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title="Wikipedia:Styletips">Tips</a></li></ul></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Style" title="Template:Style"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Style" title="Template talk:Style"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Style" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Style"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In articles on <a href="/wiki/Stringed_instrument" class="mw-redirect" title="Stringed instrument">stringed instruments</a> and related topics, information on the tuning of the strings is very often included. The formatting of this information raises some surprisingly tricky issues, as the conventions adopted elsewhere are not terribly consistent. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc"/> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Details_and_rationale" data-mw-thread-id="h-Details_and_rationale"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Details_and_rationale"></span>Details and rationale<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Details_and_rationale"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Stringed_instrument_tunings&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Details and rationale"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The listing of strings starting nearest the player, the numbering starting furthest away, and the listing of the gauges of string sets in the order of numbering, are all well-established conventions, applicable to all stringed instruments. </p><p>This is somewhat inconsistent and confuses many, but Wikipedia is not in the position to change these conventions, and arguably would be involved in <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTADVOCATE" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTADVOCATE">advocacy</a> were we to try. And the other problem would be, which to change? The listing of the strings of a guitar say, from lowest to highest, left to right, follows the natural and established pattern of any guitar chord chart. On the other hand, the numbering is used in every guitar method, and follows naturally from <a href="/wiki/Tablature" title="Tablature">tablature</a>. So changing either presents an enormous set of problems, and it is not clear which is the smaller set. Some proponents of change argue one way, some the other. </p><p>The listing of string gauges in Wikipedia articles is relatively rare when compared to tunings, but when it occurs it compounds the problem. Most if not all string manufacturers list their string sets starting with the <i>first string</i>, and this convention is generally followed elsewhere. </p><p>Perhaps not surprisingly, there is no consistent convention for the listing of strings in sequence on the music staff, some following the convention of following the order in which the string tunings are normally listed, others the order in which they are numbered. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Listing_strings_in_text" data-mw-thread-id="h-Listing_strings_in_text-Details_and_rationale"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Listing_strings_in_text-Details_and_rationale"></span>Listing strings in text<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Listing_strings_in_text-Details_and_rationale"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Stringed_instrument_tunings&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Listing strings in text"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Strings are listed starting with the string nearest the player. </p><p>Depending on the context, sometimes it is sufficient merely to name the notes, as in E–A–D–G–B–E for the guitar. The notes should be named by uppercase letters, and separated by dashes. Sharp and flat signs are placed immediately after the note name, for example B<span class="music-symbol" style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS, Lucida Sans Unicode;"><span class="music-flat">♭</span></span> or F<span class="music-symbol" style="font-family: Arial Unicode MS, Lucida Sans Unicode;"><span class="music-sharp">♯</span></span>, as indicated by <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(music)#Accidentals" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style (music)">Wikipedia:Manual of Style (music)#Accidentals</a>. </p><p>If the octave is also to be indicated, use either <a href="/wiki/Helmholtz_pitch_notation" title="Helmholtz pitch notation">Helmholtz pitch notation</a>, as in E–A–d–g–b–e′ for the guitar, or <a href="/wiki/Scientific_pitch_notation" title="Scientific pitch notation">scientific pitch notation</a>, as in E<sub>2</sub>–A<sub>2</sub>–D<sub>3</sub>–G<sub>3</sub>–B<sub>3</sub>–E<sub>4</sub>. Although the expert will instantly recognise either of these for what it is, for the benefit of the general reader a link should be provided to the Wikipedia article on whichever notation is used. Either notation is equally acceptable, but within a single article one should be chosen and then used consistently, similarly to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:ENGVAR" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:ENGVAR">American versus British English</a>. </p><p>The subprime symbol required for octaves below middle C in Helmholtz notation can be produced by <code><sub><small>I</small></sub></code> which produces <sub><small>I</small></sub>, for example the C below middle C is C<sub><small>I</small></sub> and the C an octave below that is C<sub><small>II</small></sub>. </p><p>In the case of coursed instruments such as the <a href="/wiki/Twelve-string_guitar" title="Twelve-string guitar">twelve-string guitar</a>, courses should be separated by dashes, and string notes adjacent, so the twelve-string guitar tuned to octave G tuning is eE–aA–d′d–g′g–bb–e′e′ in Helmholtz notation. </p><p>Non-standard notations that may be confused with either Helmholtz or scientific pitch notation should be avoided. For example, the twelve-string unison and octave G tunings are sometimes given as eE–aA–dD–GG–BB–EE and eE–aA–dD–gG–BB–EE respectively (or many, many other variations of this). It is far better to use a standard, formal notation. