>The only way to keep the G-E sixth small enough for this is to make sure
>that the open fourths are all stretched wide, which allows the upper E to be
>low enough.
This is so cool. I've stretched the fourths when tuning guitars for
years; it's the only way to get all positions to sound even relatively in
tune. My method:
1. Set the A string to the fork (or whatever.)
2. set the low E string slightly flat---a slow, slow roll; I also check
this by using octave harmonics on the
12the fret (E string) and 7th fret(A string). The octave should be
slightly stretched.
3. tune the D string in the same way. Check with octave harmonics.
4. tune the G string in the same way. Check with octave harmonics.
5. tune the B string to the G string as a major 3rd, beating about 8 bps.
6. tune the high E string slightly sharp as a 4th to the B string.
The guitar players I know love this. I know Ry Cooder (one of my
ultimate heroes in this world)
uses some similar stretching method.
Be well.......David Andersen
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