Hello,
At uke club on Wednesday a friend was excited to show off his new KALA KA-BE Mahogany Baritone. However, he has decided that he wants it tuned to gCEA or GCEA so he can play along with the rest of the group, and a school he does some work with. Of course when he tried to bring it up to normal gCEA with the strings it came with, the A snapped over the bridge. So he as put another set on and tuned an octave down and naturally it is very quiet and buzzy/muddy. He has to put it thru an amp just to be heard.
I advised him that a Baritone is not naturally tunable to concert uke pitch, but this is what he wants. We are both worried that he will rip the bridge off if he tries this with normal strings. Does anyone know if what he is trying to do is possible with some other brand or style of strings?
Thanks
Max
At uke club on Wednesday a friend was excited to show off his new KALA KA-BE Mahogany Baritone. However, he has decided that he wants it tuned to gCEA or GCEA so he can play along with the rest of the group, and a school he does some work with. Of course when he tried to bring it up to normal gCEA with the strings it came with, the A snapped over the bridge. So he as put another set on and tuned an octave down and naturally it is very quiet and buzzy/muddy. He has to put it thru an amp just to be heard.
I advised him that a Baritone is not naturally tunable to concert uke pitch, but this is what he wants. We are both worried that he will rip the bridge off if he tries this with normal strings. Does anyone know if what he is trying to do is possible with some other brand or style of strings?
Thanks
Max