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| Posted: Thu Jan 10th, 2008 03:17 am |
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2manyTaylors Approved
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I am sure this has come up before on the forum, and I apologize, as I have not been on here long. I just received a 6-string tenor, and I am AMAZED at the difference in sound between it and a 4 string. The paired strings change the whole timbre of the instrument. Sounds fantastic, I mean. And yet, some songs I play on the 4 string just don't sound right on 6. What are your experiences learning this wonderful instrument? And thanks, ebay dealer, you know who you are!
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| Posted: Thu Jan 10th, 2008 03:28 am |
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Will Approved 
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2manyTaylors wrote: I am sure this has come up before on the forum, and I apologize, as I have not been on here long. I just received a 6-string tenor, and I am AMAZED at the difference in sound between it and a 4 string. The paired strings change the whole timbre of the instrument. Sounds fantastic, I mean. And yet, some songs I play on the 4 string just don't sound right on 6. What are your experiences learning this wonderful instrument? And thanks, ebay dealer, you know who you are! I don't have the 6-string tenor, but I have an 8-string tenor, which is tuned differently than yours. My 8-string tenor is tuned gGcCEEAA, with 2 octave pairs and 2 doubled pairs of strings, reminiscent of 12-string guitar tuning. It is much louder than a 4-string uke, and because of the 8 strings playing up to 6 different notes, it has a richer, fuller sound. At the same time, it is very different sounding than a 4-string uke when playing the same songs, and may not sound right for certain songs. Your 6-string tenor has the C-strings octave tuned; what about the A strings - are they doubled or also octave tuned? If your A-strings are octave tuned, that is the major difference between your 6-string and my 8-string. That also makes it very different sounding from other ukuleles.
____________________ Will http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/297/ Loose Change & Friends http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/245/ http://loosechangeandfriends.com The Earth Tones http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/337/ A Bunch Of Coconuts http://abunchofcoconuts.com |
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| Posted: Thu Jan 10th, 2008 03:31 am |
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2manyTaylors Approved
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The A strings are also octave tuned. I am finding I am having trouble getting the high A to sound. I just got this tenor, and have not got the hang of it yet, but it IS easier than playing a Rickenbacker 12-Stringer!
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| Posted: Thu Jan 10th, 2008 04:37 pm |
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jerrypro Approved 
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Hey Will, I believe we both have the same Lanikai O-8E tenor uke. We have discussed the tuning for it in a previous thread. In the above thread you stated that your tuning is "gG cC EE AA". The tuning I use is "Gg Cc EE AA". My understanding is that the "fatter" g (7th string) & c (5th string) strings are tuned an octave lower. I got this info from a Kala tuning chart I recieved when I bought my Kala. The chart reads like this: Tenor 8 string ukulele 8th string - G 7th string - G low octave 6th string - C 5th string - C low octave 4th string - E unison 3rd string - E 2nd string - A unison 1st string - A I'm confused - are we on the same page or is one of us useing the wrong tuning? jerry 
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| Posted: Thu Jan 10th, 2008 05:32 pm |
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Will Approved
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jerrypro wrote: Hey Will, I believe we both have the same Lanikai O-8E tenor uke. We have discussed the tuning for it in a previous thread. Hi, Jerry: We both have our Lanikai 8-string tenors tuned exactly the same way, we just expressed the tuning in a different way. In each of the 4 courses of strings, one string in each course is tuned "normally" - the other strings (facing the bass side) consists of 2 higher octave strings and 2 doubled strings. That 6th string is a high octave C string (the highest pitched on the instrument), and it's the 5th string that is the normal C. The convention that I learned is that the higher than "normal" pitched strings are assigned lower case letters, so, going from bass to treble, the 8 string uke is tuned as follows: gG - cC - EE - AA 8th string - g (high-octave string) 7th string - G (low-G) 6th string - c (high-octave string) 5th string - C (normal) 4th string - E (doubled) 3rd string - E (normal) 2nd string - A (doubled) 1st string - A (normal) On a 12-string guitar, the tuning would be described as follows: eE - aA - dD - gG - EE - AA Last edited on Thu Jan 10th, 2008 05:36 pm by Will ____________________ Will http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/297/ Loose Change & Friends http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/245/ http://loosechangeandfriends.com The Earth Tones http://ezfolk.com/audio/bands/337/ A Bunch Of Coconuts http://abunchofcoconuts.com |
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| Posted: Fri Jan 11th, 2008 01:36 am |
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jerrypro Approved
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Thanks Will, now I can sleep at night and as usual I do appreciate your patience and your indepth answers. I hope you are enjoying your Lanikai as much as I'm enjoying mine! jerry 
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| Posted: Sun Jan 13th, 2008 05:19 pm |
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2manyTaylors Approved
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Thanks for staying on the topic, not!
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| Posted: Sun Jan 13th, 2008 06:17 pm |
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jerrypro Approved
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2manyTaylors wrote: Thanks for staying on the topic, not! My apologies, 2manytaylors, for hijacking your thread. I'll see that it doesn't happen again. jerry 
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| Posted: Sun Jan 13th, 2008 07:38 pm |
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GX9901 Approved 
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2manyTaylors - is your 6-string tenor a KoAloha? I tried one on my trip to Oahu this past week and I really liked its sound. I had a Lanikai 6-string and couldn't really get into its sound after trying 2 different tunings (stock strings and Ko'olau Gold strings) so I sold it. That KoAloha 6-string I tried sounded really nice and I just might want one down the road.
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| Posted: Sun Jan 13th, 2008 08:30 pm |
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Neal Approved 
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Get rid of the octave A and pair them the same. A suggestion. I'm not a big fan of the sound of the A on a sixer. Your mileage may vary...
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