String Gauges
With traditional guitar strings, the low C may be loose and the high G may be too tight. Special gauges are therefore more suitable for NST. For steel-stringed acoustic-guitars, many Guitar-Craft participants use either an .011–.058 inch set or an .011–.059 inch set; string-sets may be purchased as a set from a manufacturer or purchased singly and assembled by the guitarist.
| G 1 | E 2 | A 3 | D 4 | G 5 | C 6 | Distributor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.011 | 0.013 | 0.023 | 0.032 | 0.046 | 0.056 | Guitar Craft Services (Unavailable in 2012) |
| 0.012 | 0.015 | 0.023 | 0.032 | 0.046 | 0.060 | Guitar Craft Services (Unavailable in 2012) |
| 0.011 | 0.013 | 0.022 | 0.032 | 0.047 | 0.058 | John Pearse Strings, manufacturer |
| 0.011 | 0.013 | 0.022 | 0.032 | 0.047 | 0.059 | D'Addario, manufacturer (available at Guitar-Circle courses) |
| 0.010 | 0.052 (light) | Newtone Strings |
In 2012, a 0.007 inch gauge was being evaluated by Fripp and other members of Guitar Circle, who are considering replacing the first string's G note with an A note, the better to approximate the B note of all-fifths tuning. The 0.007 inch gauge was produced by Octave4Plus of Gary Goodman. Robert Fripp uses lighter strings for electric guitar.
| G 1 | E 2 | A 3 | D 4 | G 5 | C 6 | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.010 | 0.012 | 0.016 | 0.024 | 0.038 | 0.052 | Robert Fripp |
| 0.008 | 0.012 | 0.015 | 0.026 | 0.042 | 0.052 | Curt Golden |
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