johnnysmash
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The old tuning that one sees on all or most old sheet music was A D F# B. What happened to it? Is it a good or bad tuning? Any information, history, comments, please.
I also trend towards Bb tenor but just FYI, the M-600s will work for that too. It is a little lower tension and a little lighter gauge than is ideal but it does work. I found that out when that was the only thing available at Guitar Center and I needed a change quick. I didn't think it would work but it worked well enough that I haven't bothered to change again.On tenor scale, I tend to go in the opposite direction, cranking "two frets downward" to f Bb D G, which seems to provide a comfortable, not-too-tight tension for the longer tenor scale (note that this would be with a set of strings specifically designated for tenor, such as Martin M-620's; I use Martin M-600's for the sopranino, soprano, and concert scales).