So I've been thinking for a while about a franken-uke... I have a pono nui big baritone that I really like, and a similar sized inexpensive nylon strung guitar.
Thinking about taking it to my favorite luthier and having him turn it into either another nui/4 string so I can have one with a high "D" and one low, or turning it into a 5 sting instrument along the lines of a rajao or the custom instrument Jim posted about a few months ago.
Which got me thinking about possible tuning ideas for it. There are 3 options I keep thinking about for a 5 string: dDGBE (or dDBGD), Ddgbe (or Ddgbd), or ADGBE.
Curious what thoughts anyone might have on this. My goal with this instrument is to be able to play in a group, which likely means chording and double stops more than fingerstyle, but I am open to exploring some clawhammer with it as well if I go dDBGE...
Thinking about taking it to my favorite luthier and having him turn it into either another nui/4 string so I can have one with a high "D" and one low, or turning it into a 5 sting instrument along the lines of a rajao or the custom instrument Jim posted about a few months ago.
Which got me thinking about possible tuning ideas for it. There are 3 options I keep thinking about for a 5 string: dDGBE (or dDBGD), Ddgbe (or Ddgbd), or ADGBE.
Curious what thoughts anyone might have on this. My goal with this instrument is to be able to play in a group, which likely means chording and double stops more than fingerstyle, but I am open to exploring some clawhammer with it as well if I go dDBGE...