I have both low-G tenor and baritone ukes whose string sets normally include wound strings. These wear much faster than the other strings, and I don't relish buying entire string sets just to replace the wound strings.
Can anyone recommend an affordable source for single wound baritone strings? I can get single tenor wound 4ths (Aquilas) from Strings by Mail, but they don't offer single strings for baritones. Can I substitute a single guitar or banjo string with good results? Can I buy long lengths (or even small spools) of suitable wound string somewhere?
Please DON'T recommend the Aquila reds to me: I know I can get these as singles. I've tried them on both my tenors and baritones; I'm quite happy with the baritone 3rds, but no matter what approach I take to acclimate them, the 4ths on both my tenors and baritones ALWAYS break in short order (minutes to a couple days, even without play). Aquila needs to do more work on the formulation and not pretend the fault is with the buyers' improper handling.
On a related note, I've been meaning to try the Worth baritone strings, but since they're all fluorocarbon strings, including the 4th, I'd like to get other people's feedback on them first. Are they low-D sets?
Can anyone recommend an affordable source for single wound baritone strings? I can get single tenor wound 4ths (Aquilas) from Strings by Mail, but they don't offer single strings for baritones. Can I substitute a single guitar or banjo string with good results? Can I buy long lengths (or even small spools) of suitable wound string somewhere?
Please DON'T recommend the Aquila reds to me: I know I can get these as singles. I've tried them on both my tenors and baritones; I'm quite happy with the baritone 3rds, but no matter what approach I take to acclimate them, the 4ths on both my tenors and baritones ALWAYS break in short order (minutes to a couple days, even without play). Aquila needs to do more work on the formulation and not pretend the fault is with the buyers' improper handling.
On a related note, I've been meaning to try the Worth baritone strings, but since they're all fluorocarbon strings, including the 4th, I'd like to get other people's feedback on them first. Are they low-D sets?