I have a tenor uke that I want to convert to low-G.
1) I only need to change string 4, correct?
2) Can I use my Kliq tuner as-is? G is G? Or does the Uke setting assume high-G and so I should hold fret 4 and tune to C?
Thanks
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August 17, 2019, 07:36 AM
sigmonkey
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August 17, 2019, 12:49 PM
sjtill
I had to get out my Kamaka tenor uke to check, yes it has the low G string. Sounds better that way, you only change that string, the tuner will work fine. Autocorrect changed “Kamaka” to “Kamala”, combine that with “G-string” and you want to get that image out of your mind right now!
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August 17, 2019, 01:01 PM
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quote:
With a Uke, one should never fret the small stuff.
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August 17, 2019, 01:12 PM
YooperSigs
Love SF! Now not only can I speak German, I now know how to tune a Uke. I believe if all of us got together in the same room, we could build a rocket to Mars and have a range set up on it the same day we land!
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August 17, 2019, 02:06 PM
ffips
quote:
Originally posted by YooperSigs: Love SF! Now not only can I speak German, I now know how to tune a Uke. I believe if all of us got together in the same room, we could build a rocket to Mars and have a range set up on it the same day we land!
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August 17, 2019, 02:39 PM
sjtill
K-88, C is a 5th above G, so if you tune the low-G first, you would hold down above the 5th fret to tune C on the second string.
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August 17, 2019, 03:32 PM
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August 17, 2019, 03:37 PM
kkina
quote:
K-88, C is a 5th above G, so if you tune the low-G first, you would hold down above the 5th fret to tune C on the second string.
_________________________ “Good intentions will always be pleaded for every assumption of authority. It is hardly too strong to say that the Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions. There are men in all ages who mean to govern well, but they mean to govern. They promise to be good masters, but they mean to be masters. –Daniel Webster (1782-1852)"
August 18, 2019, 11:53 AM
konata88
Thanks guys. I think I better understand this conversion.
Is there a benefit of tie bridges vs pin bridges? Current uke has a tie bridge and the knots and string routing (underneath each other) looks very nice and complicated. Watched some videos but I can't really figure it out.
Pin bridges look much simpler to manage. To convert to low-G, seems like I will need to change the for string 4 (make it a little wider - it's sized for high-G).
May just buy another comparable uke and convert that. If so, pin bridge seems less complicated and more DIY (for someone w/ my level of minimal aptitude). Any reason to be averse to pin bridges?
Any recommendation for a uke w/ pin bridge comparable to the Kala KA-TG (~$150-200)?
ETA: general scan of uke shopping sites: seems like everything is some sort of tie bridge.
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August 18, 2019, 12:34 PM
sigmonkey
Here is a good video on bridge tying.
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August 18, 2019, 12:51 PM
Mars_Attacks
What about a zero-G uke?
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August 18, 2019, 03:57 PM
konata88
Love the 1000:1 scale video
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