Hello everyone. I'm both new to ukulele and to the forum. I'm a bass player and my wife got me this neat little Mitchell baritone uke after I complained that I had nothing to play when our friends and family go unplugged on fishing trips and such. I really like the feel of the baritone. I'm really interested in tuning it like my bass, but up in mandolin territory. I've managed to get it tuned like that, enough to know I like the sound and that it works really well with the group, but it needs some fine tuning. Let's just say the tension is unbalanced from string to string. Here's what I've got...
E- D string .029 from a classical guitar set. Sounds good, tuning seems stable, tension ok
A- tension very tight, sounds bad, can't hold a tuning.
D- G string .0403 from same set. Seems decent enough.
G- high E string from same set .028. Works well, sounds good.
Basically two for four. I did a search on here and found some ideas. One was to use tenor uke strings so I ordered some to try. Any other tips or tricks for this tuning would be appreciated. I've also a concert uke sitting in my music room so I've got gCEA covered.
Paul
E- D string .029 from a classical guitar set. Sounds good, tuning seems stable, tension ok
A- tension very tight, sounds bad, can't hold a tuning.
D- G string .0403 from same set. Seems decent enough.
G- high E string from same set .028. Works well, sounds good.
Basically two for four. I did a search on here and found some ideas. One was to use tenor uke strings so I ordered some to try. Any other tips or tricks for this tuning would be appreciated. I've also a concert uke sitting in my music room so I've got gCEA covered.
Paul