Tuning a small guitar

pietersaayman

How do does one tune the smaller guitar?

normal tuning is EADGBE, but how do you go about tuning 2/3 size guitars and smaller guitars?

Manfred-Klose

I had one these for a short time, as pretty fun to play!!!

Anyway, i tuned my to standard tuning and worked great.

Bob-Dubery

pietersaayman wrote: How do does one tune the smaller guitar?

normal tuning is EADGBE, but how do you go about tuning 2/3 size guitars and smaller guitars?

Taylor make a 2/3 size guitar which they call the "baby" and that is tuned normally. With such a short scale there would be less tension at normal tuning than with a full sized instrument.

AlanRatcliffe

Standard tuning is usual - the low tension is part of the attraction for a young beginner.

aja

I used to tune the top string to an A

Bob-Dubery

aja wrote: I used to tune the top string to an A

Was that DOWN to A or UP to A?

aja

Bob Dubery wrote:
aja wrote: I used to tune the top string to an A
Was that DOWN to A or UP to A?

Up to an A. So the second string is tuned to the same E that you would normally tune the first string to. This was on a tiny spanish guitar