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 === Tuning & Setup Specifications ===
-=== Classic 10-String Tuning Layout ===
+=== Classic 10-String Tuning ===
+The "Classic" tuning is the original and most widely used Chapman Stick tuning.
+It features melody strings tuned in descending fourths and bass strings tuned in ascending fifths.
+==== Tuning Layout ====
 {| class="wikitable"
-! String !! Side !! Tuning !! Direction
+! Side !! String !! Note !! Interval Direction
 |-
-| 1 || Melody || C#4 || Descending
+| Melody || 1 || D || Descending fourths
 |-
-| 2 || Melody || A3 || Descending
+| Melody || 2 || A || Descending fourths
 |-
-| 3 || Melody || F#3 || Descending
+| Melody || 3 || E || Descending fourths
 |-
-| 4 || Melody || E3 || Descending
+| Melody || 4 || B || Descending fourths
 |-
-| 5 || Melody || D3 || Descending
+| Melody || 5 || F# || Descending fourths
 |-
-| 6 || Bass || C2 || Ascending
+| Bass || 6 || C || Ascending fifths
 |-
-| 7 || Bass || A1 || Ascending
+| Bass || 7 || G || Ascending fifths
 |-
-| 8 || Bass || F#1 || Ascending
+| Bass || 8 || D || Ascending fifths
 |-
-| 9 || Bass || E1 || Ascending
+| Bass || 9 || A || Ascending fifths
 |-
-| 10 || Bass || D1 || Ascending
+| Bass || 10 || E || Ascending fifths
 |}
-* Melody strings tuned in descending fourths.
+==== Key Characteristics ====
-* Bass strings tuned in ascending fifths.
+* Melody side: 5 strings tuned in descending fourths, starting from D.
-* Middle strings (5 & 6) are adjacent and tuned a minor 7th apart.
+* Bass side: 5 strings tuned in ascending fifths, starting from C.
+* The middle pair (F# on melody, C on bass) creates a minor 7th interval across the hands.
+* This split tuning enables simultaneous bass lines, chords, and melodies.
+==== Usage Notes ====
+* Standard for most Chapman Stick players since the 1970s.
+* Works well with the Stickup passive pickup system.
+* Ideal for polyphonic playing styles, progressive rock, jazz fusion, and solo arrangements.
 === Recommended String Gauges ===