Can you Tune a Baritone Ukulele gCEA standard ukulele tuning?

QUESTION:

Can I Tune My Baritone Ukulele Ukulele Tuning gCEA?

QUICK ANSWER:
"Yes"  you can tune a baritone ukulele like a standard ukulele, but you need the right strings.

Aquila makes the AQ23U set of Baritone scale (length) strings that can be tuned to standard ukulele tuning of gCEA.

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LONG ANSWER:
If you attempt to tune your standard baritone strings up in pitch to Standard ukulele Pitch (5 semitones higher) by simply turning the machine heads to tighten the strings you will most likely start snapping strings and/or pull your bridge off the top of your ukulele.

STOP! Get the Right Strings before you damage your ukulele

TUNING
The standard baritone ukulele strings are lower in pitch than the standard ukulele tuning. They are tuned to DGBE (the same as the top four strings of a guitar). They also differ from the standard ukulele as they are not in re-entrant tuning i.e. the strings go from low to high.

SCALE LENGTH
The Scale length of the baritone is longer than that of a Tenor Ukulele.  The strings are pulled to lower tension and produce notes lower in pitch than a regular ukulele.

CAN'T I JUST RETUNE MY BARITONE STRINGS?
If you attempt to tune your standard baritone strings up in pitch to gCEA you will most likely start snapping strings and/or pull your bridge off the top of your ukulele.

AQUILA GCEA STRINGS AQ23U
Baritone to Tenor tuning Conversion Strings made by Aquila are made specifically to produce notes of gCEA at the correct tension at the baritone scale length. From the treble side to bass side / 1st string to 4th string are about 025 031 038 027 in thousandths of an inch.

The strings are all plain Nylgut material with no wound stings.  Nylgut is a new formulation of polymerized plastic mixed with additives and patented by Aquila.

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Kala Brand Music Co KA-BE Mahogany Series Baritone Ukulele with Onboard EQ and Tuner with Hardcase

The Kala Brand Music Co KA-BE is a Mahogany Series baritone Ukulele that is equipped with Kala's UK-300-TR active piezo pickup system with 2-band EQ and built-in tuner. This Ukulele has a 20-1/4" baritone scale with an overall length of 30-1/4". The body and neck are constructed of mahogany, while the fingerboard and bridge are both rosewood, giving this Uke a full-bodied tone with singing highs and mellow lows.

GUITARISTS THIS IS FOR YOU.
Hands down the easiest way for guitarists to get into the 'Ukulele World' is via a Baritone Ukulele.  The tuning is DGBE, the same as the four high strings of a regular guitar.

EVERYTHING you already know can be transferred right to Baritone ukulele ... your familiar scales, riffs, chord shapes,  it's all there waiting for you!

ADD BARITONE TO YOUR UKULELE BAND FOR A FAT SOUND
Being tuned like a guitar it makes a fantastic addition to any ukulele band.  Nothing fills out the bottom end and gives your songs that 'omph" like adding a Baritone ukulele to the mix.

INCLUDES
1.  Set of Aquila Baritone Conversion Strings so you can easily take off the DGBE strings, put on the gCEA strings and tune up to Standard Ukulele Tuning of gCEA

2.  A Quality Hardcase.

Only Two Units available so be quick.

KA-BE Baritone Ukulele From the Satin Mahogany Series.
$345 retail in OZ.

As always it comes with 
FREE Setup.
FREE Hardcase
FREE Postage inside OZ.
FREE Set Aquila Baritone Conversion Strings
so you can restring it in standard ukulele tuning of gCEA

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ABOUT SATIN MAHOGANY SERIES
The Kala Satin Mahogany Series is our flagship series and has become an industry standard since we introduced it in 2005. These ukes are made of Mahogany which offers a full, rich sound. The Series comes in a beautiful satin finish and white binding that gives it a traditional look to go along with a great sound. This uke makes for a great student instrument and will stand the test of time.

SPECS:
Mahogany body
18 silver-nickel frets
Rosewood fingerboard and bridge
Mahogany neck
Fret position marks at 5th, 7th, 10th, and 12th frets on neck and on top of fingerboard
Chrome die-cast sealed geared tuners
Aquila Nylgut premium strings
Onboard UK-300-TR piezo pickup system with 2-band EQ and built-in tuner
Kala Brand Music Co KA-BE Specifications:
20-1/4" Baritone Scale
30-1/4" Overall Body Length
13-3/4" Body Length
7-1/2" Upper Bout
10" Lower Bout
6-3/8" Waist
3-1/8" Body Depth
UK-300-TR Pickup System:

Features: 2-band EQ with Chromatic LED tuner
Input Impedance: 22 MOhms
Frequency Response: 20 Hz - 20 kHz
Control Range:
Bass: ±12 dB at 100 Hz
Treble: ±12 dB at 10 kHz
Battery Status: LED
Power Supply: (2) CR2032 Coin Battery
Battery Life:
Only EQ: Over 200 hours
Tuner On: Over 100 Hours
Pickup: Omega II Piezo Cable pickup

Convert your Baritone ukulele from DGBE tuning to GCEA tuning and use all the normal chord shapes you know and love.

Baritone, all solid mahogany, I re glued bridge. Sanded Up a New saddle to suit and restrung it with Aquila Baritone GCEA strings.

NOTE ON TUNING: Yes normally a Bari is tuned DGBE in the same pitch as a regular guitar, in effect a guitar with 2 strings (E and A) missing.  This means you have to use different chord shapes to regular ukulele.

The Aquila set I use are calibrated to come to pitch at the higher voiced gCEA ukulele tuning. Thus you can use all the normal Ukulele Chord Shapes you know and love.

Normal baritone strings will snap if you try to tune them 4 steps higher.

But the customer wanted Low G Tuning, so I use the CEA strings from the Aquila set and instead of the hi g string that comes in the set I use a different string to get a low G tuning.