Just kidding.
I have a fluke tenor that I just put new strings on and they do nothing much to improve things. I'm wondering what strings you like on your fluke??
I have on hand.
Aquila,
Worth brown reg and low g
LoPrinzi low g
Oasis bright low g
Living Waters low g
I usually like Worth Browns (BT) tenor set on lots of ukes, but on my tenor Koa Fluke, the Fremont Blacklines were even MORE of the dulcet tone with sparkle than the Worth Browns.
I also have Worth Browns (BT) on one of my tenor Fleas, but when I put the same set on my tenor Koa Fluke, it sounded too similar to my Flea. As did the Oasis and Living Waters when I installed them. I opted for a string set that had a thicker C and E string, and went for the Martin M620 tenor set in the new packaging (i.e., the white plastic instead of the brown box) and at GCEA as well as F-Bb-D-G tuning the tension was higher than I would like, and the sustain too short, so right away before the strings stretched too much, I set it and have had it for about 2 weeks now at E-A-C#-F# tuning, and somehow, these strings and this tuning really make the instrument sing out, and the Fluke body is perfectly capable of handling these frequencies without bottoming out.
I also liked the Aquila Super Nylgut at first, but 3 weeks after installation the C string seemed to just sound dead and tubby so I removed them. I found the Aquila LAVA re-entrant tenor set to be lacking depth on this instrument, and for a long time (for me anyway, like 5 months), I had the Aquila REDS on the Fluke tenor, and loved the sound but was always afraid of one snapping, and when it finally did, I decided to try something else...and after about a dozen or so string changes later (leaving them on for ~2 weeks at a time, each different set), I now have the M620 set on, and I really think these are the best set yet for me.
If I did not have 2 tenor Fleas (one with Worth Brown BT, the 'Hibiscus' model, and one with regular Aquila Nylguts, the Walnut top with birch rosette) and a concert Lava Flea, and both in Bb re-entrant tuning - I'd probably have the Fremont Blacklines or Worth Browns (BT) on the Fluke.
[edited to add] I wanted a different SOUND on the Fluke, this is why I did not use the same strings on it.
The concert Lava Flea has Living Water re-entrant concert set installed and is tuned standard C6 and these really have a bell-like tone with an added magical sparkle on this instrument. Neither the Oasis bright nor warm high G had this same tone, nor the Worth Clears (CL) nor Worth Browns (BL) had the same clarity, resonance and push-forward sound as the Living Waters. The Martin M600 strings sounded pretty dead to me on this same instrument.
For a low-g string my goto on tenors is the Thomastik-Infeld CF30 single classical guitar string. It is a CHROME FLATWOUND string and is smoother and has less finger-squeak noise than the Fremont Soloist polished wound low-g, less noise than the GHS 'Vanguard Classic' single classical guitar 'D' string and much less noise than the D string from the D'Addario EJ45LP 'lightly polished' classical string set.
The only thing that is a bit of a surprise with the Thomastik-Infeld strings is that they have a loop-end which you can very carefully cut off. I also put a dab of clear nail polish once I do that to prevent the string from unraveling, then after that you can tie them on or knot them as usual.
Just Strings and Strings By Mail sells the Thomastik-Infeld and GHS single strings, and the Worths and Fremonts can be found at most online uke dealers.
So, Ice53- what strings are currently on your Fluke? What do you not like about them? What kind of sound or feel difference are you looking for?