Interview w/ Stringjoy, Scott Marquart - EVERYTHING About GDG Tuning (Seagull Merlin)

I was lucky enough to have Scott Marquart from ‪@Stringjoy‬ join me for a very in-depth discussion of strings.
There are a few common questions that get asked about Seagull Merlin so I thought what better way to answer them all be the string professionals and our partners based out of Nashville.
Some questions we answer for you.
1. Why can't I just retune my D Merlin to play in G?
2. Why do I have to change the strings on my Merlin (or any instrument) to play in G?
3. What's a bridge? How's that different from a saddle?
4. Why do I need a new Merlin bridge to play in G (in tune)?
5. What’s string tension and why does it matter?
KEY MOMENTS.
0:00 Introduction
0:37 What is Stringjoy?
1:54 Going from D to G
3:30 String Gauges
4:04 String Tension & Truss Rods
6:23 Bridges
6:52 Do NOT TRY to tune from D up to G!
8:19 FREE String Tension Calculator
9:03 Bridge Saddle - String Gauge vs String Length
10:20 Intonation vs Tuning
10:55 String Change
13:07 Wrapping Up
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