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Old 07-25-2012, 04:20 PM
Wade Hampton Wade Hampton is offline
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First, Dennis wrote:

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Good info, JMF. I don't know yet where my tunings will go with the baritone; I'm going to probably make some tuning compromises 'cuz I don't have room for two or three more guitars at favorite tiunings!
With my McAlister baritone I went through about a year of experimentation with both strings and tuning before settling on what's now referred to as "B Standard" baritone tuning. It really does take a while to figure out how best to use these instruments.

Then Craigo wrote:

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I've made the rounds of all the baritone strings I could find (either in stores or online) since getting my Santa Cruz Brozman baritone 2 1/2 years ago. I've come back around to the same favorite after several tries, and that's the John Pearse "Open F" strings. I don't have the product code handy, but the set is different than the ones Wade mentioned above. It has a bit ligher bass, with the sizes 15 - 19 - 30 - 40 - 50 - 62.
That's the John Pearse 3210 Open "F" Tuning baritone set. I believe Bob Brozman is the one who originated that.

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I also keep my baritone at B-B. Some of the other sets with thicker bass straings gave a little more clarity on the bottom end, but at the expense of playability. I also like the overall balance of the Pearse Open F strings. I play fingerstyle.
So much really does depend on the player as well as the instrument itself.

That's been one of the things that I've found enjoyable about playing acoustic baritone guitar: I've really had to figure things out for myself as I went along. Not everyone will enjoy that, but I like being my own pathfinder.


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