I recently completed this hybrid guitar/ukulele and I'm wondering if there is a name for this type of hybrid? it has a rather small, thin box, through neck design, rod piezo pickup, 21" scale and steel strings tuned like a uke - GCEA. Being in Hawaii, ukes are popular and I thought it would be an interesting project. I may restring it to DGEA, but for now I'm leaving it like it is. Anyone else built something like this?
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I would call that a baritone ukulele sort of length. Usually tuned DGEA might also be callex a tenor guitar depending on wind direction.
At this size the difference between calling it a baritone uke or a tenor guitar may just be in the tuning and choice of either nylon or steel strings.
How about a baritone uke's standard tuning (DGBE), but with a high D to sorta' mimic the sound of a smaller ukulele's re-entrant tuning?
This one's going to be in an art gallery in Holualoa, HI so I am going to leave it strung GCEA and build another short scale CBG with the re-entrant tuning. That's the trouble with CBGs, you can't build just one!
Then the question - nylon or steel strings?
Laid back, cool, artsy; love Holualoa (which just happens to have the best coffee in the world! ; ).
Congrats on the gallery exhibit. Will you and/or your uke be there in November for the art show?
Regarding string choice for this exhibition, I don't see any other option... ^^
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Not sure about the art show, but I do have a small spot at Holualoa Gallery so I guess I will be. I also have a display at Kona Oceanfront Gallery and another at the Shops at Mauna Lani in Waikoloa. With tourist traffic here I get a continuous stream of potential new customers from all over the world.
What happened to my keyboard?DGBE I meant not DGEA.
If it sounds as good as it looks call it anything you want. Nice work!
Thanks! retuning to GCEG give a nice Hawaiian open tuning and works with a slide.
LOL! That's what I get for trying to get cute!
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