It seems that everyone has their own rules and preferences when it comes to changing their ukulele strings.
What are your guidelines? Do you wait until they peel, snap, or go out of tune every five minutes? Or do you replace them every two months, regardless of how much you've played? Half a year?
This is just about regular string changes, not the experimental (looking for nicer sounding strings) or addictive (can't afford a new uke, but strings are cheap and stop the itch!) changing.
Personally, with my first ukes I waited a long time, because I was intimidated by the prospect of changing strings. There was the "Ugh, what if I mess it up and can't play?" fear in the picture. I haven't run into peeling or snapping or de-tuning with strings, so changes only happened when I was curious about what other strings sound like. (I'm not very experimental and seem to stick to the same brand/material that worked on a uke, which is usually what it came with.)
What are your guidelines? Do you wait until they peel, snap, or go out of tune every five minutes? Or do you replace them every two months, regardless of how much you've played? Half a year?
This is just about regular string changes, not the experimental (looking for nicer sounding strings) or addictive (can't afford a new uke, but strings are cheap and stop the itch!) changing.
Personally, with my first ukes I waited a long time, because I was intimidated by the prospect of changing strings. There was the "Ugh, what if I mess it up and can't play?" fear in the picture. I haven't run into peeling or snapping or de-tuning with strings, so changes only happened when I was curious about what other strings sound like. (I'm not very experimental and seem to stick to the same brand/material that worked on a uke, which is usually what it came with.)