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So you think it is ok to up the string gauges on all the strings? The guy that built it counseled against filing the nut any more because it may create fret buzzing - it is definitely lower the further you go from the nut. Am I correct that the only issue with heavier gauge is the tension on the neck? Will I still be able to tune it to GDAE easily?
Thanks for helping!
Hello! I am a violin player, this gdae tuning would be great for melody, but I do not know if the chords are easy and comfortable to play.
I am about to acquire a 4 strings and I have to decide the tuning of the strings .... gdgb or maybe it would be better this gdae?
I have a 3 string gdg
Thank you very much!
You're right, forgive me :). I just wanted to make sure. True, few chords are played on hahahaha violin. And if you play them .... you go wrong :).
Definitely gdgb tuning will be the most recommended. I only want chords, and have more chords more to play than 3 strings, so .... I should definitely go, right?
Thank you for your holy patience!
I used to play violin way back in public school, and I've recently gotten a cheap mandolin to start learning on, since violin to mandolin is a very easy transition, they are both tuned GDAE, its easy to pick out the same melody line on both, but learning mandolin chords takes a little more work.
So Barry, I'm guessing you are after a tenor mandolin, tuned one octave below the more common soprano (13 in) mandolin. the chord charts are the same so finding online resources should be easy. You need a light tension string set to avoid extra stress bowing the neck, and use the #5 (A) tuned down to G, #4 (D) tuned to D, #2 (B) tuned down to A, and the #1 (E) tuned to E.
Because guitars are tuned in 4ths and mandolins are tuned in 5ths, you are covering a broader range of notes in 4 strings, which is why you use #5 and #4 as your lower strings.
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