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| Posted: Sat Apr 14th, 2007 03:05 am |
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skittles Approved
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a newbie here playing with a cheap mahalo baritone (and an even cheaper soprano that holds its tuning amazingly well)/ One can get gcea strings for baritone. Does one tune to the same pitch as soprano or one octave lower???
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| Posted: Sun Apr 15th, 2007 05:55 am |
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Will Approved 
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skittles wrote: a newbie here playing with a cheap mahalo baritone (and an even cheaper soprano that holds its tuning amazingly well). The special gauge gCEA strings for a baritone are tuned to the same octave as a soprano. However, the larger body of the baritone will give a much deeper sound than a soprano.
____________________ 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: Mon Apr 16th, 2007 09:53 am |
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Tani Approved
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Hi. I have seen using the four deepest string of a classic guitar (the E A D G ones) on a bari uke, tuned GCEA, an octave lower than the Soprano Ukulele. It was very good, actually, at least for me.
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16th, 2007 10:31 am |
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skittles Approved
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An interesting notuion, Tani. I might give it a try. My cheap baritone strung to gcea with the Aquila nylguts supposedly specially made for that purpose actually sounds a bit thin or dead unless I whack it with a thickish pick.
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| Posted: Mon Apr 16th, 2007 10:01 pm |
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Will Approved
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Because I prefer low-G tuning, I have to use the G (second lowest pitch) from the standard DGBE baritone set in place of the higher octave G that comes with the special gauge gCEA Aquila Nylgut string set for baritone ukes.
____________________ 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: Tue Apr 17th, 2007 01:44 am |
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skittles Approved
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Aha! Mix and match - yes.
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| Posted: Wed Jun 6th, 2007 12:34 am |
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JimmyJoe Approved
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I bought a set of Ko'lua Gold CGEA strings for Baritone by accident (I thought i was buying regular DGBE strings) and man they sure seemed tight when I tuned up. I am afraid it will damange the Uke. Anyone every use these strings?
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| Posted: Tue May 13th, 2008 02:02 am |
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BartlebysUke Approved 
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Tani wrote: Hi. I have seen using the four deepest string of a classic guitar (the E A D G ones) on a bari uke, tuned GCEA, an octave lower than the Soprano Ukulele. It was very good, actually, at least for me. This idea really intrigues me. Is it re-entrant this way, or low G? How does the D string (from the guitar) do as a C string. I just got my first bari uke today , and I am sort of awestruck by its size. Is 18 frets standard?
____________________ exegi monumentum aere perennis. |
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| Posted: Tue May 13th, 2008 04:08 am |
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Will Approved
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JimmyJoe wrote: I bought a set of Ko'lua Gold CGEA strings for Baritone by accident (I thought i was buying regular DGBE strings) and man they sure seemed tight when I tuned up. I am afraid it will damange the Uke. Anyone every use these strings? If those strings are specifically labeled as "GCEA Strings For Baritone" then they are of the correct gauge and tension to work correctly on a baritone without excessive string tension. They are mostly likely re-entrant tuned, gCEA. If you want the low-G tuning, you will need to borrow the normal G string from the original baritone string set and use it in place of the high G string.
____________________ 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: Tue May 13th, 2008 06:48 am |
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musicguymic Approved
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A note Koolau does not make a gcea set for baritones and a small batch of sets went out with the wrong labeling in back do not use them for reentrant high g baritone tuning.
____________________ WOW I got another Uke!!!! |
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| Posted: Tue May 13th, 2008 08:41 am |
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Tani Approved
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Hello Bartlebysuke. Let me explain: Because of the shorter lenght: The E bass string of the Guitar is up to Low G in Bari Uke The A string of the Guitar is up to C in Bari Uke The D string of the Guitar is up to E in Bari Uke The G string of the Guitar is up to A in Bari Uke. I hope this makes things clearer. All the Best. Tani. Last edited on Tue May 13th, 2008 08:42 am by Tani |
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| Posted: Tue May 13th, 2008 02:35 pm |
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Will Approved
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BartlebysUke wrote: Tani wrote:Hi. I have seen using the four deepest string of a classic guitar (the E A D G ones) on a bari uke, tuned GCEA, an octave lower than the Soprano Ukulele. It was very good, actually, at least for me. I'm not sure that using the 4 lowest (EADG) classical guitar strings is a good idea on a baritone uke, because those strings are way too thick to fit into the nut sluts, and at least 3 of them will have metal windings on them. You're better off buying the special gauge GCEA baritone strings, which are made of the correct gauge for this purpose. 18 frets on a baritone is fairly standard; since it has the same tuning as a guitar.
