I'm trying to determine whether it's risk-free to tune up my Pono baritone by three half-steps.
The instrument's scale length is 20 1/8". The strings I currently use (D'Addario EJ88B) have a total tension of 34.56 lbs when used on a 19" scale (9.15, 9.68, 7.66, 8.07, first to fourth string).
Is there a way to calculate an approximate total tension when I tune these strings up to FBbDG from DGBE? Are the strings likely to handle this well? (Mostly worried about the bridge and the top.)
The instrument's scale length is 20 1/8". The strings I currently use (D'Addario EJ88B) have a total tension of 34.56 lbs when used on a 19" scale (9.15, 9.68, 7.66, 8.07, first to fourth string).
Is there a way to calculate an approximate total tension when I tune these strings up to FBbDG from DGBE? Are the strings likely to handle this well? (Mostly worried about the bridge and the top.)