I have several ukes. My only "problem uke" is a Cordoba 32T tenor, one of the so-called "Pepe Romero" models. Solid spruce top, solid indian rosewood S&B. Phd strings. 0.8 mm at the nut, 2.5mm at 12. Tuned C. It sings loudly & beautifully but is quite painful to play for any length of time. Possible reasons(??):
1-The strings bite when chording -- especially barre chords. (Even though my chording finger tips & my strumming finger are so heavily callused you can strike a match on them.)
2-The fretboard is almost 1/4" wider than any of my other tenors. (I wonder why they did that.)
I have loaned this uke out to several different folks over the past year or so, & they all hated it. I offered 2 of them the uke free for nothing, but they passed on the offer.
My only idea so far is to change to low tension strings &/or switch to Bflat tuning. Questions......
1-Do low tension tenor strings exist? If so...... which brand is low tension?
2-Might bflat tuning help assuage the pain?
Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
1-The strings bite when chording -- especially barre chords. (Even though my chording finger tips & my strumming finger are so heavily callused you can strike a match on them.)
2-The fretboard is almost 1/4" wider than any of my other tenors. (I wonder why they did that.)
I have loaned this uke out to several different folks over the past year or so, & they all hated it. I offered 2 of them the uke free for nothing, but they passed on the offer.
My only idea so far is to change to low tension strings &/or switch to Bflat tuning. Questions......
1-Do low tension tenor strings exist? If so...... which brand is low tension?
2-Might bflat tuning help assuage the pain?
Any comments or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.