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I'm wondering if anyone can advise based on experience which of the following nice Hawaiian ukes would sound better with dGBE tuning (re-entrant D, with the second note being the same octave G as in "low G" tenor tuning):
Kanile'a Tenor
Kanile'a Super Tenor
Koaloha Tenor
I've heard a recording of the Koalohas tuned dGBE - Gordon Marks. The Kanile'as I have not heard much of. There are minimal recordings of the Kanile'as even in regular low G.
To be more specific: I find that many tenors start to sound, for lack of a better word, limp when tuned dGBE. Sometimes a tenor will sound decent (if not great) tuned gCEA but will just not sound good with the lower tuning. I know that in general, the better the instrument is, the better it will sound in any tuning. Nonetheless, I still suspect that some good tenors sound better than others with this tuning.
Since it will be hard for me to try out all of these instruments in person, I'd really like to hear others' takes, based on direct experience or just speculation!
Kanile'a Tenor
Kanile'a Super Tenor
Koaloha Tenor
I've heard a recording of the Koalohas tuned dGBE - Gordon Marks. The Kanile'as I have not heard much of. There are minimal recordings of the Kanile'as even in regular low G.
To be more specific: I find that many tenors start to sound, for lack of a better word, limp when tuned dGBE. Sometimes a tenor will sound decent (if not great) tuned gCEA but will just not sound good with the lower tuning. I know that in general, the better the instrument is, the better it will sound in any tuning. Nonetheless, I still suspect that some good tenors sound better than others with this tuning.
Since it will be hard for me to try out all of these instruments in person, I'd really like to hear others' takes, based on direct experience or just speculation!