thanks heaps guys, given me loads to think about..this new 6 string is a really nice instrument compared to what I'm used to. It was delivered with a damaged wound string and to be honest I'm not keen on the wound string thing so tomorrow I'm off to buy some strings..there isn't a shop within 30 miles that stocks uke strings so I'm thinking I might have to wing it a little and buy some guitar strings to provide me with a temporary g string while i wait for ebay to deliver. thanks for all the info lads!
(the reason I mention the string issue is I'm hoping one of you might jump in and warn me if this is a bad idea....as I said before I'm 6-8 months into a self taught journey with the uke and very much still feeling my way) This is already the most advice anyone has ever given me on uke matters and I'm very grateful for all of it!!!
well i did some research on some strings and believe it or not, fishing lines. (high g tuning)
d'addario pro arte tenor ukulele strings
nylon monofilament about $4 a set
g 0.029" 0.74mm
C 0.041" 1.04mm
E 0.033" 0.87mm
A 0.029" 0.72mm
worth brown fluorocarbon
mellower sound than clear about $15 a set
g 0.0244"
C 0.0291"
E 0.0260"
A 0.0224"
worth clear fluorocarbon
stronger voice than brown about $15 a set
g 0.0244"
C 0.0291"
E 0.0260"
A 0.0224"
seaguar fluorocarbon fishing leader material
spools of 25yds $20-35 a spool (goes up as line test increases)
40lb test 0.024" 0.620mm
50lb test 0.026" 0.660mm
60lb test 0.029" 0.740mm
70lb test 0.031" 0.810mm
80lb test 0.036" 0.910mm
this should give you an idea of what line diameters to look for when you go shopping for your strings. you can always order a set online. or if you have a friend that is heavy into fishing, maybe they have some line that you can use in the meantime. ive used it before... its not bad, but i still didnt like it.
if you cant get individual strings at your local guitar shop, try going to your local tackleshop. a lot of times, they have bulk spools of line that they will sell to you by the yard. take this info and based on the diameters of the d'addarios you may be able to find what you need in a monofilament nylon fishing line. and pay about 10 cents.
i know someone that has worth strings on their uke and i loved how they felt. then again, i just threw some d'addario pro artes on my 4 string and those are great as well (aldrine's fav strings). personally, next time i need to make an order online for some stuff, im going to buy several sets of the d'addarios just to have em stocked and at hand.