Lovin the new Pono MBD baritone

Here's a pic of Pono bari from HMS with a Koaloha thin body tenor for size comparison. The standard tuning and the 'came with' Koolau strings produced a rich, deep guitar-like sound which I enjoyed, but didn't want to learn the baritone chords yet.

I replaced with Southcoast light gauge linear/no wound set and tuned to Bb. This gave me the tone and playability I was hoping for. The wide neck make this baritone extremely easy to play. Really liking this uke Next set of strings I'll experiment with will be the Living Waters.

Cheers and thanks for lookin'

Looks gorgeous - I love the rosette, simply and classy!!

Congratulations! I just got one of these from HMS a month ago and love the rich, mellow sound. After learning my songs with the baritone tuning, I'm now struggling to go back to my concert. It's a great addition to my uke family.

I enjoy the Bb tuning so I don't have to learn new chords.. just got a Shubb capo so I can tune up to C with a click on the 2nd fret.. life is good..

Tailgate said:

I enjoy the Bb tuning so I don't have to learn new chords.. just got a Shubb capo so I can tune up to C with a click on the 2nd fret.. life is good..

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You really don't have to learn new chords with a Baritone. It's the same as retuning your uke to Bb. Your chord shapes are going to be the same on a C tuned, a G tuned, Bb tuned, etc... The names just change, thats all