My Kala KA-SMHB baritone came with some kind of Aquila strings.
I've decided to change them, as I didn't like the squeakiness on the wound strings.
It turns out that all the D strings for the sets I've bought are too wide for the D slot on the nut. Looking online, it seems that the Aquila D string is actually narrower than the G string, whereas the D string on all the other sets is wider.
Obviously, the D slot on the nut needs to be widened. My question is, is this something that I can easily do myself with a file, without messing up the intonation, or should I take it to a luthier? It looks fairly easy, but am I taking on more than I should?
Also, a secondary and more general question, isn't it a bit odd that the Kala has a narrower D slot on the nut? Aren't Baritone Ukes supposed to be built for low D strings?
I've decided to change them, as I didn't like the squeakiness on the wound strings.
It turns out that all the D strings for the sets I've bought are too wide for the D slot on the nut. Looking online, it seems that the Aquila D string is actually narrower than the G string, whereas the D string on all the other sets is wider.
Obviously, the D slot on the nut needs to be widened. My question is, is this something that I can easily do myself with a file, without messing up the intonation, or should I take it to a luthier? It looks fairly easy, but am I taking on more than I should?
Also, a secondary and more general question, isn't it a bit odd that the Kala has a narrower D slot on the nut? Aren't Baritone Ukes supposed to be built for low D strings?
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