Doctroid
Well-known member
I have a Caramel CP200 sopranino uke, and I'm trying to decide how to tune it.
C tuning (gCEa) I think is too low; the strings are too slack. D tuning (aDF#b) seems okay.
I've seen mention of F (cFad) and G (dGbe) tunings being used on sopraninos too. But I'm not clear on what strings people have used for those. My Caramel has Aquilas which look to be the same gauge as the Aquilas on my sopranos. A little math suggests to me they could go up to G with sopranino scale length without too much trouble but real world experience trumps my math any day.
Then there's the question: Which tunings play and sound best?
G tuning would have one advantage in that I already have a baritone, but if it's horrible to play or sounds terrible that would negate that advantage.
Ultimately I know I'll have to experiment and decide for myself, but I'd like some reports and opinions (preferably mentioning your instrument and strings) from other sopranino players first.
C tuning (gCEa) I think is too low; the strings are too slack. D tuning (aDF#b) seems okay.
I've seen mention of F (cFad) and G (dGbe) tunings being used on sopraninos too. But I'm not clear on what strings people have used for those. My Caramel has Aquilas which look to be the same gauge as the Aquilas on my sopranos. A little math suggests to me they could go up to G with sopranino scale length without too much trouble but real world experience trumps my math any day.
Then there's the question: Which tunings play and sound best?
G tuning would have one advantage in that I already have a baritone, but if it's horrible to play or sounds terrible that would negate that advantage.
Ultimately I know I'll have to experiment and decide for myself, but I'd like some reports and opinions (preferably mentioning your instrument and strings) from other sopranino players first.