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  2. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Stringed instrument tunings

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    If the octave is also to be indicated, use either Helmholtz pitch notation, as in E–A–d–g–b–e′ for the guitar, or scientific pitch notation, as in E 2 –A 2 –D 3 –G 3 –B 3 –E 4. 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 ...

  3. Bass guitar tuning - Wikipedia

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    Tuning machines (with spiral metal worm gears) are mounted on the back of the headstock on the bass guitar neck. The standard design for the electric bass guitar has four strings, tuned E, A, D and G, in fourths such that the open highest string, G, is an eleventh (an octave and a fourth) below middle C, making the tuning of all four strings the same as that of the double bass (E 1 –A 1 –D ...

  4. Stringed instrument tunings - Wikipedia

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    E 1 A 1 D 2 G 2 C 3; Bass, electric bass, 5-string bass Essentially a 4-string bass with one added high or low string. Choice of tuning depends whether the added string is low or high. Guitar, bass (6-string) 6 strings 6 courses. Standard/common: B 0 E 1 A 1 D 2 G 2 C 3. Alternate: E 1 A 1 D 2 G 2 B 2 E 3. Bass, electric bass, 6-string bass ...

  5. Selmer group - Wikipedia

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    In his 1954 paper 'A Conjecture Concerning Rational Points On Cubic Curves', [1] Selmer investigates generators for the rational points on certain cubic curves using two descents. He notes that a method used by Cassels [2] points to an insufficiency in the methods of detecting generators used previously by Selmer. However, the method of Cassels ...

  6. Selmer guitar - Wikipedia

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    By 1936, the definitive [2] version of the Selmer guitar had appeared, with an oval hole in place of the large D-shaped hole, no internal resonator, and a neck with 14 frets clear of the body in place of the original 12. It was officially called the "Modèle Jazz", but also known as the "Petite Bouche" (small mouth) or "Oval Hole".

  7. Conn-Selmer - Wikipedia

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    Conn-Selmer, Inc. is an American manufacturer of musical instruments for concert bands, marching bands and orchestras.It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Steinway Musical Instruments and was formed in 2003 by combining the Steinway properties, The Selmer Company and United Musical Instruments.

  8. Short octave - Wikipedia

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    Hence, it required unusually thick strings for the bottom notes, on the order of 0.6 to 0.7 mm (0.024 to 0.028 in). [7] The Viennese bass octave gradually went out of style. However, Maunder notes instruments with Viennese bass octave built even in 1795, and observe that advertisements for such instruments appear even up to the end of the century.

  9. King Musical Instruments - Wikipedia

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    [2] A disassembled King 606 trombone. In 1935 Foster Reynolds left his position as General Manager of the H.N. White Company, and founded the rival F.A. Reynolds company. Reynolds would later design the extremely successful Ambassador line of brasswind instruments for F. E. Olds. [3] The H.N. White Company began producing stringed instruments ...