davegraham
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Hello,
I don't normally post here, but I thought that this may be of interest to some baritone players, or uke players wanting to try something different. I've been playing uke for a few years now, and I also like the baritone quite a bit-but I'm not really a fan of the DGBE tuning, as I'm also a guitar player (although my love for the instrument has waned in place of the uke). In any case, I've come across a string arrangement for tuning the baritone to GDAE, which is the same tuning as a mandolin, but much lower. I've found that it really works quite well. So for those interested, here goes:
1st string- E string from a baritone set, nothing new there
2nd string- Fremont low G tenor string UNWOUND, tuned to A
3rd string- D string from baritone set, moved to 3rd position
4th string- Low E string from classical guitar set tuned to G, preferably hard tension.
The trickiest string was the "A" string, trying to find what would work best. I discovered the Fremont string just today, and it is perfect-no need to worry about too high tension or undue stress on the bridge, as the Fremont low G's are very elastic and when tuned to A on a baritone the tension is just right. So there you go, I know it's pretty lengthy, but I was fairly pleased to find this arrangement out, so hopefully some out there feel the same way.
I don't normally post here, but I thought that this may be of interest to some baritone players, or uke players wanting to try something different. I've been playing uke for a few years now, and I also like the baritone quite a bit-but I'm not really a fan of the DGBE tuning, as I'm also a guitar player (although my love for the instrument has waned in place of the uke). In any case, I've come across a string arrangement for tuning the baritone to GDAE, which is the same tuning as a mandolin, but much lower. I've found that it really works quite well. So for those interested, here goes:
1st string- E string from a baritone set, nothing new there
2nd string- Fremont low G tenor string UNWOUND, tuned to A
3rd string- D string from baritone set, moved to 3rd position
4th string- Low E string from classical guitar set tuned to G, preferably hard tension.
The trickiest string was the "A" string, trying to find what would work best. I discovered the Fremont string just today, and it is perfect-no need to worry about too high tension or undue stress on the bridge, as the Fremont low G's are very elastic and when tuned to A on a baritone the tension is just right. So there you go, I know it's pretty lengthy, but I was fairly pleased to find this arrangement out, so hopefully some out there feel the same way.