wildfire070
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I started out with a concert uke, then switched over to soprano and sopraninos, which I adore. I was happy with the smaller scale and liked it much better than concert, but still felt like something was missing. I thought maybe it's that deeper resonance that I'm looking for and unable to find in the smaller scales, so I tried tenor.....I hated it. I made the assumption that if I can't stand the tenor size then no way will I like baritone and dismissed them altogether and have stayed with my soprano/sopranino scale for the past couple of years.
Just recently I've been playing around with different tunings and was intrigued by the DGBE tuning. But I just couldn't get it to work on smaller scales so I decided to bite the bullet and give the baritone a try. Wow! I'm in love! It sounds so rich and lush and full! Why did I wait so long to try it??
I took a huge risk getting my first baritone. I hadn't played one before so I didn't know if I would like it or not. And on top of that...I skipped over the entry level and mid-range ones...and went straight to a Mya-Moe. Crazy, I know. Fortunately it paid off because I love the thing! I have it in Bb tuning and it just sings.
And while I was at it, Hodge's thread comparing a Favilla and a Silvertone inspired me to search for a vintage. I didn't get a Favilla but I did find a Silvertone in really good condition. All it needed was a polish.
Both bari's arrived within a day of each other and I haven't been able to put them down. I'm really glad I made this leap.
Just recently I've been playing around with different tunings and was intrigued by the DGBE tuning. But I just couldn't get it to work on smaller scales so I decided to bite the bullet and give the baritone a try. Wow! I'm in love! It sounds so rich and lush and full! Why did I wait so long to try it??
I took a huge risk getting my first baritone. I hadn't played one before so I didn't know if I would like it or not. And on top of that...I skipped over the entry level and mid-range ones...and went straight to a Mya-Moe. Crazy, I know. Fortunately it paid off because I love the thing! I have it in Bb tuning and it just sings.
And while I was at it, Hodge's thread comparing a Favilla and a Silvertone inspired me to search for a vintage. I didn't get a Favilla but I did find a Silvertone in really good condition. All it needed was a polish.
Both bari's arrived within a day of each other and I haven't been able to put them down. I'm really glad I made this leap.
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