How much higher than standard are you willing to tune

[pf400]

The only time I use alternate tunings is drop D for a handful of tunes, and open E for one. Cranking up the A D and G strings on my good quality nylon string crossover is scary. The G string can snap or pull out on me...so I don't risk tuning up to open G when playing out. Wondering whether anyone has issues like that.

[jwayne]

New Standard Tuning (aka Guitar Craft Standard Tuning)!!

CGDAEG.

The high G is a compromise since you can't tune a fifth up from E (to B), but G4 is still pretty scary even with a very small gauge string.

"Crafties" usually do this on Ovation steel string guitars. I've only used NST on electric.

[guitar344]

Originally Posted by jwayne

New Standard Tuning (aka Guitar Craft Standard Tuning)!!

CGDAEG.

The high G is a compromise since you can't tune a fifth up from E (to B), but G4 is still pretty scary even with a very small gauge string.

"Crafties" usually do this on Ovation steel string guitars. I've only used NST on electric.

You going to need a scale length less than 20 to safely tune to B4.

[jwayne]

Originally Posted by guitar344

You going to need a scale length less than 20 to safely tune to B4.

Yep. My Cordoba Mini-SM has a scale length of 20", standard tuning tuned up to C2 to C4. Can go higher. Nylon strings.

[guitar344]

Originally Posted by jwayne

Yep. My Cordoba Mini-SM has a scale length of 20", standard tuning tuned up to C2 to C4. Can go higher. Nylon strings.

You could probably go as high as D5 or even Eb5.

[Mr Juklio]

ill tune my lowest two up to 3 semitones, the D 2 semitones, and from there the G string up 1 semitone and never the bottom 2. I find its never good to leave that much tension on the neck so I usually tune out of the higher tunings when im done playing for that session.