therowdydog
New member
Hey everyone! I just got my very first ukulele this past Saturday and I am really excited about it.
I just got a cheap Hilo model to test the waters with. The guy at the store tuned it for me but he was having some trouble. He said that nylon strings tend to stretch and got it as in-tune as he could and sent it home with me. When I got home and pulled it out of the box it sounded AWFUL. I went out and bought a tuner and after fiddling with it for a while I noticed that the tuning pegs were not tight enough and were slipping, so the uke was immediately un-tuning itself.
I think these are what I have now. I feel like I had to tighten them a lot so they won't slip, but I'm kinda afraid of having them too tight. Plus it's harder to tune every time I pick it up (which I assume I'm having to do because of the strings stretching).
SO my question is: how much do tuning pegs matter and how do I pick the right ones? I am going to buy some new strings online anyway (I picked up some GHS strings today but I like them less than what my uke came with), so I don't mind getting some new pegs while I'm at it.
Just thought I would ask before I go spending my money.
Thanks!
I just got a cheap Hilo model to test the waters with. The guy at the store tuned it for me but he was having some trouble. He said that nylon strings tend to stretch and got it as in-tune as he could and sent it home with me. When I got home and pulled it out of the box it sounded AWFUL. I went out and bought a tuner and after fiddling with it for a while I noticed that the tuning pegs were not tight enough and were slipping, so the uke was immediately un-tuning itself.
I think these are what I have now. I feel like I had to tighten them a lot so they won't slip, but I'm kinda afraid of having them too tight. Plus it's harder to tune every time I pick it up (which I assume I'm having to do because of the strings stretching).
SO my question is: how much do tuning pegs matter and how do I pick the right ones? I am going to buy some new strings online anyway (I picked up some GHS strings today but I like them less than what my uke came with), so I don't mind getting some new pegs while I'm at it.
Just thought I would ask before I go spending my money.
Thanks!