Which C6th string is middle C

[Sherman Willden]

Which C6th string is middle C on the 10-string C6th and 12-string C6th. Thank you Sherman

[Jerry Overstreet]

Std. C6 tuning top to bottom

1. G/D

2. E

3. C (middle C) 261.63 Hz. Known as C4

4. A

5. G

6. E

7. C

8. A

9. F

10. C

[Sherman Willden]

Thank you

[Earnest Bovine]

Your 3rd string (C) is ~262 Hz.
7th is ~131

[Bill McCloskey]

I believe the 3rd string is middle C, not the 7th string. In fact I just tested it against my piano. 3rd String is definitely middle C.

[Jerry Overstreet]

Yessir. I corrected my post. Don't know what I was thinking. Guess I did too much text and posted it next to the lower note.
Sorry Sherman. Hope I didn't cause you a lot of trouble. Looks like my mind is going along with the body.

[Ian Rae]

Of course, if you're using notation, the 7th string is written as middle C, although it sounds an octave lower like all guitar music, and the 3rd string does indeed sound middle C 261.6 Hz

[Jerry Overstreet]

I give up.

[Ian Rae]

Sorry, Jerry, did I push you over the edge?

[Bill McCloskey]

This is no different than if you notate a C and give it to a trumpet player, he is going to play Bb.

[Jerry Overstreet]

No Ian. We're good. Cheers.

[Ian Rae]

Bill, only if he's playing a Bb trumpet.
C trumpets are quite common (I play one) and they exist in many other keys.
But I take your point. Guitars are transposing instruments because although they're in C, they sound an octave lower than written, like string basses. Also the tenor voice.

I bet Sherman is really glad he asked...