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| Newbie CH uke question | Rate Topic |
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| Posted: Sun Mar 8th, 2009 02:58 pm |
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RJFreeman Approved
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Hi, I am a clawhammer banjo player and am thinking about getting a uke to play clawhammer. I was wondering what would be the best type for that, maybe tenor or a banjo uke? No one sells or plays ukes where I live, so I can't try them out. I am also curious if a uke will have enough volume to carry in a band situation. Any help would be appreciated.
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| Posted: Sun Mar 8th, 2009 03:38 pm |
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Richard Hefner Administrator 
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Hi RJ, I'd steer clear of the banjo ukes for clawhammer. Maybe it's just me but every one I've tried to play clawhammer style sounded awful. The wooden ones sound much better to me. I also prefer the smaller ones (soprano or concert) to the larger ones (tenor or baritone) as they seem to give you more volume with the higher pitch. The Fluke ukes sound good played clawhammer style and have a lot of volume (for ukes). I think the only way you'll get enough volume in a band setting would be to amplify the sound. The nylon strings on ukes are just too quiet to compete with steel-stringed instruments in loudness. 
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| Posted: Mon Mar 9th, 2009 02:22 am |
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RJFreeman Approved
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Thanks Richard, Maybe I'll give the Fluke a try.
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| Posted: Thu Apr 2nd, 2009 01:51 pm |
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fossil Approved 
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I have only learnt to play a little clawhammer but after trying it on quite a few ukes I have found that it sounds best (and loudest) on my soprano akulele. Here's a link to a youtube video for an idea of the sound: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k30JwktUbNs Hope this may give you another option to think about.
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| Posted: Thu Apr 2nd, 2009 06:32 pm |
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RJFreeman Approved
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Thanks fossil for posting that video. Your playing sounds good.
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