===== string =====
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A string is a thread made of natural (gut or silk), synthe... ass) materials.
Fixed to a musical instrument, a string produces a [[en:vok:ton#sound]] when it is made v... on the tension, the radius and the length of the string. The length of the strings is standardized in mos
a single open [[vok:Schalloch|hole]]. [[vok:saite|Strings]] on the [[vok:griffbrett|finger-board]], twelve... [vok:wirbel|pegs]] inserted from behind. Four gut strings fastened to a [[vok:steg|bridge]] on the soundbo... the hand and wrist as the fingers sweep over the strings. It is sometimes called the "taro-patch fiddle,"... native musicians gave us selections ... on their stringed instruments" (S. 27; Abb. S. 28). \\ Abgebilde
le open [[en:vok:Schalloch|hole]]. [[en:vok:saite|Strings]] on the [[en:vok:griffbrett|finger-board]], twe... :vok:wirbel|pegs]] inserted from behind. Four gut strings fastened to a [[en:vok:steg|bridge]] on the soun... the hand and wrist as the fingers sweep over the strings. It is sometimes called the "taro-patch fiddle,"... native musicians gave us selections ... on their stringed instruments" (S. 27; Abb. S. 28). \\ Abgebilde
they move.
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If pressure is exerted on a tensioned [[en:vo... the "source of interference" and back again; the string begins to vibrate, creating a wave of "mountains"... preads over the entire free-running length of the string. At each vibration, it sets one wavelength. Such ... ibrations per second) depends on how strongly the string is stretched and how heavy or dense the string is
al instruments that have a [[korpus]] and [[saite|strings]]. A subset of these are //necked lutes// in which the strings are carried by a stalk called [[hals]]. The neck... a box-necked lute. The common origin of all these stringed instruments can still be found in the English a... red as the oldest examples of technically perfect stringed instruments. In Uruk a clay tablet from about 2
cert pitch]] a'((Normalized as 440 Hz.))). With a stringed instrument, **pure tuning** is possible, i.e., ... see also [[en:vok:akkord]]).
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String intervals in [[lowg|linear]] [[Stimmung]]
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String intervals in [[highg|reentrant]] [[Stimmung]]
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^Website|[[http://www.worthc.to|Worth Strings]]|
Worth is a Japanese manufacturer of high quality [[en:vok:ukulele]] [[en:vok:saite|strings]]. All strings consist of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorocarbon|fluorocarbon]], a group of plasti... //Teflon// - belongs also to this group.))
==== Strings ====
=== Lengths ===
Worth strings are 46 or 6
rt:// What about, I mean, things like [[vok:saite|strings]] for your banjo, for your ukulele, and things l... d those sent out from home ... Mainly the ukulele strings were either uke strings or violin A or E, which was sent from home, and they did go along quite regularl... the shipyard, to get me some ukulele [[vok:saite|strings]]. And I had a little ol' one --
>//Tony Lane://
rt:// What about, I mean, things like [[vok:saite|strings]] for your banjo, for your ukulele, and things l... d those sent out from home ... Mainly the ukulele strings were either uke strings or violin A or E, which was sent from home, and they did go along quite regularl... the shipyard, to get me some ukulele [[vok:saite|strings]]. And I had a little ol' one --
>//Tony Lane://
n of a [[akkord]] or a [[tonleiter]]. The [[saite|strings]] of an [[ukulele]] are shown as lines in a rect... e [[griffbrett]], and the vertical lines mark the strings (from left to right: 4<sup>th</sup>, 3<sup>rd</sup>, 2<sup>nd</sup>, 1<sup>st</sup> string; thus, in C6 [[stimmung]]: G-C-E-A). Then the hor... e top line is either the zero fret (i.e. the open string) or, if there is a (mostly Roman) number next to
rtain [[en:vok:intervall|intervals]]. In the four-string [[en:vok:ukulele]], they can appear as [[#triads]... chords//) exist:
* root position (root note on string 3)
* 1<sup>st</sup> inversion (root note on string 1)
* 2<sup>nd</sup> inversion (root note on string 2)
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== Example: C Major ==
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Distance between the [[en:vok:Saite|strings]] and the [[en:vok:Griffbrett]]. In the 12th [[en:vok:bund]], the distance between string and fret should be about 2.5 to 3.0 mm. Higher strings reduce unwanted [[en:vok:Schnarren]], but require ... stance may vary depending on the thickness of the strings used (a C string should therefore be higher than
n:vok:Saite]]s must be in tune. That is, the open strings, when plucked, must sound as in the desired [[en:vok:stimmung|tuning]].
==== C6 tuning ====
^ String ^ sound ^ sound file [[en:vok:lowg]] ^ sound fil... of an ukulele. You can play them here and set the strings accordingly by ear. Of course, this is only poss... can therefore be used excellently to tune the 1st string of an ukulele. From there you can tune all other
ndeed a woman apulse with life as she plucked the strings of an [[vok:ukulele|ukulele]] and lifted her voi... e|ukulele]] strung with two violin [[en:vok:saite|strings]], a guitar string and a [[en:vok:banjo|banjo]] string. The crack on the [[en:vok:boden|back]] of the ukulele had been neatl
ion ===
Since a ukulele has at least four [[saite|strings]], the notes of each string must match. Therefore, an ukulele intones properly when tones played on open strings sound exactly like the same notes played on other strings with the [[fingersatz|finger]] pressed.
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