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mikeguywest

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8 string Uke
« on: October 24, 2013, 06:22:52 PM »
I've seen some 8-string Ukes on ebay and was intrigued. Have any of you played one before? They're set up kind of like a 12-string guitar so I'm thinking differing octaves with each pair. 
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Re: 8 string Uke
« Reply #1 on: October 25, 2013, 06:35:15 AM »
Never played one but I've heard they are better for strumming. Difficult for fingerstyle.
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Re: 8 string Uke
« Reply #2 on: October 25, 2013, 07:31:04 PM »
That works for me, as I only strum for the most part. There were a few of these from Vietnam. I wonder if they were made by the same people that made your new one?
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Re: 8 string Uke
« Reply #3 on: October 26, 2013, 08:41:39 AM »
Only the middle two strings (C & G) have octave pairs, the E and A have identically-tuned strings.  That makes sense, because the octave on those would be very high.
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Re: 8 string Uke
« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2013, 02:19:28 PM »
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mikeguywest

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Re: 8 string Uke
« Reply #5 on: October 30, 2013, 06:51:21 PM »
Thanks, AZ, for the link. I'm really tempted to get an 8 string baritone Uke one day.
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