String up my bouzouki

01 Feb 01 - 08:19 AM (#387350)
Subject: Stringing up my bouzouki
From: Mikey joe

Settle a bet will ye??

What is the correct way to string a bouzouki. I am aware of different tunings. I have looked at photos and other bouzoukis and some are strung like mine some are not. A friend says I am wrong but I don't know. Take GDAE tuning for example. My bouzouki is tuned:
Gg Dd AA EE

Where lower case is an octave lower than the upper case (??does that make sense??)

Is this correct?? or should it be?
gG dD AA EE

I am so confused my head is about to explode?

Will someone, anyone, please Please help me?? ;)

Mj
Bored out of my ceann

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01 Feb 01 - 09:08 AM (#387373)
Subject: RE: String up my bouzouki
From: JedMarum

The high string (octave) should be first - so; Gg Dd aa ee

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01 Feb 01 - 09:17 AM (#387385)
Subject: RE: String up my bouzouki
From: Lady McMoo

I agree Jed...that's the usual way, but the other way round you tend to get less string breakages.

mcmoo

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