tuning my baritone
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kypfer
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GCEA tuning is "unusual" for a baritone ... are you sure you've got the correct strings for your instrument?
Assuming they are correct, the A string (on a soprano/concert/tenor ukulele) tunes to 440hz.
I admit I'm not totally sure where "middle C" sits in the scheme of things, but if my arithmetic is correct, the "C" in a "normal" GCEA set is middle C (261.6hz).
Doubtless someone will chime in if I'm an octave out
Interesting video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZLBl3xQ158
Down Up Dick
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Yes, I think that's correct, but it may sound different. I bought my baritone for its low tones though; if one tunes it up to hi-GCEA, he/she might just as well have bought another tenor.
An aside: If my name was Georgia, I'd learn Ray Charle's "Georgia" as soon as I could--great song!
ld:gobes
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If you're tuning your baritone to GCEA then the third string is middle C.
With typical baritone tuning (DGBE) middle C is at the first fret of the second (B) string.
With typical baritone tuning (DGBE) middle C is at the first fret of the second (B) string.
Yep, normal C tuning. The C set for a bari. doesn't really drive the soundboard IMO but Glen Rose uses that tuning for his baritone jazz books.
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