The D45 sports three octaves of range; the lowest note is the D below middle C. There are 16 courses of strings on the treble bridge and 15 courses on the bass bridge. This configuration is often referred to as "16/15". Easily available keys are G, D, C, F, and A, along with their relative minors. There are a variety of chromatic notes available in each key.
A special feature of the D45 is three extra chromatic notes (D#5, G#5 and Bb5) which have been added to replace notes which are duplicated in the normal tuning pattern.
Superscript numbers indicate octaves (C4 is Middle C).
Dots indicate marked courses.
All strings have loop ends.
Wire gauges are shown in inches.
PB = phosphor bronze wire.
PBW = phosphor bronze wound.
Unspecified strings are plain steel wire.
Downloadable string/tuning chart
Downloadable string order form