Rand Moore's Blog – November 2010 Archive (2)

Song Tabs for Chromatically Fretted Instruments

Hi All.



I recently built a 4-stringer with equal-spaced strings and chromatically spaced frets. I have tuned it to "GDgd", which is an extension of the "GDg" tuning of my diatonically fretted cigar box stick dulcimers (strum sticks). The new string is on the high side. I also plan to play around with "ADad" tuning where the new string is the low string. With my old diatonic song tabs, most can be played on a single string, and this should hold true for the chromatic version with GDgd… Continue

Added by Rand Moore on November 5, 2010 at 12:30am — No Comments

Have built a new 4-Stringer CBG...

Hi All.





I have been working on a new 4-stringer CBG with a 20" scale length and which will be tuned like a Baritone Ukulele, except with steel guitar strings. That is, it will be tuned D-G-B-E so I can get a bit more familiar with the guitar layout while playing with an instrument whose dimensions are more to my liking.



I have a few photos, so I guess that would be a good place to start.





Here is a photo of… Continue

Added by Rand Moore on November 2, 2010 at 5:00am — 2 Comments

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