Vic Arpeggio
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Yes, a whole step (F-Bb-D-G). To me, all of my tenors sound better Bb than C. My Farallon sounds best at B. Many tenors have a natural body resonance that is close to a C, so can sound muddy there. Southcoast Strings has a lot of great info on this: http://southcoastukes.com/ti-tuningyouruke01.htm
Linear means the 4th string is lower than the third string, as opposed to re-entrant when the third string is the lowest note. If tuned C, people call linear tuning "Low G".
I'd encourage you to experiment on your tenors and see what you think.
Thanks. I am a ukulele novice so I only own one tenor that plays in tune. I tried out the Bb6 tuning on that tenor (re entrant) and I noticed two things right away: more mid range sound and barre chords were much easier up and down the fretboard. I do like it.