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Numbering_of_strings" data-mw-thread-id="h-Numbering_of_strings-Details_and_rationale"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Numbering_of_strings-Details_and_rationale"></span>Numbering of strings<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Numbering_of_strings-Details_and_rationale"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Stringed_instrument_tunings&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Numbering of strings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Strings are numbered starting with the string furthest from the player. All strings are numbered, so for example the string closest to the player of a twelve-string guitar is always string twelve, and never "string six secondary" or similar constructions. </p><p>In the context of instruments that possess at least one multi-string <a href="/wiki/Course_(music)" title="Course (music)">course</a>, a single string normally played on its own may also be called a <i>course</i>. Courses should be numbered if necessary in the same way as individual strings, starting with the course furthest from the player, thus a twelve-string guitar has courses numbered from one to six, while a nine-string <a href="/wiki/Baroque_guitar" title="Baroque guitar">baroque guitar</a> has courses numbered from one to five. </p><p>It can be tricky. For example, the <i>octave string of the sixth course</i> of a twelve-string guitar is most commonly string twelve, but in the case of the <a href="/wiki/Rickenbacker_360/12" title="Rickenbacker 360/12">Rickenbacker 360/12</a> it is string eleven, because of the unusual standard tuning of this particular (and very important) guitar model. An article that referred particularly to the octave string of this pair and applied to all twelve-string guitars would need to be very carefully worded. </p><p>Use the simplest wording or numbering that is both precise and accurate. A person reading about a six-string guitar doesn't need to be told about courses. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="String_gauges" data-mw-thread-id="h-String_gauges-Details_and_rationale"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-String_gauges-Details_and_rationale"></span>String gauges<span data-mw-comment-end="h-String_gauges-Details_and_rationale"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Stringed_instrument_tunings&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: String gauges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>String gauges are always listed in the order in which the strings are conventionally numbered, rather than the order in which the pitches are conventionally listed, so for example a typical light set for electric guitar would be .009-.011-.016-.024w-.032w-.042w. </p><p>This ordering may lead to confusing inconsistency within an article, if string pitches and gauges are listed in the same article. One way around this is to use a table. Another is to insert a phrase such as "lowest to highest" adjacent to the pitch listing; The order in the case of string gauges is relatively obvious. A third is to list both pitch and gauge together, such as .009(E)-.011(B)-.016(G)-.024w(D)-.032w(A)-.042w(E). </p><p>But the best solution is a table, listing string number, string gauge and pitch or pitch range as three rows or three columns. Either orientation can work, and either order, but within any article, it's best to be consistent. Choose an order and orientation and stick to it. </p><p>If in doubt, the recommended orientation is to have the string number as the leftmost column, and the first string as the top row. This avoids having either order across the page, and so is consistent with either convention for listing pitches in music notation, and with listing either string pitches or gauges conventionally. </p><p>The main problem with this format is that it may lead to narrow, tall tables. It may be better to use a different format for article appearance. On the other hand, bear in mind that other readers have different browsers and screen sizes to yours. The recommended format works acceptably in most cases. </p><p>Sometimes there may be more than three things to list, for example if there are several alternative tunings for a single stringing, or several common gauges of string. The recommended format copes well with these cases, and with combining what would otherwise be several tables into one. </p><p>Gauges are given in <a href="/wiki/Imperial_measure" class="mw-redirect" title="Imperial measure">imperial measure</a>, either in <a href="/wiki/Inch" title="Inch">inches</a> or in <a href="/wiki/Thou_(length)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thou (length)">thou</a>. Within a single article, either inch measure or thou measure should be used consistently. In either case the unit may be omitted, and again either way this should be consistent throughout the article. </p><p>Often only the top and bottom gauges are given. In this case the top string is listed first, as in the .017-.095w string set for the <a href="/wiki/Baritone_guitar" title="Baritone guitar">baritone guitar</a>. </p><p>Wound strings are shown by the suffix <i>w</i> added to the gauge. For example, a wound string of 32 thou diameter may be called 32w or .032w depending on whether thou or inch measure is used in the article. </p><p>If all strings mentioned in an article are wound, for example on a <a href="/wiki/Bass_guitar" title="Bass guitar">bass guitar</a>, the <i>w</i> suffix may be omitted so long as this is consistently done throughout the article, but this is not generally recommended. If any string gauges within the article include plain (unwound) strings, then the <i>w</i> suffix should be shown for all wound strings. </p><p>See also <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:MEASUREMENT" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:MEASUREMENT">WP:MEASUREMENT</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Use_of_musical_notation" data-mw-thread-id="h-Use_of_musical_notation-Details_and_rationale"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Use_of_musical_notation-Details_and_rationale"></span>Use of musical notation<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Use_of_musical_notation-Details_and_rationale"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Stringed_instrument_tunings&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Use of musical notation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>See also <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(music)#Images" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style (music)">Wikipedia:Manual of Style (music)#Images</a>. </p><p>The most common way to represent the string tunings of many instruments is by a chord with all strings open. </p><p>For instruments with many closely tuned strings, this is impractical, and for those with <a href="/wiki/Reentrant_tuning" title="Reentrant tuning">reentrant tunings</a> it is positively misleading, so an <a href="/wiki/Arpeggio" title="Arpeggio">arpeggio</a> style may be used instead, spreading the string tunings. Recognising this, some writers prefer to use arpeggio style for all instruments. An issue then arises, should the strings be listed in the order in which they are conventionally listed in the text, or in the order in which they conventionally numbered? </p><p>Either order is acceptable, provided: </p> <ul><li>It is made clear which order is being used.