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Russian guitar's D-G-B-D-G-B-D tuning (illustrated) approximates the
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The result of the move request was: Moved early per primary editor's request. SarekOfVulcan (talk) 03:41, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
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The DYK nomination still needs to be reviewed.
Thanks! Kiefer .Wolfowitz 17:11, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
The article is titled "major third tuning" but the introduction reads "major-thirds tuning". Which one should it be? Hyacinth ( talk) 09:43, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
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I'm going to deposit some files from the Wikimedia foundation here. These can be used for major-thirds exposition. My labeling assumes the (low)
tuning, to avoid the D#.
Would that some angel redraw them for consistency! Kiefer .Wolfowitz 00:20, 20 August 2012 (UTC) Thanks Kiefer for your comment on my page, you encouraged me to lift it up a bit! I deposited 2 files as requested: I used TuxGuitar to create them. Cheers -- Alexandre Oberlin ( talk) 13:08, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
LaTeX and PDF
It is possible to import images form pdf files. I quote from Wikipedia's tutorial on images:
Thus, it seems simplest for me to create one PDF file with the images alone on individual pages. Kiefer .Wolfowitz 13:56, 25 August 2012 (UTC) Kiefer .Wolfowitz 00:05, 26 August 2012 (UTC)GIMPIt was easy to export snapshots from PDF to PNG format, using the open-source GIMP software. Kiefer .Wolfowitz 17:26, 26 August 2012 (UTC) |
I record suggested string gauges, two by reliable sources (and one by me, trivially calculating the correct tensions for my Ovation's recommendations for lightest strings) [1], [2] ( c.f. a blog and D'Addario).
Major-thirds tuning (M3) | G♯=A♭ | E | C | G♯=A♭ | E | C | G♯=A♭ | E | C |
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M3 Ralph Patt [3] (24 5/8 inches) [1] | .007-8 [2] | .010 [2] | .013p [2] | .022w [3] | .026w [3] | .032w [3] | .042w [3] | .052 [3] | |
M3 Ole Kirkeby (round wound) ( 25.5 inches) | .010p | .013p | .020w | .028w | .036w | .044w | .052w | ||
M3 KW ( Light, 25.25 inches) | .008-9 | .010p | .0135p | .022w | .028w | .035w | .044w | .055-.056w | 0.052-0.60 (or 0.064 by calculator) |
Gypsy tuning | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
Gypsy light | .010p | .014p | .023w | .026w | .034w | .044w | |||
Gypsy medium | .011p | .015p | .024w | .028w | .035w | .045w | |||
Open-G DBG-DBG-D | D | B | G | D | B | G | D | ||
Russian 7-string | .012 | .014 | .019 | .024 | .030 | .039 | .051 |
Can anybody explain why "Gypsy strings" (from e.g. D'Addario) suit major-thirds tuning?
(The Russian guitar's open-G tuning is major-thirds "on average", and so I list its gauges. It may sometimes be called a gypsy tuning. Is it related to Django's?)
Kiefer .Wolfowitz 22:13, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
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Thanks! Kiefer .Wolfowitz 10:00, 28 April 2013 (UTC)
This is an interesting and informative article, but it only mentions the presumed advantages of playing in major-thirds tuning. It would be more encyclopedic to also make some mention of the disadvantages of the tuning. For example,
This is not to say that the tuning is "better" or "worse" than standard, or any other tuning. But it is different, and it's important to note the significant differences, both pro and con. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.95.43.249 ( talk) 19:41, 29 September 2016 (UTC)
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Did you know?" column on
June 30, 2012. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that the
Russian guitar's D-G-B-D-G-B-D tuning (illustrated) approximates the
major-thirds tuning D♯-G-B-D♯-G-B-D♯? |
This article is written in American English, which has its own spelling conventions (color, defense, traveled) and some terms that are used in it may be different or absent from other varieties of English. According to the relevant style guide, this should not be changed without broad consensus. |
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The result of the move request was: Moved early per primary editor's request. SarekOfVulcan (talk) 03:41, 19 June 2012 (UTC)
|
The DYK nomination still needs to be reviewed.
