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Thread #121690 Message #2659884
Posted By: Bernard
18-Jun-09 - 08:09 PM
Thread Name: hurt my guitar to tune it a step high?
Subject: RE: hurt my gtr to tune it a step high?
You could try heavier tension strings and tune DOWN a tone - that way, a song with D shapes would really be in C... if the gauge was right, the strings wouldn't slop about!
I wouldn't recommend playing guitar with a pencil stuck between your fingers, though...!!
If the half size classical is short scale (distance from bridge to headstock) - compare it with a standard instrument - there shouldn't be a problem going up a tone with standard tension strings. It would be just like playing with a permanent capo. Then you could use the full size one tuned normally for times when you need it.