Wow. Am I challenged or what !?
I just realized why my g-string sounds so terrible. I've been tuning that thin little sucker to a low G. When it's in tune on the low G then it's sharp at the fifth fret, etc. So after worrying about whether it was properly strung, whether it had proper frets, and then actually buying new strings, I found the answer today: it's designed for high-G.
For the record I got the instrument about two years ago, played it for a week and then threw it in the closet. This Christmas I got it out, tuned it to gcea by ear (with a low g) and have been playing several weeks solid.
This is going to change everything!
Guess I can put the Aquila string back on now.
I just realized why my g-string sounds so terrible. I've been tuning that thin little sucker to a low G. When it's in tune on the low G then it's sharp at the fifth fret, etc. So after worrying about whether it was properly strung, whether it had proper frets, and then actually buying new strings, I found the answer today: it's designed for high-G.
For the record I got the instrument about two years ago, played it for a week and then threw it in the closet. This Christmas I got it out, tuned it to gcea by ear (with a low g) and have been playing several weeks solid.
This is going to change everything!
Guess I can put the Aquila string back on now.
