed it t…"

"It's all good - no problem at all. There's nowhere else I can get the thoughtful and…"

"I am trying these in DADF#. Am I way off?"

"Thanks for chord suggestions! I have managed a C chord by using - 1st finger on sec…"

"Hmmm, i think you can tune DGBE like a reg guitar and just change the high E to a D…"

"With my 4-string tuned to DADF#, I am finding most of the chords I want using barre…"

"Or cut this out in a circle, spray adhesive it to a circular-shaped copper disk... S…"

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