Octave Banjo Ukulele

UkuleleJarr · Aug 18, 2010

just a fun convert... tenor banjo plus C tuning Aquila Baritone strings equals awesome octave banjo ukulele.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGUhb9g72y4

in case your wondering, the impact at the end is a friend throwing a tea bag at me ....:wallbash: oh well

kissing · Aug 18, 2010

It would be interesting if more ukes were made in that octave tuning

Skitzic · Aug 18, 2010

I tried that same thing but couldn't get any volume out of it.

UkuleleJarr · Aug 19, 2010

mines got plenty of volume, the proofs in my parents telling me to be quiet.... but to be fair it was 10pm.... im planning to make an electric otave ukulele with a friend soon, but it suits the banjo a treat.

i cant think why the volume would have failed on your attempt....i just brought, re-strung, prayed and played.

Skitzic · Aug 19, 2010

UkuleleJarr said:
mines got plenty of volume, the proofs in my parents telling me to be quiet.... but to be fair it was 10pm.... im planning to make an electric otave ukulele with a friend soon, but it suits the banjo a treat.

i cant think why the volume would have failed on your attempt....i just brought, re-strung, prayed and played.

That's what I did. Oh well.

jacothedog · Aug 19, 2010

Cool! That would sound great in a duo with a standard tuned uke!

rasputinsghost · Aug 19, 2010

This is really, really cool. How much did the tenor banjo run you?

Skitzic · Aug 19, 2010

You can get older, entry level tenor banjos for right around $100 on eBay.

rasputinsghost · Aug 19, 2010

Cool - are fingerpicks okay on nylon strings? I want to try them out. I'm assuming metal is out of the question.

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