Michael_
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Is there anybody else who likes to play solo arrangements on the soprano ukulele? If so, which famous players are your ideals?
I've learnt most of my technique from Ohta-San's books and youtube videos. Some of Lyle Ritz' arrangements are also well suited for the soprano size. And of course there's John King and his campanela style. Steven Strauss plays a concert as far as I can tell, but his style works fine on soprano, too.
Do I miss someone important from whom I can learn?
I'm particularly interested in right hand techniques. I'd summarize the above 4's techniques like this:
Ohta-San: Thumb flesh for strumming, thumb nail for picking (up and down!), index for tremolo, index-thumb combinations for some genuine Ohta-San effects (that I have not figured out yet). A pioneer of the low-G tuning.
Lyle Ritz: Felt pick in the 50's recordings, later full chord strums with the thumb and index. Some single note picking. High-G and low-G tuning.
John King: Arpeggio picking with thumb, index and middle finder. High-G tuning campanela style.
Steven Strauss: Bass with the thumb, melody with the index. Low-G tuning.
I've learnt most of my technique from Ohta-San's books and youtube videos. Some of Lyle Ritz' arrangements are also well suited for the soprano size. And of course there's John King and his campanela style. Steven Strauss plays a concert as far as I can tell, but his style works fine on soprano, too.
Do I miss someone important from whom I can learn?
I'm particularly interested in right hand techniques. I'd summarize the above 4's techniques like this:
Ohta-San: Thumb flesh for strumming, thumb nail for picking (up and down!), index for tremolo, index-thumb combinations for some genuine Ohta-San effects (that I have not figured out yet). A pioneer of the low-G tuning.
Lyle Ritz: Felt pick in the 50's recordings, later full chord strums with the thumb and index. Some single note picking. High-G and low-G tuning.
John King: Arpeggio picking with thumb, index and middle finder. High-G tuning campanela style.
Steven Strauss: Bass with the thumb, melody with the index. Low-G tuning.