rappsy
Well-known member
I am having a hard time wrapping my head around the difference between density and thickness on strings.
As described by Aquila on their Red Strings:
"when you have standard strings on your ukulele, the higher strings are thinner than the lower strings. The problem this causes is that thinner strings are more resonant and true-sounding. This is why with a standard uke, the top strings are more brilliant than the low strings. Aquila have got around this by making four strings that are very similar in guage, changing the notes they produce not by thickness, but by density. How do they vary density? They put different amounts of copper in each string."
I use this example because of their description but I am interested in learning the difference as it pertains in general. It is not the string I am interested in. Just the concept.
What does this mean? How can it be denser and not thicker? I seem to be dense and thick when it comes to understanding this.
Thanks in advance.
As described by Aquila on their Red Strings:
"when you have standard strings on your ukulele, the higher strings are thinner than the lower strings. The problem this causes is that thinner strings are more resonant and true-sounding. This is why with a standard uke, the top strings are more brilliant than the low strings. Aquila have got around this by making four strings that are very similar in guage, changing the notes they produce not by thickness, but by density. How do they vary density? They put different amounts of copper in each string."
I use this example because of their description but I am interested in learning the difference as it pertains in general. It is not the string I am interested in. Just the concept.
What does this mean? How can it be denser and not thicker? I seem to be dense and thick when it comes to understanding this.
Thanks in advance.