Tom
First a return question: what is you string material, brand, diameters
('numbers' for some brands)/tenison and last but certainly not least,
age? All these factors play a role. If strings are old, replace and
you'll feel better. If strings are gut, you might have a tough time
adjusting. If strings are metalwounds and plastics (nylon or
otherwise), ditch the octaves on courses 5 and 6 and you'll be fine.
David
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On 10 October 2013 08:44, Tom <[3]tgw...@gmail.com> wrote:
I posted this to the lutening group but thought it wouldn't hurt
to try
here, also.
Hello everyone,
I have what is probably a newbie question. I am unable to tune
the 5th,
6th, and to a lesser degree the 7th and 8th courses to my
satisfaction.
When tuned so that the octaves have no beats between the two
strings,
the strings are out of tune when fretted. The octave course is
invariably sharp, or at least sharp enough to drive me batty
(although
there are those who would argue that it's a drive...more like a
putt).
My ears are pretty good to within 5 cents of a tone.
I've tried lowering the fundamental by a few cents, but it
doesn't seem
to help until the the two strings of a course are out of tune
when
open.
Help!!! (please)
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Sincerely,
Tom
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