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DownUpDave
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Strings for Sprurce Top Soprano
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Usually nylon strings give a warmer sound then florocarbon. With tenors I have used D'Addario nylons to warm up the sound. I have a...
Yesterday at 11:33 AM
DownUpDave
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Best Strings & Low G string for Carmel Tenor CT103???? Don't like Worth Browns on THIS uke
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Wound low G are brighter or more accurately have a more metallic or chimey tone compared to non-wound. You will want to go brighter on...
Thursday at 11:37 AM
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Beansprout #842- Curly Port Orford Cedar and Poplar Tenor Ukulele
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You should start a thread asking for feedback from Bean Sprout owners. People love to share and it would be valuble or us all.
Thursday at 11:33 AM
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I’ve been on the verge of getting on his build list several times. What’s always held me back is the lack of much information about his...
Thursday at 11:32 AM
DownUpDave
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Why buy other than Martin?
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Welcome to the forum and glad you are here. Ukulele players have little to no ego and nothing to prove, it's a fun instrument and we are...
Wednesday at 11:41 AM
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I'm new to this forum, but the thoughtfulness and openness of threads like this are amazing to me, coming from twitter I'm always trying...
Wednesday at 11:38 AM
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Why buy other than Martin?
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If you know the history of Martin you know he came over from Germany in 1833 and started the Martin guitar company. He moved to Nazareth...
Wednesday at 11:38 AM
DownUpDave
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Low G
Do you low wound G players…
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I am a devoted low G player who uses wound strings for G and C. Even though the wound strings theoretically should become dead sounding...
Sep 22, 2023
DownUpDave
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New Uke Day (NUD)
NOUD: Return of the Vintage Kamaka Baritone
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Excellent trio of Kamakas in that wonderful picture. I love my Kamaka baritone, many other makes have come and gone, the Kamaka stays.
Sep 21, 2023
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I wanna share a John Prine song I covered in 2022 using clawhammer. I saw Richard Hefner played this with clawhammer on YT and was...
Sep 20, 2023
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Mahogany or Red Cedar for Low G blues?.
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Mainland pairs their cedar top with rosewood back and sides. This usually gives a more articulate sound with lots of overtones, the...
Sep 20, 2023
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New Uke Day (NUD)
John S. Kinnard concert
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Patty you did good......really really good. The woods are exquisite especially that maple. I love your description of the sound being...
Sep 18, 2023
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Now why didn't I think of that. True! The whole question is rather moot. To make a Low G string higher tension than a normal G string...
Sep 17, 2023
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String tension
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A low G string tuned to low G has less tension then a high G string. It is tuned one octave lower to G3 instead of G4 which the high G...
Sep 17, 2023
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A while ago I posted about the crack I caused in the sound board of my Kamaka HF-2. Ten days ago I took it to my luthier, Tatsuro...
Sep 16, 2023
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