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chillwill1990

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So I'm trying to make up a set of guitar strings for myself with ten being a minimum, and 54 being a maximum, but I want the strings to increase in tension along with gauge (rare, huh?). Is there anyone who knows the string tension that comes with the string gauges? Thanks to all.
 
Chill,

I think know what you're saying, but I don't think you can get the string tension/string gauge increase.

But why, what is the purpose? If you take for example a low E .42 and put such tension on that string, how is the neck going to hold under all that tension. That's like having a cyclone fence for a strin
 
What I mean is that I'm trying to assemble a set of strings where the tension that each string has when tuned to pitch increases with the gauge. For example, if my high E is a ten and has 16 pounds of tension, I wouldn't want my B to be a thirteen with 15 pounds of tension. I've seen working sets like that before (of course, I wouldn't want to jeopardize the well-being of my guitar), and what I'm trying to do is something similar to a LTHB set. Does that help?
 
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hey chillwill !
You are lucky, after many years I've found yesterday what you need I was searching to play in D with same tensions that in E.
here it is: Kennaquhair
and download the version 2.02 it works great!!
mickgiani
(mickgiani.com)
 
Chill ... if you're looking for specific gauges .. shoot me an email. Let me know what you're looking for :)
 
I managed to come up with a set of strings, with ascending tension, that I like. They range from 10-54, and they're quite comfortable, though the difference isn't too drastic. The only bad part was ordering them (close to 30 bucks :eek:) but at least I have enough for quite some time.
 
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