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Why do 12 string guitars have 12 strings instead of the usual six?
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Does a 12 string acoustic guitar require different strings or are the usual six doubled up?
Only the 2 higher pitched strings are doubled, (high E, B). The first string of the lower pitched strings are normal, with the double string being a lighter gauge to facilitate an octave higher tuning. This method repeats itself for the Low E, A, D, & G strings.
What colors are Christmas light decorations usually come in?
Christmas lights come in a number of colors. There is the usual all-white string, but there are also strings of other colors, such as blue, red, green, or purple. You can also get muticolored strings of lights that have blue, red, green and yellow.
How do you start the gimp string?
You lay one string out then put the other string over the other so it forms a cross, then you pick up one end and put it over to the opposite string, then you take the one next to the string you just layed down and put that on the oppostie side, then you do like you usually would when you do the gimp and take the strings that aren't crossed and you put one over and under and the other string under and over. Then just pull on the ends and you have just started a gimp.
How many string are usually on a stringed instrument?
It depends on which instrument you're talking about.For example, a Bass Guitar has 4 strings while a regular guitar has 6. Violins all have 4 strings, whether they are bass or not. Each musical instrument will have its own number of strings depending on what sort of instrument it is.
In 5 string bass guitar the low b string is same as an open e?
No it's not. It is 5 steps (frets) lower than the usual low E. Some 5 strings have a high B added. That would be tuned 5 steps above open G. A 5 string isn't the only way to get a low B. I just restringed my bass to BEAD. Still 4 strings so the neck is narrow, but I gave up the G string for the low B.
What is the harps tone color?
The usual color coding for a traditional harp is Red for the C-strings and Blue for the F-strings. (I'm not sure there is a strict color code and) I have seen harps with string of gold, silver and black too.
How do you tune a 12 string acoustic guitar?
The twelve-string guitar is based on the six-string guitar. The basis for the tuning of the strings are therefore (lowest to highest pitch) E A D G B E. The twelve-string guitar has each of these strings doubled. Lutenists are used to calling doubled strings "courses", so a course would be a pair of strings placed close enough together that they can be fingered with one finger and played together. This is convenient terminology, especially when the two strings are not tuned in the same octave, so I'll use it here! The first two or three courses are generally tuned in unison, i.e., in the same octave. The D and A strings are almost always tuned in octaves, with the higher string on the physically upper side, so a thumb stroke will hit them before the lower string. From there out, 12-string players have many variations. The most 'common' tuning of the 12-string guitar is with the bottom three courses in octaves and the top three courses in unisons. The first usual variation is for the third course, the Gs, to be tuned in octaves. This makes the four lower courses octaves, and the top two unisons. One variation, used by Ledbelly, has the G course in octaves and the lowest string, E, in two octaves, using a 'top' E string along with a normal bottom E string. (The octave-tuned upper E string would be on the order of the D string lower string's thickness.) Beyond that, it is quite common to 'detune' the 12-string guitar. One of the most common variants is the "Drop D tuning", i.e., D A D G B E. The next variation on "Drop D" is to drop both top and bottom courses to D: D A D G B D. In this case, the top string is often left open, as if it is a drone, while the inner four strings are used for fingering chords. Other approaches tune the entire guitar to chords: DADGAD (a common dobro tuning), E B E G# B E and E A E A C# E being the most common. The former makes the guitar sound a normally-fingered first-position E major chord, the second, a normally-fingered A chord. Obviously, these kinds of variations require different fingerings for chords to work. ========================= The above is incorrect. Twelve-string guitars are usually tuned EADGBE, with the top two strings (B and high E) having a double of the same pitch, and the bottom four strings (EADG) having strings that are high octaves. I have never seen a 12-string that doesn't have an octave string for the G, which is the key to the "jangle" of 12-strings. In fact, two variants of the 12-string acoustic are the Roger McGuinn Martin signature, which is a 7-string guitar where the extra string is the G octave. I also recently saw an Alvarez 9-string guitar which has the G octave, B doubled, and E doubled strings added to the standard six EADGBE strings. There is also "Nashville tuning", which is a 6-string guitar that only has high octaves for EADG and normal B and high E strings. In other words, the 12-string guitar without the "normal" strings. This type of tuning is useful for adding that high shimmer to the acoustic sound without the exertion of having to play 12 strings, and also to avoid muddying up the low end by too many acoustic strings sounding. Notably, one of the most popular and famous 12-string models, the Rickenbacker 12-string electrics, have their strings backwards -- with the low strings first, so that when strumming down, the lower strings sound first and respond more to the pick attack -- a key element to the distinct sound of Rickenbacker 12-strings.
Whats the difference between an acoustic guitar and a classical acoustic guitar?
