Jim Hanks
Well-known member
I'm liking the Eb cuatro tuning on my Ohana thinline. If you aren't familiar with it it starts out linearly with Bb Eb G but then the top string drops back to C just a step above the low Bb.
It strikes me that maybe the thinline isn't the best choice for the tuning. On the one hand, you'd think all those "low" strings would need a deep body, maybe even a "jumbo" to get the best resonance. On the other hand, the total range is only a step below standard gCEA tuning, so it ought not sound drastically different on any tenor body.
If you were going to dedicate a tenor to this tuning, what instrument would you choose?
It strikes me that maybe the thinline isn't the best choice for the tuning. On the one hand, you'd think all those "low" strings would need a deep body, maybe even a "jumbo" to get the best resonance. On the other hand, the total range is only a step below standard gCEA tuning, so it ought not sound drastically different on any tenor body.
If you were going to dedicate a tenor to this tuning, what instrument would you choose?