I picked up a cheap Oscar Schmidt Mahogany Concert ukulele two months ago as my first uke. I've been playing it pretty hard, trying to get to the point where my playing and sound is respectable, but have been struggling with certain chord patterns. I finally decided that a new set of strings might make things easier.
I picked up a set of D'Addario Pro Arte Titanium strings from my local Guitar Center store (knowing nothing about strings or brands and just picking up something that was reasonably priced and the proper size). I just finished removing the old factory strings (no idea what they were) and installing the D'Addarios. Wow...quite a change! Much easier fretting, easier to hold difficult chord positions, and a much clearer, brighter sound. They're still settling in, and I expect it will take a couple of days before they're stable, but the improvement over the old strings is very noticeable.
A question: Is there a technique to stretch the strings to accelerate the tuning stability, or is it just a matter of playing the hell out of them, retuning, rinse, and repeat?
I picked up a set of D'Addario Pro Arte Titanium strings from my local Guitar Center store (knowing nothing about strings or brands and just picking up something that was reasonably priced and the proper size). I just finished removing the old factory strings (no idea what they were) and installing the D'Addarios. Wow...quite a change! Much easier fretting, easier to hold difficult chord positions, and a much clearer, brighter sound. They're still settling in, and I expect it will take a couple of days before they're stable, but the improvement over the old strings is very noticeable.
A question: Is there a technique to stretch the strings to accelerate the tuning stability, or is it just a matter of playing the hell out of them, retuning, rinse, and repeat?