</li></ul> <ul><li>One order or the other should be consistently followed within any one article.</li></ul> <p>The pitch should be indicated by a note shape with a solid body but no tail, indicating that the duration of the note is unspecified. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Examples" data-mw-thread-id="h-Examples"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Examples"></span>Examples<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Examples"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Stringed_instrument_tunings&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Examples"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Listing_of_strings" data-mw-thread-id="h-Listing_of_strings-Examples"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Listing_of_strings-Examples"></span>Listing of strings<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Listing_of_strings-Examples"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Stringed_instrument_tunings&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Listing of strings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Slack-key_guitar&oldid=268406456#Techniques_and_tunings">Slack-key guitar#Techniques and tunings</a> lists just the note names, which is adequate for the context.</li></ul> <ul><li><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ukulele&oldid=269808632#Sizes">Ukulele#Sizes</a> gives tunings in Helmholtz notation, which is then used consistently in the following section on tunings.</li></ul> <ul><li><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Six-string_alto_guitar&oldid=270642506">Six-string alto guitar</a> gives a list of string pitches including F♯.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Numbering_of_strings_and_courses" data-mw-thread-id="h-Numbering_of_strings_and_courses-Examples"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Numbering_of_strings_and_courses-Examples"></span>Numbering of strings and courses<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Numbering_of_strings_and_courses-Examples"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Stringed_instrument_tunings&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Numbering of strings and courses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Strings_(music)&oldid=269574435#Gauge">Strings (music)#Gauge</a> numbers the strings of several instruments.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Listing_of_string_gauges" data-mw-thread-id="h-Listing_of_string_gauges-Examples"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Listing_of_string_gauges-Examples"></span>Listing of string gauges<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Listing_of_string_gauges-Examples"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Stringed_instrument_tunings&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Listing of string gauges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fender_Jaguar_Baritone_Custom&oldid=253262785">Fender Jaguar Baritone Custom</a> lists the string gauges as 25-35-45-55-75-95; All are wound.</li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Baritone_guitar&oldid=271593916">Baritone guitar</a> simply describes the gauges as the range from top to bottom.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Musical_notation" data-mw-thread-id="h-Musical_notation-Examples"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Musical_notation-Examples"></span>Musical notation<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Musical_notation-Examples"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Stringed_instrument_tunings&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Musical notation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Range_guitar.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Normal guitar range, showing string tunings as a chord and no numbering."><img alt="Normal guitar range, showing string tunings as a chord and no numbering." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Range_guitar.svg/120px-Range_guitar.svg.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Range_guitar.svg/180px-Range_guitar.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/Range_guitar.svg/240px-Range_guitar.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="675" data-file-height="400"/></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Normal <a href="/wiki/Guitar" title="Guitar">guitar</a> range, showing string tunings as a chord and no numbering. </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Range_violin.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Normal violin range."><img alt="Normal violin range." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Range_violin.png/120px-Range_violin.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Range_violin.png/180px-Range_violin.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Range_violin.png/240px-Range_violin.png 2x" data-file-width="868" data-file-height="508"/></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Normal <a href="/wiki/Violin" title="Violin">violin</a> range.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tenor_guitar_reentrant_tuning.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Tenor guitar reentrant tuning, showing strings numbered in sequence, arpeggio style."><img alt="Tenor guitar reentrant tuning, showing strings numbered in sequence, arpeggio style." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ad/Tenor_guitar_reentrant_tuning.png/120px-Tenor_guitar_reentrant_tuning.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="58" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ad/Tenor_guitar_reentrant_tuning.png/180px-Tenor_guitar_reentrant_tuning.