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alika207
Ha`aha`a
USA
1260 Posts |
 Posted - 07/02/2008 : 4:15:57 PM
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| Mahalo ia 'oukou! I think ordering online will be the way to go. I no tink da stores ova hee get um. |
He kehau ho'oma'ema'e ke aloha.
'Alika / Polinahe |
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rendesvous1840
Ha`aha`a
USA
1055 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2008 : 07:12:54 AM
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I don't really play uke, more like play AT uke. But lack of knowlege never stopped me from having 2cents, just 2sense. I like the high string 'cause it lets me play clawhammer banjo style stuff on the uke. If I attempt much melody stuff, I think I would want the low tuning for the extra range and bottom end. Obviously, I need a double-neck uke. And two roadies to carry stuff when I find a jam somewhere.Wanda says "Wish in one hand, spit in the other, see which one gets full." I have more than enough stuffs to try to practice now, no double neck uke's are in my future right now.
Paul |
"A master banjo player isn't the person who can pick the most notes.It's the person who can touch the most hearts." Patrick Costello |
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Mika ele
Ha`aha`a
USA
1491 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2008 : 08:16:55 AM
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Even if you put a capo at the fifth fret of a nylon string guitar and only play the top four strings -- it is not going sound like an ukulele. And a six string ukulele strung "like" a guitar is still not going to sound like a guitar. Das why!
The Clear Worth strings sound better to my ear than the "brown" ones. They last a long time and you get two sets when you by a string package. |
E nana, e ho'olohe. E pa'a ka waha, e hana ka lima. |
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alika207
Ha`aha`a
USA
1260 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2008 : 2:52:39 PM
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Originally posted by Mika ele
Even if you put a capo at the fifth fret of a nylon string guitar and only play the top four strings -- it is not going sound like an ukulele. And a six string ukulele strung "like" a guitar is still not going to sound like a guitar. Das why!
The Clear Worth strings sound better to my ear than the "brown" ones. They last a long time and you get two sets when you by a string package.
Cool! |
He kehau ho'oma'ema'e ke aloha.
'Alika / Polinahe |
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da_joka
Lokahi
361 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2008 : 6:35:59 PM
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| hi g all da way! wen i play wit low strings dass wen i buss out da guitar. :-) i love da traditional, hi-g ukulele sound! |
If can, can. If no can, no can. |
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marzullo
`Olu`olu
USA
923 Posts |
Posted - 07/08/2008 : 05:27:06 AM
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i'm a low G player because i like the larger range it gives me. but, re-entrant picking sure can be pretty. if you have it, listen to the uke behind petty booka's "ukulele lady": i tried to duplicate it until i realized it was a classic high G pattern...
you can also try playing the tahitian way: G C E A where the G and the A are low. that is, in order of pitch, the G string is the lowest, the A string is one full step above that, the C string is two steps higher, and the E is two above that. i find myself trying to play melody notes on the E string.
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Elaine
Akahai
USA
98 Posts |
Posted - 07/09/2008 : 6:44:00 PM
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One of my favorite `ukulele teachers, Auntie Lois, told me that if you had more than one `ukulele (and you can never have too many) you should have at least one of them strung with a low G. Consequently I tried several types of wound low G strings (including a guitar string recommended by a luthier) on our `ukuleles and was never happy with the results. One of the biggest problems was the squeeky sound that occurred whenever I moved my fingers up or down the fretboard. The other was a weird "buzzy" sound...which could have been my fault entirely. Herb Ohta, Jr. (another one of my favorite `ukulele teachers) suggested I try fluorocarbon strings because the low G was not wound. Taylor and I did a little research and testing and came up with our own line of fluorocarbon strings, Dakine Line, that we're now selling on our website: www.kani-ka-pila.com Besides having a low G that is not wound, the other advantage to Dakine Line is that you can buy a single low G without having to buy the whole new set of strings.
We're now in the process of restringing all of our `ukuleles with Dakine Line and are extremely happy with the results.
Elaine |
Edited by - Elaine on 07/10/2008 6:40:15 PM |
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PoiDog
Lokahi
245 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2008 : 08:01:22 AM
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| Link-ee no work-ee. On the tenor-6, I prefer low-G. On the tenor-4 I use G. FWTW! |
Aloha,
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hapuna
Lokahi
USA
159 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2008 : 09:18:42 AM
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Originally posted by hawaiianmusicfan138
Questions:
1. Which do you play?
2. Which do you like better?
3. Can soprano 'ukulele like the one I have be tuned to low G?
My answers below
My answers to the first two:
1. low
2. low
3. Wow I just don't see the need to make a soprano low g
I have more than 1 uke and a couple are in high g(reentrant). I do like it once in a while. Some songs are really intended for low g
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Retro
Ahonui
USA
2368 Posts |
Posted - 07/10/2008 : 09:30:03 AM
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Originally posted by hapuna
3. Wow I just don't see the need to make a soprano low g
Just ask Ohta-San. From his bio: "With a desire to create a fuller sound as a solo artist, Ohta-san was the originator of the low G string to expand the `ukulele's lower note abilities to play more complex genres of music such as jazz, pop, classical, Latin, Japanese, Broadway tunes, and sweet ballads." On many of his recordings, he plays a Martin soprano with a low G. |
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Elaine
Akahai
USA
98 Posts |
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marzullo
`Olu`olu
USA
923 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2008 : 01:36:43 AM
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wow! Ohta-san was the first to use a low G string? i need to read more about him - which bio did you read?
gcea-fully,
keith
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hapuna
Lokahi
USA
159 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2008 : 08:18:24 AM
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And What!!! I still don't see the need to make a soprano low g. It is the classic reentrant symbolization of a uke. Leave the poor thing alone.
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Originally posted by Retro
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Originally posted by hapuna
3. Wow I just don't see the need to make a soprano low g
Just ask Ohta-San. From his bio: "With a desire to create a fuller sound as a solo artist, Ohta-san was the originator of the low G string to expand the `ukulele's lower note abilities to play more complex genres of music such as jazz, pop, classical, Latin, Japanese, Broadway tunes, and sweet ballads." On many of his recordings, he plays a Martin soprano with a low G.
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noeau
Ha`aha`a
USA
1105 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2008 : 11:12:16 AM
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| I bought one low G string to try out. My only complaint is the $3.00 shipping charge for one string. It can go in an envelope and mailed for $.41 even handling it wouldnʻt justify $3.oo. |
No'eau, eia au he mea pa'ani wale nō. |
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Momi
Lokahi
402 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2008 : 12:38:59 PM
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Originally posted by hapuna
And What!!! I still don't see the need to make a soprano low g. It is the classic reentrant symbolization of a uke. Leave the poor thing alone.
Well, just 'cause you and I wouldn't want a low G on a soprano doesn't mean a genius like Ohta-san, who plays mostly jazz on his, shouldn't. Let the trailblazers redefine genres, and we can choose to follow or not depending on our tastes and abilities. |
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