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Old 04-16-2012, 03:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Pete Wood View Post
Always been curious. How were 3 string basses tuned way back in the day? Was it 4ths like our regular 4 strings today or something special?
In what country and what period. There are some books that discuss this. England was I thing A, D, G in fourths, low to high. France was in 5ths I thing, low G, D, A. Germany? 4ths with 3, or 4 strings and Vienna, something different. Many other tunings as well.
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