kissing
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Hi folks,
I have dabbled with violin on and off throughout the years and own a Cricket Violin by Magic Fluke.
While I am capable of playing the violin at a beginner level with the original tuning (GDAE), because I have been an ukulele player for much longer and play ukulele more frequently, I find having to adjust myself to fifths tuning a bit cumbersome.
Hence I intend to experiment tuning the violin to GCEA (low G) tuning.
Upon extensive Google searching, I have been unable to find any information on how GCEA tuning can be achieved on a violin, though tuning in fourths is not completely unheard of.
So I have taken matters in my own hands and have ordered some strings.
My plan is:
G: Regular violin G string
C: Heavy violin D string
E: Light violin D string
A: Regular violin A string
What do you think about my train of logic?
Anyone else tried GCEA tuning on a violin? If so, how did you achieve it?
The strings will take a while to get here (postal service is slow due to coronavirus).
I have dabbled with violin on and off throughout the years and own a Cricket Violin by Magic Fluke.
While I am capable of playing the violin at a beginner level with the original tuning (GDAE), because I have been an ukulele player for much longer and play ukulele more frequently, I find having to adjust myself to fifths tuning a bit cumbersome.
Hence I intend to experiment tuning the violin to GCEA (low G) tuning.
Upon extensive Google searching, I have been unable to find any information on how GCEA tuning can be achieved on a violin, though tuning in fourths is not completely unheard of.
So I have taken matters in my own hands and have ordered some strings.
My plan is:
G: Regular violin G string
C: Heavy violin D string
E: Light violin D string
A: Regular violin A string
What do you think about my train of logic?
Anyone else tried GCEA tuning on a violin? If so, how did you achieve it?
The strings will take a while to get here (postal service is slow due to coronavirus).