Nylon strings are lower tension in comparison to steel strings and have a warmer tone than steel string, thus making steel strings higher tension than nylon with a brighter tone than nylon strings.
How do you play double-stops on a violin?
place the bow on both strings at once and then bow as usual
Are there any good bass guitars that are lighter than usual?
There are many good, light bass guitars. Some good brands include Rees Guitars Lightweight F-Light Bass Guitar and the Yamaha RBX4 A2 Super-Light Electric Bass Guitar.
How is the classical guitar made?
A classical guitar and a folk or steel string guitar are quite different. First off the classical guitar uses nylon strings. At one time the strings were made of "Gut" or "Cat Gut" which is sheep intestine that has been processed into a long stringy material. It is used in period correct baroque orchestral instruments also, but now most modern classical strings on anything are nylon. The classical guitar finger board is wider and has no radius at all. A folk steel string has a radius of from around 20" to 10" and their scale length is usually from 24" to 25 1/2" between the bridge saddle and the nut. Classical guitars are usually longer scale (25 3/4" or more) to increase the string tension. The headstock is slotted on a classical over 99% of the time. A folk steel string may have a slotted headstock too, but the spindle the string winds onto is thinner than a classical guitar's. Most modern folk guitars have the neck meet the body at the 14th fret. A classical guitar's neck meets the body at the 12th fret. The bridge is markedly different in that a classical bridge has no bridge pins, but you tie the strings so there is a loop on that end and they loop through themselves and across the saddle on the bridge and then to the headstock. Folk guitars usually use an X or ladder bracing pattern for the top braces. Classical guitars have used a plethora of various bracing styles from lattice bracing to X bracing. Classical guitars are much less likely to have a steel adjustable truss rod that a steel string guitar. The classical guitar's neck is wider and usually fatter. The strings are spaced farther apart to facilitate finger picking classical style playing. The body size of a classical is not as large as most steel string folk guitars, with the exception of oo, om bodies. The bouts of a classical are more rounded than on most steel string guitars. The materials classical guitars are made of also are less varied. Naturally cheaper student model classical guitars can be laminates of spruce and some mystery wood for the top and who knows what for the back and sides. The usual top is spruce or cedar. Backs and sides are usually rosewood. Nowadays this would be Indian rosewood. Other woods have been used for backs and sides ranging from pear wood to maple. The tuning machines for a truly great classical guitar can cost over $2,000 US dollars, and a genuine certified Brazilian rosewood back and side set can cost $6,000 or more. Great makers of classical guitars are Herman Hauser, Fletta, Hernandez, Bouchette, etc. Segovia played a Herman Hauser Sr. It is now in the Smithsonian Museum. Luthier's Merchantile International or LMI has a list of classical guitar plans from some of the great luthiers of the past 150 years, as well as some great books. What a classical guitar is made of and how they are made are two different questions indeed. Hauser took what was great about Spanish luthrie and combined it with German techniques. He is renowned as one of the best, but I do not think it is a competition. If a person's designs work well and sound great so be it. Classical guitars also lack the marking on the finger board. There are usually dots along the top edge though, but not always. Some classical guitars have 8 and 10 strings, but these are custom made instruments usually more for curiosity than anything else. They can also be made in the common 12 string styling/tuning too. They can also be tuned in many different ways. when it comes to 10 string classical guitars see: re-entrant tuning(s). This is where the tuning starts over from low to high or high to low in the middle 4th or 5th string. The glue used should be animal hide glue, but aliphatic types are now also used. Either type can be softened with heat to perform repairs. Bridges and finger boards are traditionally made from rosewood or ebony. Dyed hard woods are also used in place of ebony. Many of the techniques used in making a steel string guitar are the same as making a classical guitar, but they are not quite the same instrument in the sense that a pick up truck is not the same as a SUV. Both have wheels and will drive down the road, but they function somewhat differently and one is way more comfortable for 6 people to ride in than the other. The same can be said for a BMW and a Yugo. Classical guitars for me are more of a work out to play, but a high quality one is not too bad. At around $1500 they start playing much easier and sound better. By $2500 they are downright fun to play. (usually) Folk guitars can have thinner necks as they use a steel rod to support and adjust the neck bow. Classical guitars rely on the skill of the luthier to make the neck bow properly when under string tension. This is why the cheaper ones have thicker necks. I started repairing guitars by helping my family when I was about 7 years old. When I was 13 I had built a couple guitars. That was over 30 years ago now. I also work on bow instruments like violins, cellos and upright bass, besides banjos, guitars and mandolins. My uncle started his music store in the mid 1940s. I cannot imagine how many instruments came and went since then.
What instruments are used in Bonzo goes to Bitburg by the Ramones?
the usual Dee dee : precision bass Johnny : Mosrite guitars I guess
