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Comment by Joe Caruso on December 31, 2015 at 10:11am

Hey Bluesheart thanks! The bench is a very early piece of woodworking before CBG consumed me. ;-)

Comment by Bluesheart on December 31, 2015 at 9:10am

It is beautiful. Love that bench too!

Comment by Joe Caruso on December 30, 2015 at 12:26pm

Now you got me hot to trot to build another 4 stringer - after I finish Cookie Tin Lizzie - my current build. Thanks for the advice, gents!

Comment by Dave Lynas on December 30, 2015 at 11:31am

I use a GDGD tuning (high to low string) to play my 4 string banjos and big box guitars. I love the simple tuning which comes from 3 string Strumstick tunings.: GDG. I can play in all the keys and the bar chords with or without the slide bar. I use DAD tuning if I have a long neck (5 string banjo or plectrum banjo). That's DADA for for four string. CGC is good for very short scale guitars. Then you can have 3 major keys to play like crazy and all their minors and modals to add mood and color.

Comment by Uncle John on December 30, 2015 at 10:27am

GDGB  is a lot like a 3 string GDG -  low toned....   slide or barre.    And also like a DGBD four - make finger chords with the 3 small strings - especially in the key of G.  Good deep sounds and versatile.

Comment by Joe Caruso on December 30, 2015 at 9:14am

Thanks Uncle John - will give GDGB a shot. 

Comment by Uncle John on December 30, 2015 at 5:16am

I like DGBE a lot and sometimes some DGBD.  I would say keep it like it is and build another for GDGB.

Comment by Joe Caruso on December 30, 2015 at 4:04am

Thanks Dave, Uncle John. Clean they stay.  I'm playing with DGBE standard 6 string tuning - it's interesting learning to play my 6 string songs with only 4 strings. I have also tried open tuning DGBD - it sounds sooooo sweet playing Barre chards - problem is I don't have any 4 string repertoire to play to, as opposed to all I have in my 3 string repertoire. Any guidance welcome - as I said, 4 string open tuning sounds sooooo sweet. 

Comment by Dave Lynas on December 29, 2015 at 4:58pm

I'm with Uncle. Very clean and beautiful!

Comment by Uncle John on December 29, 2015 at 3:48pm

Fantastic.  I love the look of this one.  I hope you having fun playing it.  What tuning are you trying?