Sorry that I have been asking a lot of string questions lately, but they have been on my mind.
On looking at the Worth string chart at: http://www.worthc.to/W-Strings-e.html , I have a few questions.
1. I see that they have the same strings for both soprano and concert, while Aquila has different sets for soprano and concert. As a concert uke has a longer scale, wouldn't soprano strings used on a concert be too tight, too tense?
2. I see different tensions listed for the soprano-concert strings--light, medium, and hard. Whereas for tenor there is only normal (no tension listed) and heavy. (I assume similar to hard.) Do they have no lighter tension version for tenor? Is the regular tenor set (CT) considered normal tension? I find them rather hard.
3. Do the brown strings have less tension than the clears? Or--is the feel on the fingers the same, just different kind of sound? Does one hear more of the fundamental tone, less overtones? How would people compare the tone of the two kinds of Worths with the Aquila nylguts?
4. I notice, that the gauges for the tenor, are larger than that of the soprano. On first glance that might make sense. For instance, a contrabass has much heavier strings than a violin. However, the contrabass plays much lower notes than a violin. In this case, a soprano and tenor uke with the same tuning, are tuned exactly the same. The tenor has a longer scale, however. If one took a soprano string for the 1st string (high A), and (considering if it were cut long enough) put it on a tenor tuned to the same note, trying tune the same note on the same string with a much longer scale, the string would be way too tight. Therefore, one would think that a lighter gauge string would be necessary for the first tenor string, tuned to the same note as the 1st soprano string. (Of course, tension is not only determined by gauge, but by material. In this case though, the strings are made of identical material.) Therefore, I am surprised that the tenor strings for the same note, are a thicker gauge than the soprano string for that note. Can anyone explain? (Is that true for all brands, or just Worths?)
Thank you to anyone who can answer any or all of the questions above. I appreciate it.
On looking at the Worth string chart at: http://www.worthc.to/W-Strings-e.html , I have a few questions.
1. I see that they have the same strings for both soprano and concert, while Aquila has different sets for soprano and concert. As a concert uke has a longer scale, wouldn't soprano strings used on a concert be too tight, too tense?
2. I see different tensions listed for the soprano-concert strings--light, medium, and hard. Whereas for tenor there is only normal (no tension listed) and heavy. (I assume similar to hard.) Do they have no lighter tension version for tenor? Is the regular tenor set (CT) considered normal tension? I find them rather hard.
3. Do the brown strings have less tension than the clears? Or--is the feel on the fingers the same, just different kind of sound? Does one hear more of the fundamental tone, less overtones? How would people compare the tone of the two kinds of Worths with the Aquila nylguts?
4. I notice, that the gauges for the tenor, are larger than that of the soprano. On first glance that might make sense. For instance, a contrabass has much heavier strings than a violin. However, the contrabass plays much lower notes than a violin. In this case, a soprano and tenor uke with the same tuning, are tuned exactly the same. The tenor has a longer scale, however. If one took a soprano string for the 1st string (high A), and (considering if it were cut long enough) put it on a tenor tuned to the same note, trying tune the same note on the same string with a much longer scale, the string would be way too tight. Therefore, one would think that a lighter gauge string would be necessary for the first tenor string, tuned to the same note as the 1st soprano string. (Of course, tension is not only determined by gauge, but by material. In this case though, the strings are made of identical material.) Therefore, I am surprised that the tenor strings for the same note, are a thicker gauge than the soprano string for that note. Can anyone explain? (Is that true for all brands, or just Worths?)
Thank you to anyone who can answer any or all of the questions above. I appreciate it.
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