>The only way to keep the G-E sixth small enough for this is to make sure >that the open fourths are all stretched wide, which allows the upper E to be >low enough. This is so cool. I've stretched the fourths when tuning guitars for years; it's the only way to get all positions to sound even relatively in tune. My method: 1. Set the A string to the fork (or whatever.) 2. set the low E string slightly flat---a slow, slow roll; I also check this by using octave harmonics on the 12the fret (E string) and 7th fret(A string). The octave should be slightly stretched. 3. tune the D string in the same way. Check with octave harmonics. 4. tune the G string in the same way. Check with octave harmonics. 5. tune the B string to the G string as a major 3rd, beating about 8 bps. 6. tune the high E string slightly sharp as a 4th to the B string. The guitar players I know love this. I know Ry Cooder (one of my ultimate heroes in this world) uses some similar stretching method. Be well.......David Andersen
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