Teresa Young
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Greetings, uke-impassioned people!
Mike at Mainland Ukes referred me here, thinking some of you may have insights for me. I have a new baby: a beautiful cedar and rosewood baritone that arrived from him last week. (I'm a pianist and vocalist who returned to the bari a few months ago. It was my first instrument at 4 years old before guitar and then piano, and I'm thrilled to be re-discovering it.)
My questions relate to the baritone's resonant properties and its unique "place" within the uke family, which I consider part of the larger guitar family. I told Mike I'm just not sure these great Aquila nylgut strings are actually "it" for me, because I keep imagining the instrument's resonant properties with some good steel strings on it. It does seem that the baritone is a bit of a "hybrid" in the family, and I'm wondering about anyone's thoughts on this and whether you have experimented with steel strings on a bari. I'll have the chance to get this little instrument heard in some intriguing settings, and I want to discover and develop its resonance to its full potential.
Thanks VERY much for your thoughts...
Mike at Mainland Ukes referred me here, thinking some of you may have insights for me. I have a new baby: a beautiful cedar and rosewood baritone that arrived from him last week. (I'm a pianist and vocalist who returned to the bari a few months ago. It was my first instrument at 4 years old before guitar and then piano, and I'm thrilled to be re-discovering it.)
My questions relate to the baritone's resonant properties and its unique "place" within the uke family, which I consider part of the larger guitar family. I told Mike I'm just not sure these great Aquila nylgut strings are actually "it" for me, because I keep imagining the instrument's resonant properties with some good steel strings on it. It does seem that the baritone is a bit of a "hybrid" in the family, and I'm wondering about anyone's thoughts on this and whether you have experimented with steel strings on a bari. I'll have the chance to get this little instrument heard in some intriguing settings, and I want to discover and develop its resonance to its full potential.
Thanks VERY much for your thoughts...