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ad/Tenor_guitar_reentrant_tuning.png/240px-Tenor_guitar_reentrant_tuning.png 2x" data-file-width="337" data-file-height="163"/></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Tenor_guitar" title="Tenor guitar">Tenor guitar</a> <a href="/wiki/Reentrant_tuning" title="Reentrant tuning">reentrant tuning</a>, showing strings numbered in sequence, arpeggio style.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tuning-e-ren.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Tuning of a six-course lute, with courses shown in reverse order to their numbering, and tablature to clarify which is which."><img alt="Tuning of a six-course lute, with courses shown in reverse order to their numbering, and tablature to clarify which is which." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/45/Tuning-e-ren.png/120px-Tuning-e-ren.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/45/Tuning-e-ren.png/180px-Tuning-e-ren.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/45/Tuning-e-ren.png/240px-Tuning-e-ren.png 2x" data-file-width="615" data-file-height="198"/></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Tuning of a six-course <a href="/wiki/Lute" title="Lute">lute</a>, with courses shown in reverse order to their numbering, and <a href="/wiki/Tablature" title="Tablature">tablature</a> to clarify which is which.</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="Tunings,_stringings,_scordaturas_and_setups" data-mw-thread-id="h-Tunings,_stringings,_scordaturas_and_setups"><span id="Tunings.2C_stringings.2C_scordaturas_and_setups"></span><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-Tunings,_stringings,_scordaturas_and_setups"></span>Tunings, stringings, scordaturas and setups<span data-mw-comment-end="h-Tunings,_stringings,_scordaturas_and_setups"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Stringed_instrument_tunings&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Tunings, stringings, scordaturas and setups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are four closely related terms that should be used with care: </p> <ul><li>A <b>tuning</b> is a sequence of pitches to which the strings are tuned.</li></ul> <ul><li>A <b>stringing</b> is a set of string gauges (and very occasionally other string parameters) that support one or more tunings. Just as many stringings support more than one tuning, so for many tunings there is more than one common stringing.</li></ul> <ul><li>A <b><a href="/wiki/Scordatura" title="Scordatura">scordatura</a></b> is a retuning that does not require changing stringing or setup. Most instruments have a standard tuning and stringing, and all other tunings that may be accommodated without changing the strings are scordaturas. Likewise, a particular stringing may have a standard tuning, and all other tunings of this stringing are scordaturas. If there is no standard tuning, then the term <i>scordatura</i> is not applicable.</li></ul> <ul><li>A <b>setup</b> is a stringing, tuning, and associated modifications that do not change the fundamental nature of the instrument. Typically, these involve adjustments to the <a href="/wiki/Head_nut" class="mw-redirect" title="Head nut">head nut</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bridge_(instrument)" title="Bridge (instrument)">bridge</a> to suit the stringing, but they may be far more extensive. For example, a <a href="/wiki/Stradivarius" title="Stradivarius">Stradivarius</a> violin cannot accept the modern concert stringing and tuning with the original <a href="/wiki/Bass_bar" title="Bass bar">bass bar</a>. However, with either the original or a replacement bass bar, it remains a violin.</li></ul> <p>Choice of a particular tuning implies a suitable stringing and setup, so for example if a <a href="/wiki/Pedal_steel_guitar" title="Pedal steel guitar">pedal steel guitar</a> is described as having <a href="/wiki/E9_tuning" title="E9 tuning">E9 tuning</a> this also implies an E9 string set and <a href="/wiki/Copedent" title="Copedent">copedent</a>. </p><p>In many cases several related tunings share a common name, either for different instruments or the same one. For example, <a href="/wiki/Open_G_tuning" title="Open G tuning">open G tuning</a> has a different meaning depending on whether the instrument is a <a href="/wiki/Steel_guitar" title="Steel guitar">steel guitar</a> or a <a href="/wiki/Resonator_guitar" title="Resonator guitar">resonator guitar</a>. <a href="/wiki/C6_tuning" title="C6 tuning">C6 tuning</a> can mean any of four common tunings just for six-string <a href="/wiki/Lap_steel_guitar" title="Lap steel guitar">lap steel guitar</a>, as well as others for other instruments. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="See_also" data-mw-thread-id="h-See_also"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-See_also"></span>See also<span data-mw-comment-end="h-See_also"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Stringed_instrument_tunings&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(music)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style (music)">Wikipedia:Manual of Style (music)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 ext-discussiontools-init-section"><h2 id="External_links" data-mw-thread-id="h-External_links"><span data-mw-comment-start="" id="h-External_links"></span>External links<span data-mw-comment-end="h-External_links"></span></h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Stringed_instrument_tunings&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.thecipher.com/string-numbers.html">http://www.thecipher.com/string-numbers.html</a> A proposal to reverse the traditional numbering, something to be aware of, and not the only one by any means...</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.dearoldillinois.com/tunings.html">http://www.dearoldillinois.com/tunings.html</a> Discusses violin (fiddle) tunings and concludes: <i>So, conventional string numbering is undeniably backwards. This is pointed out in the guitar section as well; the string numbering for guitars follows the same woefully backwards convention. Until the seemingly inevitable happens and this is changed, we're stuck with it. Meanwhile, tunings read left to right.</i></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.guitarlessonworld.com/lessons/lesson1.htm">http://www.guitarlessonworld.com/lessons/lesson1.htm</a> Accepts the standard. 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