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Old 06-28-2010, 03:38 PM
Craig_H Craig_H is offline
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Originally Posted by brian a. View Post
Using the same gauge string there is less tension the shorter the scale length. Also keep in mind that in some open tunings one or more of the strings are tuned higher than standard tuning, such as open-E tuning (from low to high, E B E G# B E) which creates a lot of string tension. In this case I tune down to open-D and capo on the 2nd fret.
Excellent. Thanks so much again!
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