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32-20-Blues
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Uke Porn!
God, I hate you.
Are you a member of Ukulele Cosmos, by any chance? It's a cool forum.
God, I hate you.
Are you a member of Ukulele Cosmos, by any chance? It's a cool forum.
pohaku
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If you think a new 5K is expensive, you should price a vintage unit:
http://www.gruhn.com/features/martin5k/UK0927.html
And the prices have come down some. They used to go for $15K or so.
The tiple is a Martin T-15 which was the all mahogany version. It is stock except for a little bit of inlay on the fret board that some previous owner had done. i love it, but it is a bitch to tune - and you don't even want to think of changing strings.
From left to right:
Gibson TU-1 tenor
Martin T-15 tiple
Martin Style 3M soprano
Martin Style 2M soprano
Martin Style 1M soprano
2 Martin Style 0 sopranos
I have a Gretsch mahogany soprano uke as well, but it's intonation really sucks. Clearly not made as well as the Gibson and Martin ukes (looks pretty though).
No, I don't belong to Ukulele Cosmos - I'll have to check it out.
http://www.gruhn.com/features/martin5k/UK0927.html
And the prices have come down some. They used to go for $15K or so.
The tiple is a Martin T-15 which was the all mahogany version. It is stock except for a little bit of inlay on the fret board that some previous owner had done. i love it, but it is a bitch to tune - and you don't even want to think of changing strings.
From left to right:
Gibson TU-1 tenor
Martin T-15 tiple
Martin Style 3M soprano
Martin Style 2M soprano
Martin Style 1M soprano
2 Martin Style 0 sopranos
I have a Gretsch mahogany soprano uke as well, but it's intonation really sucks. Clearly not made as well as the Gibson and Martin ukes (looks pretty though).
No, I don't belong to Ukulele Cosmos - I'll have to check it out.
JCH
El Nacho
I went to GC today they had The Mitchell in stock. I wasn't impressed. I'm going to do as others suggested and check the flea market, and pawn shops this weekend. You never know what you'll find. While I was at GC I bought some Martin strings for mine. They're much nicer sounding than what I had on it, and the intonation seems better too. I've been playing this thing a bunch. The guitars are getting jealous.
Anyone have any tips on micing a uke?
Anyone have any tips on micing a uke?
C
cusebassman
Freakin' sweet
pohaku
New member
SD condenser of your choice pointed to where the neck joins the body. If you have a soprano, a ribbon, like a Beyer M160, can also be nice as it's a little "smoother" and not as crisp as a SD for such a treble oriented instrument. Move the mic off a bit - don't mic it as close as you would a guitar.
If you have a tenor uke, you might want to try the Brahdah IZ' (Kamakawiwo`ole) method for stringing and tuning and it will be easier to play. This is for GCEA tuning with a string set that includes a metal wrapped C string:
1) put the C string where the G string goes,
2) put the G string where the E string goes,
3) put the E string where the C string goes,
4) leave the A where it is.
So you now have the top string as a metal wound string (the C string) and the others nylon. This in effect 'slacks' the strings (except the A) and makes the instrument easier to strum. Also gives you a much better and fuller low end.
pohaku
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Niiiiice!
Who made the tiple? I've got an old T-28 that I love. It's a bitch to keep tuned, though, as I'm sure you know.
(sorry for the highjack, you may return to your regular programming)
That's nice! Looks like it is real good shape with the original case. I still can't understand why Martin decided to produce tiples - but I'm glad they did
