Comments on: Get Good Tone: Making Martins Out of Mahalos http://ukulelehunt.com/2007/08/09/get-good-tone-making-martins-out-of-mahalos/ Ukulele Tabs, Tips, Chords and News Online. The Number One Ukulele Website. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:25:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Woodshed http://ukulelehunt.com/2007/08/09/get-good-tone-making-martins-out-of-mahalos/comment-page-1/#comment-14789 Woodshed Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:46:31 +0000 http://ukulelehunt.com/2007/08/09/get-good-tone-making-martins-out-of-mahalos/#comment-14789 Phil: Thanks. I shall have to do a post about that at some point. Phil: Thanks. I shall have to do a post about that at some point.

]]> By: Phil Doleman http://ukulelehunt.com/2007/08/09/get-good-tone-making-martins-out-of-mahalos/comment-page-1/#comment-14711 Phil Doleman Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:04:47 +0000 http://ukulelehunt.com/2007/08/09/get-good-tone-making-martins-out-of-mahalos/#comment-14711 Good tips. When you talk of finding the sweet spot, there's also the way you attack the string. Thumb? Finger? Nail? Flesh? even the angle of the finger or whether it's an upstroke or a downstroke can make a massive difference. I think the key thing is to listen to the sound you make carefully and how you can change it. Good tips. When you talk of finding the sweet spot, there’s also the way you attack the string. Thumb? Finger? Nail? Flesh? even the angle of the finger or whether it’s an upstroke or a downstroke can make a massive difference. I think the key thing is to listen to the sound you make carefully and how you can change it.

]]> By: Woodshed http://ukulelehunt.com/2007/08/09/get-good-tone-making-martins-out-of-mahalos/comment-page-1/#comment-14677 Woodshed Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:37:10 +0000 http://ukulelehunt.com/2007/08/09/get-good-tone-making-martins-out-of-mahalos/#comment-14677 Steve: I'm really not keen on the sound of strumming with a pick. But there are definite advantages to using it for single notes. Steve: I’m really not keen on the sound of strumming with a pick. But there are definite advantages to using it for single notes.

]]> By: Steve Provost (rockinstephen) http://ukulelehunt.com/2007/08/09/get-good-tone-making-martins-out-of-mahalos/comment-page-1/#comment-14676 Steve Provost (rockinstephen) Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:20:09 +0000 http://ukulelehunt.com/2007/08/09/get-good-tone-making-martins-out-of-mahalos/#comment-14676 As far as guitar picks go, I agree that a thick pick isn't a good choice. However, I sometimes use a thin (46 mm) nylon pick. It flexes nicely when using a struming motion and brings out a lot more volume... As far as guitar picks go, I agree that a thick pick isn’t a good choice. However, I sometimes use a thin (46 mm) nylon pick. It flexes nicely when using a struming motion and brings out a lot more volume…

]]> By: mediahead http://ukulelehunt.com/2007/08/09/get-good-tone-making-martins-out-of-mahalos/comment-page-1/#comment-11709 mediahead Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:52:10 +0000 http://ukulelehunt.com/2007/08/09/get-good-tone-making-martins-out-of-mahalos/#comment-11709 The thing with the strings probably has the same awkward reason why turntable manufacturers put a twenty quid cartridge on a thousand pound sterling machine: They want to save money and allow for later upgrade sales (which is keeping the retailers happy). Covering it up as "keeping the item price down and not forcing anyone's choice of accessories". Yeah, we all know.... :-)) @ woodshed: They don't. As far as I know from electric guitars, highly priced strings deteriorate just as slowly or quickly as cheap ones. If not quicker... Let's uke 'em all, guys! The thing with the strings probably has the same awkward reason why turntable manufacturers put a twenty quid cartridge on a thousand pound sterling machine: They want to save money and allow for later upgrade sales (which is keeping the retailers happy). Covering it up as “keeping the item price down and not forcing anyone’s choice of accessories”. Yeah, we all know…. :-))

@ woodshed:
They don’t. As far as I know from electric guitars, highly priced strings deteriorate just as slowly or quickly as cheap ones. If not quicker…

Let’s uke ‘em all, guys!

]]> By: Woodshed http://ukulelehunt.com/2007/08/09/get-good-tone-making-martins-out-of-mahalos/comment-page-1/#comment-9527 Woodshed Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:56:18 +0000 http://ukulelehunt.com/2007/08/09/get-good-tone-making-martins-out-of-mahalos/#comment-9527 Bob: Good point. But I would expect quality strings to hold up better over time. Bob: Good point. But I would expect quality strings to hold up better over time.

]]> By: Bob Roberts http://ukulelehunt.com/2007/08/09/get-good-tone-making-martins-out-of-mahalos/comment-page-1/#comment-9523 Bob Roberts Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:31:10 +0000 http://ukulelehunt.com/2007/08/09/get-good-tone-making-martins-out-of-mahalos/#comment-9523 I assume the manufacturers don't know how long the uke will be sitting there. There's no point them paying for good strings that are dull by the time it's purchased, and ukes aren't exactly a high-volume sales item, even with everything that's happened recently. I assume the manufacturers don’t know how long the uke will be sitting there. There’s no point them paying for good strings that are dull by the time it’s purchased, and ukes aren’t exactly a high-volume sales item, even with everything that’s happened recently.

]]> By: Woodshed http://ukulelehunt.com/2007/08/09/get-good-tone-making-martins-out-of-mahalos/comment-page-1/#comment-2841 Woodshed Mon, 12 May 2008 13:36:13 +0000 http://ukulelehunt.com/2007/08/09/get-good-tone-making-martins-out-of-mahalos/#comment-2841 Thanks, Pete. I can understand it with cheap ukes like Mahalos, but I'll never understand why people selling high or mid-range uke would sell them with sub-standard strings. I've just checked out your site. Very nice work. Do you ever make ukes? Thanks, Pete. I can understand it with cheap ukes like Mahalos, but I’ll never understand why people selling high or mid-range uke would sell them with sub-standard strings.

I’ve just checked out your site. Very nice work. Do you ever make ukes?

]]> By: Pete Woodman http://ukulelehunt.com/2007/08/09/get-good-tone-making-martins-out-of-mahalos/comment-page-1/#comment-2835 Pete Woodman Mon, 12 May 2008 08:30:35 +0000 http://ukulelehunt.com/2007/08/09/get-good-tone-making-martins-out-of-mahalos/#comment-2835 I wholeheartedly agree with point 2. If you've got a Mahalo then change the strings - the ones it comes with (whatever colour it is) are rubbish. Some good strings will make a huge difference to the tone and volume. I wholeheartedly agree with point 2. If you’ve got a Mahalo then change the strings – the ones it comes with (whatever colour it is) are rubbish. Some good strings will make a huge difference to the tone and volume.

]]> By: Howlin' Hobbit http://ukulelehunt.com/2007/08/09/get-good-tone-making-martins-out-of-mahalos/comment-page-1/#comment-1175 Howlin' Hobbit Sat, 29 Dec 2007 20:56:06 +0000 http://ukulelehunt.com/2007/08/09/get-good-tone-making-martins-out-of-mahalos/#comment-1175 Just found this via the ezFolk thread. Don't know how I missed it first time around. Good post! HH Just found this via the ezFolk thread. Don’t know how I missed it first time around.

Good post!

HH

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