What the others have said! Like Robert, I often tune my .014" middle string up to c or d on dulcimers with 27"-28" scale.

Depends on scale length and string gauge. I tune my .014 middle string on 27" scale up to D... Bob.

Hi Kendra,

These sort of things always depend on the size of the strings AND the length of the scale for your instrument.

If you have a string set designed for DAd then you should be able to tune up to Ddd(bagpipe tuning), and Dcd should be no problem.

I didn't know where to post this, so I thought I would give this forum a try.Here's my question: If you are tuned to DAD, would your middle string (A) break if you tune it up to a C?? Would you freak out if a teacher asked you to tune it up to that C?? Thanks for your input.....KendraAka: Dulcerina
updated by @kendra-ward: 06/11/15 07:43:14AM