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marzullo
`Olu`olu
USA
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 Posted - 07/11/2008 : 3:36:57 PM
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... so, does ohta-san play a soprano with a low G or a tenor with a low G?
i think traditionalists wonder why you want to muck with a soprano....
my thought is, if the french polynesians can get by with a low A, then it doesn't bother me just as long as it sounds pretty ^_^
aloha
keith
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Elaine
Akahai
USA
98 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2008 : 5:14:56 PM
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Aloha Al,
I got home from work today and just saw your order for the low G string. I was surprised to see the $3.00 s&h charge, also, and realized it's one of the autommatic features of Paypal that I haven't figured out how to deal with, yet. In the past, people have emailed me directly if they had a question about the shipping charge and I've been able to customize it for them. In any case, if you can figure how to undue the original order and send me .42 for postage, instead, I will happily send you your string in a plain envelope.
Elaine
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hapuna
Lokahi
USA
159 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2008 : 6:11:39 PM
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Originally posted by Momi
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.
My point exactly. What Ohta san can do with a soprano with low g would bear no resemblance to what most folks would do with it. It is a classic and should not be mucked with unless you are as talented as O san. |
hapuna
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Retro
Ahonui
USA
2368 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2008 : 6:47:22 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by marzullo
... so, does ohta-san play a soprano with a low G or a tenor with a low G?
Soprano with low G. |
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noeau
Ha`aha`a
USA
1105 Posts |
Posted - 07/11/2008 : 9:13:45 PM
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What does talent have to do with choosing low G or High G. People can choose what they like and others should not become ʻukulele police. Man live and let live. Other players used Low G like Lyle Ritz. In fact he prefers D G B E, Byron Yasui F Bb D G, Joel Eckhaus E A C# F#
So there is no one and only one way to tune an ʻukulele. |
No'eau, eia au he mea pa'ani wale nō. |
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hapuna
Lokahi
USA
159 Posts |
Posted - 07/12/2008 : 06:57:22 AM
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Originally posted by noeau
What does talent have to do with choosing low G or High G. People can choose what they like and others should not become ʻukulele police. Man live and let live. Other players used Low G like Lyle Ritz. In fact he prefers D G B E, Byron Yasui F Bb D G, Joel Eckhaus E A C# F#
So there is no one and only one way to tune an ʻukulele.
Its an opinion not a police action. If you read my survey above you will see that I also like low g just not on a soprano. People can do whatever they like its not a problem for me. |
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GUke
Lokahi
188 Posts |
Posted - 07/12/2008 : 10:42:41 AM
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I thought Ohta-san normally plays a concert with low G. He does have a Kamaka model which has a bit wider lower bout -more bell shaped- , probably for a bit more bass sound. The Kamaka is usually sold with low G.
Koaloha sells its superconcert normally strung with low G.
I play both hi and lo G and also like strumming a 6-string. My soprano and most concerts are hi g strung. My superconcert is low G.
If you like playing Izʻs "Over the Rainbow" and pluck bass and strum (versus strumming all 4 strings) having the low G sounds better to me. But there was another song I learned, where low G was used in plucking, and since I had hi G plucking hi G sounded different but not any better to me. Especially when I added a final double (1-4 strings) pluck which was not easily produced with low G set up.
If I have a problem in deciding which ukulele to play, it often is when I decide to pick play chords i.e. playing a chord picking each string
versus strumming the chord. Canʻt decide whether I want the 4 string or the 6 string. Sometimes simple(4 string) is better, and then sometimes a fuller and complex(?) sound (6 string) is better. Lots of times I canʻt decide so I end up playing a mele with either.
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Genaro
Should I? Itʻs only $, and where Iʻm going itʻll burn or melt. |
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GUke
Lokahi
188 Posts |
Posted - 07/13/2008 : 09:10:47 AM
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Aside from Elaineʻs low G, another uke player told me about DʻAddario Pro Arte 440 series flurocarbon string which he purchased from a guitar shop. I believe it is a guitar string. But if the gauge is right you can use it on an ukulele. The wound Aquila low A on my 6 string wore out so fast. Have gone through 2 wound replacement Aquila low G too, so I bought a 6 string Worth Set to get the unwound low A.
Iʻm currently using a Worth low G on my superconcert. If the wound strings didnʻt wear out so fast I might have continued using them. The wound metal sound didnʻt bother me as it does for others. |
Genaro
Should I? Itʻs only $, and where Iʻm going itʻll burn or melt. |
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Uncle Dave
Akahai
USA
58 Posts |
Posted - 07/20/2008 : 1:27:36 PM
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| Noeau's definition is da best I ever heard. "Gauge refers to how fat da string stay." Gotta love dat one. Real Hawaiian language is alive and well. |
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rendesvous1840
Ha`aha`a
USA
1055 Posts |
Posted - 07/22/2008 : 08:24:22 AM
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Hi or low, can't make that much difference. How much skin can a "G" string cover?
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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noeau
Ha`aha`a
USA
1105 Posts |
Posted - 07/22/2008 : 11:41:54 AM
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| E rendesvous. As more or less as the eye desires. |
No'eau, eia au he mea pa'ani wale nō. |
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Mark
Ha`aha`a
USA
1628 Posts |
Posted - 07/22/2008 : 2:27:46 PM
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How much skin can a "G" string cover?
That would depend on whether its a high G or a low G.
Tee hee. |
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rendesvous1840
Ha`aha`a
USA
1055 Posts |
Posted - 07/23/2008 : 10:06:31 AM
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When we change strings on Wanda's uke, I'll see if she will model the "G" string for me, and take careful note of the results. No garans on her agreeing to this kine kolohe stuff, though- her being One Delicate Southern Belle.
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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wcerto
Ahonui
USA
5052 Posts |
Posted - 07/23/2008 : 11:47:41 AM
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| Lord have mercy. Somebody sleeping onna couch tonight. He's a dirty ol buggah. Jay musta been telling you about dem raw fish again. |
Me ke aloha
Malama pono,
Wanda |
Edited by - wcerto on 07/23/2008 11:48:29 AM |
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wcerto
Ahonui
USA
5052 Posts |
Posted - 07/23/2008 : 12:18:37 PM
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| Witout. |
Me ke aloha
Malama pono,
Wanda |
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