Thanks!
Why a tenor? I want it to sound like a ukulele and not a guitar, and I'd prefer to be able to tune it high: GCEA. Is that possible with the tenor?
The Concert Sized Fluke says you can tune it either way: GCEA or DGBE. Same for the tenor?
A lot of the recorded uke that you hear on records -- Bruddah IZ, Jake Shimabukuro (the guy with the You Tube video of While My Guitar Gently Weeps) is done with a tenor uke. Not at all close to a guitar. You'd need a baritone uke for that (which would be close to a tenor guitar).
Yes you can tune a tenor GCEA - I keep mine tuned that way. Most of the modern recorded uke that you hear is tuned GCEA. It also helps if you rearrange the strings a bit as follows (the Bruddah IZ tuning):
Put the C string where the G goes (it's a heavier string)
Put the E string where the C goes
Put the G string where the E goes
Leave the A string alone
Gives you a fuller sound. If you want, you can also tune the G string (once you've moved the C string to that locations) down an octave.
If you have a fluke or other uke with plastic frets, don't use metal wrapped strings as they will eat up the frets. If you have metal frets (an option on the Fluke), wrapped strings can provide brighter and fuller sound, although they are more pricey.
Actually there's nothing wrong with a soprano uke (I have 6 of them), it's just that for many people, it is easier to learn on a tenor, they are easier to tune (and keep in tune), and they sound less "plinky". YMMV. I have a Tenor, 6 sopranos and a Tiple (a 10 string uke like instrument originally from South America, but played like a uke in Hawaii). Looking for a good baritone uke to go with these. I have a pic of most of them posted on the Board somewhere -- OK found it.
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