whistleman123
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Can a sopranino be set up with low g or is the scale too short? I'm thinking of getting one to stuff in my carry-on bag when I fly.
Sopranino question
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Croaky Keith
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Interesting question, if a soprano can & sometimes is, then I would think so, the two scales are close in length.
barefootgypsy
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I'd say no, too, from my own experience with low G's. I think the result on a sopranino would be rather "thunky"...
Inksplosive AL
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Try it if you feel you want to at most you wasted a few dollars.
Most sopraninos are tuned higher than a standard ukulele. I might have read there are strings that let you tune to C.
Most sopraninos are tuned higher than a standard ukulele. I might have read there are strings that let you tune to C.
Sure it CAN be done. However, such a small body will probably not have enough resonance for the lowest notes. There's always the Romero Creations XS, though, which has the size of a Sopranino, but full Soprano scale length, and it comes standard with low G.
Mim
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Mine is Low G!
I use a wound, if you try an unwound it is too wide for the slot.
It plays great and I love it!!! So yes, go for it! You have nothing to lose!!!
My Sopranino is Low G
My Sopraninisimo is High G.
I got the best of both worlds!
Maybe I will make a little vid for you sometime.
I use a wound, if you try an unwound it is too wide for the slot.
It plays great and I love it!!! So yes, go for it! You have nothing to lose!!!
My Sopranino is Low G
My Sopraninisimo is High G.
I got the best of both worlds!
Maybe I will make a little vid for you sometime.
Mim
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PS My other advice...
A wound Low G does not need a different nut width (usually). You can buy a single Aquila Low G wound. Put it on your sopranino. Tune it up. Play it. If you dont like it, you are out a couple bucks and you throw the High G back on the uke and go back on your merry High G playing way
If you love it, congrats, your sopranino is Low G!
A wound Low G does not need a different nut width (usually). You can buy a single Aquila Low G wound. Put it on your sopranino. Tune it up. Play it. If you dont like it, you are out a couple bucks and you throw the High G back on the uke and go back on your merry High G playing way
If you love it, congrats, your sopranino is Low G!whistleman123
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Thanks for all the advise! I guess I'll start shopping for a sapranino!
mkatz
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Whistleman, I just posted an "as new" Romero Creations XS Soprano for sale in the marketplace.
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