https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/alternate-tunings-extra-wear-and-tear/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 04:03:57 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/alternate-tunings-extra-wear-and-tear/#post-159411 Tue, 14 Feb 2006 20:35:18 +0000 http://www.hipshotproducts.com/guitarxtender.htm
If this got double posted sorry, this computer is wacky]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Manitou https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/alternate-tunings-extra-wear-and-tear/#post-159411 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/alternate-tunings-extra-wear-and-tear/#post-159401 Tue, 14 Feb 2006 19:48:33 +0000

A :-)]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Alan Green https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/alternate-tunings-extra-wear-and-tear/#post-159401 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/alternate-tunings-extra-wear-and-tear/#post-159399 Tue, 14 Feb 2006 19:37:13 +0000 certain tunings need certain gauge strings to sound right.
too flabby of strings, as the poster wrote when dropping tio C doesnt do the ear any good.
selecting the right gauge will give all the strings the right tension;therefore soundng good together.
I notiuced on onbe of my lap steels that it prefrs one tuningover another.
I can tell because when matched with the tuning it likes the guitar has a singing quality.

look for a string gauge tension chart for helpers.
I had one but can no longer find it.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance dogbite https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/alternate-tunings-extra-wear-and-tear/#post-159399 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/alternate-tunings-extra-wear-and-tear/#post-159376 Tue, 14 Feb 2006 18:03:46 +0000
Wearing out strings doesn't bother me much - I just don't want to trash my guitar. Sometime on down the line maybe I'll be able to come up with a second guitar to keep in standard tuning, but for now....]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance quarterfront https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/alternate-tunings-extra-wear-and-tear/#post-159376 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/alternate-tunings-extra-wear-and-tear/#post-159370 Tue, 14 Feb 2006 17:40:37 +0000
Even when i retune my classical guitar only from Drop D , my strings go crazy....]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance Anonymous https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/alternate-tunings-extra-wear-and-tear/#post-159370 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/alternate-tunings-extra-wear-and-tear/#post-159364 Tue, 14 Feb 2006 17:13:31 +0000
I play multiple tuings. I have several guitars for each. Im lucky.]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance dogbite https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/alternate-tunings-extra-wear-and-tear/#post-159364 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/alternate-tunings-extra-wear-and-tear/#post-15486 Tue, 14 Feb 2006 07:07:30 +0000
I've been using Regular Slinky 10's but the bass strings get really flabby in these tunings so I've switched to Heavy Bottom 10's.

So.... Is all this retuning going to put a twist in my neck?

TNX,
Shane]]> Guitar Repair and Maintenance quarterfront https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-repair-and-maintenance/alternate-tunings-extra-wear-and-tear/#post-15486