Strumdaddy
Well-known member
I tried and tried, but can not get used to a "low" bottom string....
I used to play classical guitar and accounted for three "low" strings in various pieces of music. But now I've locked into the groove of having a chiming open string that insinuates itself into melodies, adding a pleasing ambiguity to proceedings. So I use re-entrant tuning on soprano, concert and tenor.
Anyway... I bought a baritone to experience that end of uke world. I kept it in low D tuning to maintain its "bass-i-ness", and for six months tried to adapt myself to it's needs. It never felt right. Tonight I replaced the low D of an all plain Living Water DGBE set with a LW "E" string from a tenor set to create a re-entrant dGBE set ( I know Ken offers such a set too).
Whooo! welcome home!! Like slipping into a warm bath. I don't feel like I'm trying to fit into the uke now, I'm just playing. It has a great deep, resonant voice, while still being "uke-like". I've only really lost a few low notes. I'm aware of all the other tuning possibilities, but this is fine for now.
I don't mind the "different" chord shapes - keeps my mind active, and less prone to dementia. Also a good tonal range to accompany singing.
Are there any other dGBE re-entrant baritone fans out there?
I used to play classical guitar and accounted for three "low" strings in various pieces of music. But now I've locked into the groove of having a chiming open string that insinuates itself into melodies, adding a pleasing ambiguity to proceedings. So I use re-entrant tuning on soprano, concert and tenor.
Anyway... I bought a baritone to experience that end of uke world. I kept it in low D tuning to maintain its "bass-i-ness", and for six months tried to adapt myself to it's needs. It never felt right. Tonight I replaced the low D of an all plain Living Water DGBE set with a LW "E" string from a tenor set to create a re-entrant dGBE set ( I know Ken offers such a set too).
Whooo! welcome home!! Like slipping into a warm bath. I don't feel like I'm trying to fit into the uke now, I'm just playing. It has a great deep, resonant voice, while still being "uke-like". I've only really lost a few low notes. I'm aware of all the other tuning possibilities, but this is fine for now.
I don't mind the "different" chord shapes - keeps my mind active, and less prone to dementia. Also a good tonal range to accompany singing.
Are there any other dGBE re-entrant baritone fans out there?