____________________ 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: Sat May 31st, 2008 02:33 am |
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BartlebysUke Approved
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OK, so this what I have done. I got my Aquila gcea strings today, but I was bit surprised to find that they were High-G, which I wasn't sure I wanted. So I saved the dgbe g string, moved it up to the top position, and used the other three aquila strings. So far so good! For the few seconds that the tuning on the new strings holds, it sounds great.
____________________ exegi monumentum aere perennis. |
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| Posted: Sat May 31st, 2008 03:10 am |
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Will Approved
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BartlebysUke wrote: OK, so this what I have done. That's the way to do it. Those special C-tuned strings for baritones are almost always in high-G, and I use the G from the baritone set to replace the re-entrant string.
____________________ 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 Jun 6th, 2008 01:20 am |
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JustiVal Approved
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This is great info. I'm fairly new to the bari uke. I have two. My first (and now practice uke) by HiLo, and an LU21-BE by Lanikai. I have the practice uke tuned to GCEA using classic guitar strings, and it sounds pretty dull. I like the GCEA tuning better than the DGBE, because the GCEA sounds richer to me, and it feels like DGBE is just playing part of an instrument (guitar) and not a whole one. I have a few questions, if someone could answer, it would be great! Is it worthwhile to bother with GCEA on a bari uke? Do the g/GCEA strings sound as nice as the DGBE or would I be better off with a tenor uke? Also, I'm using a guitar strap, would it be better to invest in a strap that clips onto the sound hole? -Justi
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| Posted: Fri Jun 6th, 2008 05:00 am |
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Will Approved
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JustiVal wrote: This is great info. I'm fairly new to the bari uke. I have two. My first (and now practice uke) by HiLo, and an LU21-BE by Lanikai. I have the practice uke tuned to GCEA using classic guitar strings, and it sounds pretty dull. I like the GCEA tuning better than the DGBE, because the GCEA sounds richer to me, and it feels like DGBE is just playing part of an instrument (guitar) and not a whole one. Only you can decide what sounds better to you. It's not a big investment to make to buy a set of special gauge strings for one of your baritones and try out gCEA/GCEA tuning. The bigger body of the baritone will accentuate the lower tones. I prefer low-G tuning for my own playing style, so I keep the 2nd lowest baritone string and put it in the lowest position to get GCEA. A guitar strap works fine for a baritone, as long as you have a way to shorten the strap length so that you can hold the uke up higher than you would a guitar. Last edited on Fri Jun 6th, 2008 05:01 am 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: Thu Oct 30th, 2008 06:19 pm |
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velcrotrainer Approved
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i just did this to an old 80s Harmony baritone uke and it worked like a dream. it gives it a very melancholy sound. although i have to admit i have no clue what string i should use for a re-entrant G at this lower tuning, should i decide to make that change. edit: by this i mean using the lowest 4 classical guitar strings to down-tune an octive low in gcea. Last edited on Thu Oct 30th, 2008 06:20 pm by velcrotrainer |
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| Posted: Sat Nov 15th, 2008 10:03 pm |
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mapleleaflady Approved 
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This company does sell Low-g strings in the package. They also sell a package of Low-g and an extra high g included. Go gold!
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16th, 2008 01:42 am |
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velcrotrainer Approved
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by "this company" which company did you mean?
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16th, 2008 03:36 am |
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mapleleaflady Approved
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velcrotrainer wrote: by "this company" which company did you mean? Sorry I thought I mentioned it. The company is 'Ko'olau Gold Strings any of these places will have them. http://www.theukuleleshop.co.uk/acatalog/Ko_olau_Gold_Strings.html http://www.koolauukulele.com/strings.html http://www.koolauukulele.com/pono.html
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