chuck in ny
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is there a successful way to string a soprano low G or are they always best in reentrant tuning?
is there a successful way to string a soprano low G or are they always best in reentrant tuning?
is there a successful way to string a soprano low G or are they always best in reentrant tuning?
Ohta-San plays his Martin soprano in low G. I'm not sure what strings he uses (they may be Kamaka strings), but it sounds good to me.
Ohta-San plays his Martin soprano in low G. I'm not sure what strings he uses (they may be Kamaka strings), but it sounds good to me.
I see absolutely no reason why you couldn't put low g on a soprano, although I have to tend to agree with why would you want to?No.
But not from any empirical testing I've done. Never even put a low g on a soprano though I've still got a brand new 2-year old set in a drawer. Everything I've ever read regarding the technicalities of why it is not a good thing made sense.
From string tension, to boomy bass notes, to the volume of air contained by the body for proper response... I believe it. That doesn't mean you can't try it. You might like it!
Now, everyone who has done it - please tell us why I'm wrong. And I may well be.
... Ask David Hurd...
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I've not tried low G on any soprano, Chuck, but if you try and don't like it you could always tune up a step to low A, D, F#, B and see how that sounds.
It's amped. It can sound fine if you do it like that.
Wrong again Dirk about David and Gordon.