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I was sure they were around, but apart from Kanae926’s suggestion, I can only find tenors. If you wanted something ultra high-end, I’m sure you could get a custom-made one.

EDIT: I stand corrected. Look for “taropatch” ukes like this one.

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Sheffield is nice. I often worked as a tour guide before the pandemic, so I was up there fairly frequently.

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Hi from Hobart Ariana. There are a few Aussies on here.

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I imagine you could sort of approximate the sound by plucking GAEC on a low G uke. I can’t get it fast enough, though. You might be able to use a slow up strum instead of plucking each individual string. It’s tricky, though, and I don’t have a good answer.

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@propsfpv – thanks

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I love it @smokealot

[robinboyd]

Hi propsfpv. You have my respect taking on a song like that as your first song. I’m amazed at how quick your progress has been. I’m looking forward to seeing your entry.

[robinboyd]

Some people think so, but it all comes down to personal preference and what you are playing. I personally find sopranos hard to hold, but that’s just me. Stretch chords are much easier on a soprano, though.

[robinboyd]

Great job! I love the really deep voice in your group. I couldn’t place who it was but maybe the guy playing the Ubass…

[robinboyd]

Hi Daniela

So ukuleles are usually tuned one of two ways. The traditional way is for the lowest 2 strings to be in the middle (the C and the E strings). This is called re-entrant tuning. You can also tune your uke so that the lowest string is the G string and the tones get progressively higher until you get to the A string. This is called linear tuning, and it is like a guitar. When you have linear tuning, you use a “low G” string and when you have re-entrant tuning, you use a “high G” string. Out in the north is for low G or linear tuning. I’m guessing you have a high G on your uke.

In terms of solutions, unfortunately, you can’t just tune your G string down an octave. You will need to replace it with a string that is designed to be used as a low G. If you want to do that, talk to Mike and Uke Republic and he’ll sort you out with a low G string. There are also threads on this forum dedicated to the relative merits of various brands of low G strings. However, it is not easy to replace strings and you may also want to play arrangements for re-entrant ukes. That’s why many of us have more than one uke, so if you want a bit of extra flexibility, you may want to buy a second uke to keep strung with a low G. Otherwise, you could win one of the challenges and then you’d have a second uke.

Here is a video that demonstrates the difference.

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I really want to get on with learning Tobias’ tune, so I’m posting a bit earlier than I normally would.

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That was beautiful!

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Thanks Andrew and congratulations Anne 🙂

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Wow, great job @laurasil

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Sounds like a plan.

Your thumb may well have been healed. This piece is an absolute killer, even if your thumb is in good condition to start with.

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