Tootler
Well-known member
I have tuned my Kala soprano uke to A-D-F#-B and I like it.
Positives (for me)
The uke has a brighter tone
I can use more open chord voicings in some keys I regularly sing in.
Both of these are a plus for singing folk songs, which is what I usually sing, though it may not be for other genres of music.
The only downside - so far.
I found the strings (Aquilas) felt very hard initially but I have got used to that. After reading through the recent threads on strings on UU, I ordered a set of Worth Browns to try as a replacement, but can't quite bring myself to replace a perfectly good set of new strings just yet.
Now a query.
It seems (as far as I can make out) that the D-tuning was once the standard, for soprano ukes at least. When and why did gCEa replace aDF#b?
Just curious.
Positives (for me)
The uke has a brighter tone
I can use more open chord voicings in some keys I regularly sing in.
Both of these are a plus for singing folk songs, which is what I usually sing, though it may not be for other genres of music.
The only downside - so far.
I found the strings (Aquilas) felt very hard initially but I have got used to that. After reading through the recent threads on strings on UU, I ordered a set of Worth Browns to try as a replacement, but can't quite bring myself to replace a perfectly good set of new strings just yet.
Now a query.
It seems (as far as I can make out) that the D-tuning was once the standard, for soprano ukes at least. When and why did gCEa replace aDF#b?
Just curious.