# Talk:Major thirds tuning

The DYK nomination still needs to be reviewed. 
Thanks! Kiefer.Wolfowitz 17:11, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

Thanks to the reviewers. The hook appeared, and is recorded at the top of this page next. Kiefer.Wolfowitz 12:16, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

The article is titled "major third tuning" but the introduction reads "major-thirds tuning". Which one should it be? Hyacinth (talk) 09:43, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

Major-thirds tuning > major thirds tuning
The adjective "major" modifies the noun "thirds". The modifier "major-third" modifies "tuning". WP:MOS and standard English suggest that the hyphen prevents ambiguity, particularly the mis-reading that "major" and "thirds" separately modify the noun "tuning".
I assume that Sarek chose the non-hyphenated form for simplicity. Kiefer.Wolfowitz 12:16, 24 July 2012 (UTC)

I record suggested string gauges, two by reliable sources (and one by me, trivially calculating the correct tensions for my Ovation's recommendations for lightest strings)[1],[2] (c.f. a blog and  D'Addario).

This is good information, and I suggest that this chart, or a variation thereof, be included in the article.
I will point out that 7-string "open G tuning",  "Russian guitar tuning", and "gypsy tuning" are identical -- they're three different names for the same thing.  From low to high:  D2, G2, B2, D3, G3, B3, D4.
Also, that string-instrument tunings, and string gauges, are most commonly given from low-pitched string to high-pitched string, a convention which is followed in most Wikipedia articles on stringed instruments -- you have these reversed in the chart.
74.95.43.249 (talk) 19:53, 29 September 2016 (UTC)


### Gypsy-strings?
Can anybody explain why "Gypsy strings" (from e.g. D'Addario) suit major-thirds tuning?
(The Russian guitar's open-G tuning is major-thirds "on average", and so I list its gauges. It may sometimes be called a gypsy tuning. Is it related to Django's?)
Kiefer.Wolfowitz 22:13, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

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Wikipedia is not a forum. Discussions of M3 tuning that are not focused on improving this article may occur at a jazz-guitarist newsgroup:

Major-thirds tuning discussed by jazz guitarists
While not reliable source,  its discussions mentioned this article, and so may suggest ideas for improvements. Its discussions also mention reliable sources.
Thanks! Kiefer.Wolfowitz 10:00, 28 April 2013 (UTC)

This is an interesting and informative article, but it only mentions the presumed advantages of playing in major-thirds tuning.  It would be more encyclopedic to also make some mention of the disadvantages of the tuning.  For example, 

M3 tuning decreases the overall range of the guitar (this is why Patt eventually resorted to 7- and 8- string instruments, to regain that lost range)
M3 simplifies closed voicing, but it makes certain common open voicings more difficult, or even impossible
M3 facilitates moving 3- and 4-note chords up or down an octave, but it makes the fingerings for 5- and 6-note multi-octave chords more complex and awkward.
This is not to say that the tuning is "better" or "worse" than standard, or any other tuning.  But it is different, and it's important to note the significant differences, both pro and con.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.95.43.249 (talk) 19:41, 29 September 2016 (UTC) 

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