Hello everyone! In light of always wanting to try new things, I am wanting to get myself into an 8 string (4 course) tenor. What would be different is that I would like to tune it like a mandola - CGDA. I believe the mandola and tenor ukulele have similar scale lengths, correct? Lately I have been listening to a lot of mandola videos and with my years of viola playing in the past, I really love the fifths tuning. Surely I could just purchase a mandola, but I much prefer the sound and (most importantly) the feel of nylon strings under the fingers. I'm thinking about stringing it up with Nylgut strings.
I would love to hear what instruments you all found in your 8 string journeys and what you might recommend that doesn't break the bank. Surely this is an experimental phase on my part and don't want to spend a lot to find I don't like it. I guess I could always revert to standard ukulele tuning if it doesn't work as I wished. Thanks!
I would love to hear what instruments you all found in your 8 string journeys and what you might recommend that doesn't break the bank. Surely this is an experimental phase on my part and don't want to spend a lot to find I don't like it. I guess I could always revert to standard ukulele tuning if it doesn't work as I wished. Thanks!