Tootler
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I have my tenors tuned re-entrant dGBE and use appropriate strings for them. One reason was the high tension of GCEA on a tenor. One exception is my recently acquired 6 string and it really rings out and I've not found the tension to bad. Maybe I'm just getting adapted more.
I've recently re-tuned by concert down to Bb and find I prefer the sound and like the lower tension. Capo 2 brings it back to GCEA should I want to so no problem. I use the Planet Waves NS mini ukulele capos. They are excellent; well made and unobtrusive. It's the only one I've found that doesn't interfere with my left hand at all. Paul has a point; capoing sometimes sounds better than re-tuning. I'd not thought about capo 1 to make playing in E or B easier partly because I so rarely sing in those keys so rarely have need for them. Tuning down to A makes playing in E easy too, btw.
A bit off topic but E is not a particularly easy key on guitar (B7 is OK but B brings the same problems as E on a GCEA tuned uke) Quite a few guitarists I know capo 2 to play in E using D shapes.
I've recently re-tuned by concert down to Bb and find I prefer the sound and like the lower tension. Capo 2 brings it back to GCEA should I want to so no problem. I use the Planet Waves NS mini ukulele capos. They are excellent; well made and unobtrusive. It's the only one I've found that doesn't interfere with my left hand at all. Paul has a point; capoing sometimes sounds better than re-tuning. I'd not thought about capo 1 to make playing in E or B easier partly because I so rarely sing in those keys so rarely have need for them. Tuning down to A makes playing in E easy too, btw.
A bit off topic but E is not a particularly easy key on guitar (B7 is OK but B brings the same problems as E on a GCEA tuned uke) Quite a few guitarists I know capo 2 to play in E using D shapes.