Tunings

Here I would introduce some of my tunings I developed for my muisc in the last 18 years:

 

16 string guitar tunings

1. (for 650mm scale)

2.

3.

4.

5.

6. Intervallum tuning
(Used on the Art Of The 16 String Guitar album)

7. Intervallum tuning
(used on the The Soul Of The Tree album)

8. (used on the Art Of The 16 tring Guitar I.(Panthetango, Dream Trap,)

9. (Used on Alexandria album)

10. (Used on the Alexandria album)

11.

6 string tunings

These two tunings are the result of a 18 years of experiments on my 16 string guitars in spite of that now they are used on my single 6 string guitars. I wanted to have such tuning which based on the standard tuning and I do not have to learn hundreds of chords again that I frequently use. As I also play on normal 650 mm scale 6 string acoustic guitars I wanted to change the voicing of the chords I play. The result can be seen here. It looks strange at the first sight. The 3. and 4. strings are one octave higher than on a standard tuning/stringing. To get the optimal result I removed the wounding from the the two bass strings on an appriximately 25 mm long part at the sadle. In this way I got much better sustain and the strings keep their brightness much longer. I also used some compensation for the lowest strings at the nut and also at the sadle. I have been using these tunings since 2001 with great results.

1. version:

2. version: Baritone tuning

With this tuning the guitar sounds in the baritone range, with a normal 650 mm scale guitar but it can also be used on a real baritone guitar with 700-730 mm scale.

Baritone  Nashwille tuning
for 650 mm scale ( 25,6')

"C" tuning Light tension

Can be Heard ont he Acoustic Poetry CD


Total tension: 53,39 kg

"C" tuning Normal tension

Total tension: 64,41 kg

"B" tuning Light tension

Total tension: 64,41 kg

"B" tuning Normal tension

Total tension: 66,51 kg

"A" tuning Light tension
Can be heard ont he Acoustic Poetry CD

Total tension: 53,16 kg

"A" tuning Normal tension

Total tension: 61,52 kg

Bariton Nashville tuning with 700 mm scale (27,6’ )

"A" tuning Light tension

Total tension: 56,67 kg

"A" tuning Normal tension

Total tension: 62,29 kg

"G" tuning Normal tension

Total tension: 59,89 kg (62,09)(63,5) kg

"A" bariton tuning for 735 mm scale ( 29 ’)


Total tension: 94,39 kg