Baritone Uke String Note
Well, here's a quick note: I was changing strings (the final step of resto!) on a c.1950s Lyra baritone uke today and guess what? The brand new Aquila low D string went BOOM! Lovely, a wasted set...
At any rate, I had an Aquila concert uke set (luckily) that has slightly heavier gauges than a regular uke set (I believe) and longer string length. I strung up the baritone with these, tuned it up to baritone standard (dGBE) and voila -- an all-nylgut, non-wound, re-entrant baritone uke, tuned in standard baritone uke format. It sounds great, and the string tension is just about perfect.
I like this setup better than a normal baritone at any rate, as the tone is more balanced and fingerpicking sounds lovely due to the re-entrant stringing (it sounds more "uke"-like but warm, full, and lower-register). Perhaps I will record a video of a new song I've written, so everyone can hear what I mean!
So that's my quick note for you today: when in trouble, never fear!
At any rate, I had an Aquila concert uke set (luckily) that has slightly heavier gauges than a regular uke set (I believe) and longer string length. I strung up the baritone with these, tuned it up to baritone standard (dGBE) and voila -- an all-nylgut, non-wound, re-entrant baritone uke, tuned in standard baritone uke format. It sounds great, and the string tension is just about perfect.
I like this setup better than a normal baritone at any rate, as the tone is more balanced and fingerpicking sounds lovely due to the re-entrant stringing (it sounds more "uke"-like but warm, full, and lower-register). Perhaps I will record a video of a new song I've written, so everyone can hear what I mean!
So that's my quick note for you today: when in trouble, never fear!
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I play baritone ukulele in my band 'The Night Owls' and use the dGBE nylgut tuning on an old Regal. I agree it sounds great, much more uke like. (BTW Aquila do a set for this tuning) I also play a Favilla b1 and found the nylguts just didn't work in the dGBE tuning, a standard set were fine, but I don't like the metal strings on D and G... so I use Worth strings which are an all flurocarbon set.
Best
Nipper