Brad Bordessa
Well-known member
Just a heads up for anyone who might have a set of the new pack (light green w/hibiscus flowers) Martin M600 strings for soprano or concert.
I put a set of these on a student's uke a few days ago and the string ordering on the paper sleeves was completely backwards! G was labeled as the 1st string and shows the A-string diameter, C was labeled as the 2nd string and shows the E-string diameter, etc...
I ended up doing two strings wrong before I realized that the gauges were messed up. Managed to correct the problem, but it's super easy to overlook and a newbie wouldn't know there was a problem at all.
FYI. Hopefully it gets fixed ASAP. But in the meantime, pay attention if you're going to put a set of these on. It seems the string diameters and numbering ARE correct.
I put a set of these on a student's uke a few days ago and the string ordering on the paper sleeves was completely backwards! G was labeled as the 1st string and shows the A-string diameter, C was labeled as the 2nd string and shows the E-string diameter, etc...
I ended up doing two strings wrong before I realized that the gauges were messed up. Managed to correct the problem, but it's super easy to overlook and a newbie wouldn't know there was a problem at all.
FYI. Hopefully it gets fixed ASAP. But in the meantime, pay attention if you're going to put a set of these on. It seems the string diameters and numbering ARE correct.