Thanks! Kiefer .Wolfowitz 17:11, 25 June 2012 (UTC)
The article is titled "major third tuning" but the introduction reads "major-thirds tuning". Which one should it be? Hyacinth ( talk) 09:43, 24 July 2012 (UTC)
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The following discussion has been closed. Please do not modify it. |
I'm going to deposit some files from the Wikimedia foundation here. These can be used for major-thirds exposition. My labeling assumes the (low)
tuning, to avoid the D#.
Would that some angel redraw them for consistency! Kiefer .Wolfowitz 00:20, 20 August 2012 (UTC) Thanks Kiefer for your comment on my page, you encouraged me to lift it up a bit! I deposited 2 files as requested: I used TuxGuitar to create them. Cheers -- Alexandre Oberlin ( talk) 13:08, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
LaTeX and PDF
It is possible to import images form pdf files. I quote from Wikipedia's tutorial on images:
Thus, it seems simplest for me to create one PDF file with the images alone on individual pages. Kiefer .Wolfowitz 13:56, 25 August 2012 (UTC) Kiefer .Wolfowitz 00:05, 26 August 2012 (UTC)GIMPIt was easy to export snapshots from PDF to PNG format, using the open-source GIMP software. Kiefer .Wolfowitz 17:26, 26 August 2012 (UTC) |
I record suggested string gauges, two by reliable sources (and one by me, trivially calculating the correct tensions for my Ovation's recommendations for lightest strings) [1], [2] ( c.f. a blog and D'Addario).
Major-thirds tuning (M3) | G♯=A♭ | E | C | G♯=A♭ | E | C | G♯=A♭ | E | C |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M3 Ralph Patt [3] (24 5/8 inches) [1] | .007-8 [2] | .010 [2] | .013p [2] | .022w [3] | .026w [3] | .032w [3] | .042w [3] | .052 [3] | |
M3 Ole Kirkeby (round wound) ( 25.5 inches) | .010p | .013p | .020w | .028w | .036w | .044w | .052w | ||
M3 KW ( Light, 25.25 inches) | .008-9 | .010p | .0135p | .022w | .028w | .035w | .044w | .055-.056w | 0.052-0.60 (or 0.064 by calculator) |
Gypsy tuning | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
Gypsy light | .010p | .014p | .023w | .026w | .034w | .044w | |||
Gypsy medium | .011p | .015p | .024w | .028w | .035w | .045w | |||
Open-G DBG-DBG-D | D | B | G | D | B | G | D | ||
Russian 7-string | .012 | .014 | .019 | .024 | .030 | .039 | .051 |
Can anybody explain why "Gypsy strings" (from e.g. D'Addario) suit major-thirds tuning?
(The Russian guitar's open-G tuning is major-thirds "on average", and so I list its gauges. It may sometimes be called a gypsy tuning. Is it related to Django's?)
Kiefer .Wolfowitz 22:13, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
{{GA|05:55, 28 January 2013 (UTC)}}
Wikipedia is not a forum. Discussions of M3 tuning that are not focused on improving this article may occur at a jazz-guitarist newsgroup:
While not reliable source, its discussions mentioned this article, and so may suggest ideas for improvements. Its discussions also mention reliable sources.
Thanks! Kiefer .Wolfowitz 10:00, 28 April 2013 (UTC)
This is an interesting and informative article, but it only mentions the presumed advantages of playing in major-thirds tuning. It would be more encyclopedic to also make some mention of the disadvantages of the tuning. For example,
This is not to say that the tuning is "better" or "worse" than standard, or any other tuning. But it is different, and it's important to note the significant differences, both pro and con. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.95.43.249 ( talk) 19:41, 29 September 2016 (UTC)
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