Hey Sean! Good for you! But as somebody who's already done the high 'a' note thing ,,, I have to tell you. Some problems solved ,,, some things remain the...
Hey Fred, Interesting idea. I have contemplated the possibility of just using a standard 8 string with the highest treble string tuned to "g". It was on this...
Hey Sean! I think I've made the mistake of assuming that when I'm playing something in the common instrumental keys of six string tuning. You understood that I...
Thanks, Stephen: Certainly, we have discussed starting a Yepes 10-string Group. But how many guitarists follow his legacy? As far as a "fan club" goes, my only...
As many of you undoubtedly know, if you try to play the Weiss Passacaille on a 10-string guitar with the Romantic tuning (10-7 = ABC#D), you run into a problem...
One minor snag, the higher A bass (not low A) is not open anymore, so you will need to find solutions for playing that bass. It's now located on the 5th...
Hey Glen! Being unfamilar with said 'Weiss Passcaille' I went on YouTube to hear it. And by far the best version was by Göran Söllscher with his eleven...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHHHLGhSiWc <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHHHLGhSiWc> By the way ,,, Here's the link for Göran. ... he ... instead ...
Hi Glen, This piece is interesting for me in that the Passacaille is one of those rare pieces that actually sounds better on the 6 string guitar, or, to be...
Yes, I have that CD. He plays it on an 11-string alto guitar tuned up to G. He reads it in A major, but it sounds in C major. I really like that version,...
Hi Sean, I agree with you about how the 6-string version really works with this piece. I actually made my own transcription for 7-string (7=D 6=E) that is...
How many strings does a guitar need? Just one more. ... From: 10string@yahoogroups.com [mailto:10string@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of glenboyd1 Sent: Tuesday,...
Hey John! How many strings does a guitar need?? ,,, This is is something I think varies from piece to piece and arrangment to arrangement ,,, In anycase It is...
Hey Glen, This may be a stupid question, but have you tried tuning the guitar to D minor to see if the piece fits better? I've been told that most if not all...
No, it would have to be two more. If I only had one more string then I'd have to deal with a relentless state of indecision as I'd ponder whether the extra...
Tuning to D minor is a good idea, but not if your goal is to try to get those low basses down to A. You would only get down to D with that tuning on a...
Hi, Sean: Are you certain that a "decent high a" is even feasible? I have several spools of hardened German monofilament nylon left over from my lute playing...
Hi Mischa, Interesting post. I believe that a beautiful open high "a" is available to this instrument: http://www.paul-galbraith.com/engl/8string.htm You are...
I'm certainly nothing close to a Yepes expert (never hearing about him until joining this list), but, assuming each of the quotes recently posted are true,...
I think you misunderstand my main premise. Of course you can (and should) play 6, 7, 8 and 9 string music on a 10 string, that expanded repertoire base is a...
Let me be frank: no other tuning of a guitar with 10 or less strings will result in Chromatic and linearized string resonance other than that of Yepes, except...
Viktor, I am debating (not arguing) in an attromy to learn and understand. I have not calculated out harmonics to back this statement (typing on a blackberry...
G'day all I've been lurking for a few days, and as Viktor has mentioned me in his latest post perhaps I should introduce myself. ... (www.tenstringguitar.com)...
Hi Andrew: Thanks for your intro. I also am a professional church musician, and it is only because I play in a church that I decided to play the 10- string. I...
Hello Victor! If I'm reading you correctly ,,, You take the position that standard six string guitar tuning is some kind of perfection that is already ...
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