gustophersmob
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As you probably saw in my other thread, I've recently become the newest caretaker of a 50's Martin concert uke. Today I changed the very old strings that were on it for a set of new Martin M600 fluorocarbons. They're still settling in, but so far they seem to sound quite nice.
Couple of things I noticed; one, the C string when knotted would barely fit in the hole in the bridge. If I tied one overhand knot it would fit, but the knot would certainly slip and untie. With two ties (granny knot), it was big enough to be a struggle to get seated. I think I even left a little mark in the top trying, though it's hard to tell. Is this normal? Any tricks to make it better?
Second, I noticed that the knot on the A string seats really far into the hole, and the old one was stubborn coming out. I imagine it's just getting worn. I'm taking it to my luthier to look over in a couple of weeks (it's got 2 cracks that look stable, but I want him to check out) so I'll have him look at that too. I'm wondering if there's anything simple to prolong the life of the slot before it has a "blow out"?
So far, though, I'm very happy with this uke. Can't wait to get some hours on the new strings!
Couple of things I noticed; one, the C string when knotted would barely fit in the hole in the bridge. If I tied one overhand knot it would fit, but the knot would certainly slip and untie. With two ties (granny knot), it was big enough to be a struggle to get seated. I think I even left a little mark in the top trying, though it's hard to tell. Is this normal? Any tricks to make it better?
Second, I noticed that the knot on the A string seats really far into the hole, and the old one was stubborn coming out. I imagine it's just getting worn. I'm taking it to my luthier to look over in a couple of weeks (it's got 2 cracks that look stable, but I want him to check out) so I'll have him look at that too. I'm wondering if there's anything simple to prolong the life of the slot before it has a "blow out"?
So far, though, I'm very happy with this uke. Can't wait to get some hours on the new strings!